what would be a good ray to start off with?

[Irbanjaxed]

that sticks they should def legalize it : )

 

[JD7.62]

If you had a 90 dedicated to just the rays, you could do two reticulatus or a young male motoro for maybe up to 18 months.

 

[Irbanjaxed]

then upgrade 175 or more?
ultimitly what size do you want?

 

[fishoverlivingspace]

I started a thread similar to this a few weeks ago, and the feedback that I got was that if you try it in a tank smaller than a 180, its inhumane, and if you try it in a 180-240 or so, you are going to be doing a lot of water changes to keep up with their waste production, and after that, things get a little easier. They never really become an "easy" fish to maintain(i.e., there's no way around weekly water changes and maintenance), but they are CERTAINLY worth a little extra work and money put into a good system.

 

[Irbanjaxed]

great thanks for the imput

 

[Irbanjaxed]

input*

 

[JD7.62]

For a full grown male motoro (MUCH smaller then females) a tank with a foot pring of 6'x2.5' would last a LONG time. For a pair, 8'x3' would be great and at least 300gallons.

LoL but I do TEMPORARILY have four 8-10" motoros in a 125. I do not recommend this unless you really know what you are doing.

 

[Irbanjaxed]

def wouldn't do that lol
is there any rays that are

dwarf

 

[Nic]

then upgrade 175 or more?
ultimitly what size do you want?

8'x3'x2' or larger

 

[andersp90]

I started a thread similar to this a few weeks ago, and the feedback that I got was that if you try it in a tank smaller than a 180, its inhumane, and if you try it in a 180-240 or so, you are going to be doing a lot of water changes to keep up with their waste production, and after that, things get a little easier. They never really become an "easy" fish to maintain(i.e., there's no way around weekly water changes and maintenance), but they are CERTAINLY worth a little extra work and money put into a good system.

That goes for ALL fish, not just rays..