Stingray Tank mates? Pondering adding one to tank

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A 125G is the minimum tank size for even short term storage of a ray, and that is with only 1 or 2 rays in the tank and nothing else. Most ray species require a tank in the 3-4' by 6-8' size in the long run, if you aren't prepared to get something that size in the next couple years don't get a stingray.

So my advice is don't get a ray in that 75G, if you upgrade down the road think about it again then. As to what an RTC can do to a ray, see this recent thread:http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?447143-HELP!!!-my-sting-ray-was-attacked

My guess would be the RTC was responsible, but its hard to say for certain.
 
can you elaborate more? Why? Are they going to grow that large? From every exotic store ive gone to, I always see numerous ones in their show tanks of 75-90 gals.

These places take wonderful care of their show fish, and tell me that you can keep multiples in tanks from 75-90 with no problems.

I do admit, I will need to research more. But my main concern is how dangerous these rays will be to the oscar or RTC. Will they attempt to eat them and get barbed in return? Will the ray randomly try to barb or kill fish 3-4x the size? I know that the RTC is severely holding back my options of tank mates
 
I am surprised nobody has advised you to read the stickies yet.......read the stickies at the top of the forum there is a wealth of information there for you. No ray in less than a 125 is the general rule of thumb. And almost always like 98% of the time a ray referred to as a "teacup" is a reticulated stingray and just FYI I have a female "teacup" that is 15 inch in disc size not including her 14 inch tail.......
 
& a teacup stingray is a generic name given to any unidentified ray of "tea cup" sized diameter. But when some people refer to the teacup ray, they usually mean reticulated stingrays (Potamotrygon Reticulata). I believe the reticulated stingray is the smallest and only get 14-16" not including the tail. I would not house one in a 75g...the absolute minimum size tank I would say you could house one in is a 125g.

& yes, you should read the stickies as grapedinox mentioned.
 
Rays are very peaceful gentle animals if anything I would worry about the ray way before I would ever worry about either of the other ones. The ray will only strike in a life or death situation usually. And they will only try and eat something if they think it will fit in their mouth. FYI feeder goldfish are so bad for your fish they come full of all sorts of gross stuff and really don't have much nutrition in them. Rays do nothing randomly BTW. That RTC should keep you from getting anything else and the RTC will need a HUGE tank or pond soon they grow at an astronomical rate.
 
grapedinox said:
I am surprised nobody has advised you to read the stickies yet.......read the stickies at the top of the forum there is a wealth of information there for you. No ray in less than a 125 is the general rule of thumb. And almost always like 98% of the time a ray referred to as a "teacup" is a reticulated stingray and just FYI I have a female "teacup" that is 15 inch in disc size not including her 14 inch tail.......
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I read all the stickies, up to as much as I could as some were 123123894727423 pages long. Some said 75 gal would be fine for one, some said 125. Im just trying to get ideas from people who know what they are talking about, so i turned to MFK. You guys never let me down yet
 
JohnG said:
A 125G is the minimum tank size for even short term storage of a ray, and that is with only 1 or 2 rays in the tank and nothing else. Most ray species require a tank in the 3-4' by 6-8' size in the long run, if you aren't prepared to get something that size in the next couple years don't get a stingray.

So my advice is don't get a ray in that 75G, if you upgrade down the road think about it again then. As to what an RTC can do to a ray, see this recent thread:http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?447143-HELP!!!-my-sting-ray-was-attacked

My guess would be the RTC was responsible, but its hard to say for certain.
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yeah I saw that earlier before I made this post, But i watched the video briefly and didnt see the RTC hiding behind teh knife fish and eclipse cat.
 
C L O W N K N I F E said:
No offense but your oscar looks more like 10-12" not 16"...You also gotta be careful feeding them feeder fish. You do know they are known to carry all kinds of diseases right? Feeding them feeders frequently/all the time = higher the chance your fish gets a disease and dies. Its best to quarantine them for a few weeks before feeding them to your oscar/rtc.

& at least your smart enough not to have any decorations so they have more room to swim, but I still think your tank is overstocked...now that you've shown me a pic, the oscar does seem to have enough room...I would keep him solo in that size tank though.
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Right now its just a barebottom, and temp location until the custom inwall stand is built. Then, I will add 1 decoration in the middle, most likely a piece of driftwood if i find one nice enough
 
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