I am looking at starting a stingray tank. How much should it cost to start? I plan on building a 8x3x2 tank for them. I want maybe 4. And don't tell me that 4 motoros can't go in there. I know someone who has 6 in his. Thy are perfectly happy. His breeds all the time so they must be happy.
Stingray starting price?
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That is a good size of tank for the rays, there is no reason to say that its not a good sized tank. But yes the question is a bit confusing as to what your actual question is. Tank stand and set-up or fish stock pricing question?
Rays generally 100-200 a piece, you can do discus, or other mid level fish with them. Maybe peacock bass..
Hey. I was curious about how to handfeed my motoros. I want to be able to stick my hand to the bottom of the tank to handfeed them. And maybe to rub their back. I am kinda nervous about the stinger fact though! How do I do this where they won't sting me? 
I only pay around $100 to $110 for my Motoro Rays. They are usually somewere around 4 1/2 " round or so. But prices are different around the area..
Tank mates, well some that come to my mind are silver dollars, clown knife, good size clown loaches, Indo Dats, P-bass, discuss (just be careful on those so they dont become a $$ snack)
its just what you like, but the main thing that its something that will not pick on the rays disk. I myself try and find fish that eat about the same things as my rays.
So I keep an Aro, Indo Dats and Clown Knife in with mine. I do also have silver Dollars as a schooling fish for other things to be swimming around in the tank.
Ive seen some people do cichlids, but I myself stay away from fish that like to nip.
And of course, NO sucker fish.
Tank mates, well some that come to my mind are silver dollars, clown knife, good size clown loaches, Indo Dats, P-bass, discuss (just be careful on those so they dont become a $$ snack)
its just what you like, but the main thing that its something that will not pick on the rays disk. I myself try and find fish that eat about the same things as my rays.
So I keep an Aro, Indo Dats and Clown Knife in with mine. I do also have silver Dollars as a schooling fish for other things to be swimming around in the tank.
Ive seen some people do cichlids, but I myself stay away from fish that like to nip.
And of course, NO sucker fish.
As far as hand feeding, start getting them use to you about a week after you get them. Start by letting them see your hand in the tank. then go to having food in your hand. Then when they are feeding out of your hand, then rub the front of their disk were they can see you. Then slowly over time make your way back behind the eyes.Hey. I was curious about how to handfeed my motoros. I want to be able to stick my hand to the bottom of the tank to handfeed them. And maybe to rub their back. I am kinda nervous about the stinger fact though! How do I do this where they won't sting me?
I have about 3 rays I can hand feed. We also have a 5 1/2" pup we are working on. He is already eating out of our hands..
I have 6 large red spotted severums in one of my ray tanks. They are not aggressive at all and seem to do a good job cleaning up after them. Sometimes a ray tries to pin one down, but they seem to swim out of it untouched.
I have also kept synodontis catfish with my rays as a clean up crew and they seem to be spiney enough that when a ray tries to eat it, they just spit it out and it swims away unharmed. Now the rays don't even bother with them. I have 3" synodontis with 12"+ rays. I like them because they are smaller and don't eat much or compete with the rays for food - they just eat the left overs and small pieces that the rays spit out.
I have hand feed some of my rays and some don't seem to be interested at all. The ones that show interest, I started by having food in my hand before I would feed. In the excitement of feeding, they will swim up the glass looking for food. That is when I would offer them a piece of food (I feed smelts and shrimp) without touching the ray. As the ray gets used to this, I slide my fingers a bit underneath the ray before letting it get the food so it gets used to touching me. The first few times the ray would pull away and swim off. Now they will eagerly eat out of my hand. I had one ray that would "hang" over the front of the tank waitning to get fed and i could touch her back. Unfortunately, I lost her in a move a year ago - was quit choked.
I have also kept synodontis catfish with my rays as a clean up crew and they seem to be spiney enough that when a ray tries to eat it, they just spit it out and it swims away unharmed. Now the rays don't even bother with them. I have 3" synodontis with 12"+ rays. I like them because they are smaller and don't eat much or compete with the rays for food - they just eat the left overs and small pieces that the rays spit out.
I have hand feed some of my rays and some don't seem to be interested at all. The ones that show interest, I started by having food in my hand before I would feed. In the excitement of feeding, they will swim up the glass looking for food. That is when I would offer them a piece of food (I feed smelts and shrimp) without touching the ray. As the ray gets used to this, I slide my fingers a bit underneath the ray before letting it get the food so it gets used to touching me. The first few times the ray would pull away and swim off. Now they will eagerly eat out of my hand. I had one ray that would "hang" over the front of the tank waitning to get fed and i could touch her back. Unfortunately, I lost her in a move a year ago - was quit choked.
Depending on the size and species of ray can range from 80 to a few thousand...As for tank mates I personally have peacock bass and silver dollars with my rays...