Stingrays and Koi

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I hope I have finally found a place where I can get some answers. I have 2 stingrays who are 14". A motoro and another one I don't know. They are in a 125 gallon tank (6x2x2). I am planning on moving them to an indoor pond. It is 11 x 15 x 2 (2500 gallons) It is heated to 78 degrees. Here is the glitch - there are 5 turtles (5" or less) and 10 koi (2' and bigger) Can they all live together? I can move some of the koi out but not until spring since my outside pond if frozen over.
Also, how much should I be feeding my rays? Right now they each get 6 large nightcrawlers every day. They look really fat to me. I have seen lots of posts on WHAT to feed, just not how much to feed.
Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
 
chesterfieldzoo;1466075; said:
I hope I have finally found a place where I can get some answers. I have 2 stingrays who are 14". A motoro and another one I don't know. They are in a 125 gallon tank (6x2x2). I am planning on moving them to an indoor pond. It is 11 x 15 x 2 (2500 gallons) It is heated to 78 degrees. Here is the glitch - there are 5 turtles (5" or less) and 10 koi (2' and bigger) Can they all live together? I can move some of the koi out but not until spring since my outside pond if frozen over.
Also, how much should I be feeding my rays? Right now they each get 6 large nightcrawlers every day. They look really fat to me. I have seen lots of posts on WHAT to feed, just not how much to feed.
Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
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Hey.. Ive seen rays with koi. Just have to make sure the koi dont pick at the rays. And koi crap alot.. so water quality is a question.. whats you water like in the pond? how many water changes? Not too sure about the turtles.. its been a toss up for some time now.. so are great.. so are disasters.. the tank you listed is a 180 also... anyways... someone else will chime in, good luck!!

and please post up some pics of your rays!
 
I will try to get pics tomorrow before I move them to the pond. I do regular water changes on the pond since it is in a shop. I have great filtration as I tend to overfilter everything. I have dragon gobies waiting impatiently to move into the stingray tank. They are currently in a 55 gallon tank and are 18" long.
How big do motoros get? Feeding tips?
 
chesterfieldzoo;1466161; said:
I will try to get pics tomorrow before I move them to the pond. I do regular water changes on the pond since it is in a shop. I have great filtration as I tend to overfilter everything. I have dragon gobies waiting impatiently to move into the stingray tank. They are currently in a 55 gallon tank and are 18" long.
How big do motoros get? Feeding tips?
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Motoros can get 25+inches quick. feeding would be done with tongs.. that would make it easy in the pond..
 
I think you would have an issue with water quality!! Turtles, Koi, and Stingrays are all SUPER messy in their own right, let alone combined and over-stocked!!

Even with a flow-through system, algae grazing koi and sharp-clawed turtles are not a rays best friend..

The combos are do-able, but the tank size would have to be 10x in my opinion..
 
i wouldn't put any type of turtle in with fish anyhow,i know it's been done but personally i wouldn't,all these species are great in separate aquariums/ponds though
 
i wouldn't put any type of turtle in with fish anyhow,i know it's been done but personally i wouldn't,all these species are great in separate aquariums/ponds though
 
i wouldn't put any type of turtle in with fish anyhow,i know it's been done but personally i wouldn't,all these species are great in separate aquariums/ponds though
 
i wouldn't put any type of turtle in with fish anyhow,i know it's been done but personally i wouldn't,all these species are great in separate aquariums/ponds though
 
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