Stingray in indoor pond

[pdiddy010]

Sorry, I did not mean to imply you were not taking care of your fish, my apologies. I just mean rays tend to require care above and beyond about 90% of other fish, if not more.

With rays things can turn quickly, just viewing from the top it can be difficult to see this happen.

Like I said, if you are happy with your pond, that is great! I just hated mine and want to warn other potential ray owners of this. There are a lot of considerations for ponds that do not exist in tanks.

I’ve decided to hold of on a ray until I move into a new house and get a 300 gallon tank. Ive had rays in the past and I know how close you have to monitor them, and I just don’t think that will be possible in a pond. Thanks for your experiences it really helped a lot

 

[Coryloach]

The depth led to the issue of it being difficult to circulate water properly. I was using so many powerheads and pumps, but just due to how much surface area it had it was hard to get consistent water flow,

The number of powerheads and pumps is irrelevant if they're not positioned properly to create a circular flow

The thread is outdated but I thought I'd show what I mean by circular flow in my pond.

Yesterday I dropped a big bunch of dry oak leaves. All were floating on the surface.
Today they all sunk and gathered right in the middle.....If that's not happening in a cylinder tank, then the flow is not set up correctly.

Picture example of mine. The leaves are almost exactly in the middle..

All I need to actually siphon is that same spot where the leaves are and I never have any waste anywhere else...

One day, once my clown loaches die in 50 years or so, ha, ha, I'll get rays to prove a point....Fish are as difficult as their owner's personal experience.....

Looking at the below picture do you think you'd not be able to see your rays inside?,You'll see them way better I think as they're flat fish viewed better from above....You may do better without the clutter I have though

 

[Mason357]

I kept a small group of rays in a pond, I hated it. Part of my issue was the depth, but it seemed to be issue after issue. My favorite day with that pond was the day I took it down.

What issues were there? Was the depth to high or too low?

 

[fishguy306]

Depth was too much, made it so you could hardly see them. Lot of issues with flow, leaks, filtration was never quite right despite lots of planning.