Which ray can I get?

[Les]

What FW ray can you own in Florida and where can I get one from, Because this is some "BS" that the one main fish that I want in my new tank and I can't have it sucks!!! Sorry every body I had to vent for a minute.

 

[Big Daves Rays]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but FW rays are illegal in Florida.

 

[stingray94]

I beleive dasyatis sabine, atlantic river stingrays are legal everywhere in the US.

 

[Nic]

yea you can keep the atlantic ray....

 

[Onion01]

yea you can keep the atlantic ray....

yeah, but they are pretty lame compared to SA rays

sorry man, you're in the same boat I am

 

[Les]

I've beentrying to find out some info on this ray, i've been coming up short on resources. you guys say I can keep this ray but not with much enthusiasm, WHY? Also will it work in a 100gal aquarium for starters?

 

[JD7.62]

These are the same rays you see when you go out into the Gulf except some have been acclimated to freshwater. Do you want to keep that?


They get HUGE and produce a HUGE amount of ammonia even compared to SA rays. They are tough to keep but do able. For you it would cool if you could build a large outdoor pond and keep them there!

 

[stingray94]

No, they don't get huge only get to be 14 inches, much smaller than most SA rays. Their renal functions increase about 10x in FW. That means that they have 10x the urinary output and 10x the normal absorption of water. So you would need an excellent filtration system.

 

[Les]

What type of filtration system, because right now I have a Toms Pro Seris PS4 that filters about 1000 Gallons an hour on a 100gal tank.

 

[vamptrev]

These are the same rays you see when you go out into the Gulf except some have been acclimated to freshwater. Do you want to keep that?


They get HUGE and produce a HUGE amount of ammonia even compared to SA rays. They are tough to keep but do able. For you it would cool if you could build a large outdoor pond and keep them there!

No, they don't get huge only get to be 14 inches, much smaller than most SA rays. Their renal functions increase about 10x in FW. That means that they have 10x the urinary output and 10x the normal absorption of water. So you would need an excellent filtration system.

one says small, one says big. who is right?????