What's This????

[Kwazy]

Hi,
is this a ligament freshwater ray? I was looking for archer fish and found this
http://www.petsolutions.com/Default.aspx?ItemID=67040

 

[sbuse]

i saw that a few days ago it is werid...they say it is a fresh water florida stingray...but i have never seen one before...

 

[jwong1024]

yes that is a Atlantic stingray

 

[Kwazy]

Converted from saltwater? I don't think I'd ever buy one if that was the case.

 

[jwong1024]

not converted, it can live in both fresh and salt water in nature. very hard to keep in a fesh water tank. do a search

 

[Zoodiver]

X2, search for Atlantic ray or Sabina ray and you will find out why you can't keep them as a FW ray in most captive settings.

 

[Kwazy]

Thanks.

 

[bigfishrcool1193]

can be kept in freshwater but need super super super overfiltration and a huge tank due to all the urea they produce in freshwater (someone correct me if I'm wrong)

best kept in brackish if not full marine

 

[cantrells3]

They can be kept freshwater for quite some time but filtration does need to be excessive. I currently have 6 housed in a 1080gal brackish pond since they dont produce as much waste this way. Its still a lot of work though, but very worth it if you in an area like me where you cant get any others.