would a rtc and a ray get along in a 400+ tank?
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The 2 species both demand pristine water conditions and are of themselves large waste producers. The mix wouldn't be recommended from a maintenance point of view. Also, the RTC will greatly outpace any ray in growth and would consider the ray as food in a very short time.
The 2 species both demand pristine water conditions and are of themselves large waste producers. The mix wouldn't be recommended from a maintenance point of view. Also, the RTC will greatly outpace any ray in growth and would consider the ray as food in a very short time.
seaworld san diego, over 20 full grown RTC, and over 20 full grown freshwater stingrays... its my future goal. so i wouldnt say impossible, but would require the ray to be very large.
Jenkinsons Aquarium in Point Pleasant use to have a 36+" RTC in their pond/stream display and had to get rid of him because he was eating all their Rays. I believe he ate 9 before they decided to evict him 
And the rays were all 18+".
bob
And the rays were all 18+".
bob
if you get big rays then maybe but dont forget that rays have formidable weapons and could easily kill a rtc if they stung it. i know of several people that have lost cats to sting rays as they sting ray has felt threatend and defended itself.
in conclusion its probably best to keep them apart.
rays are expensive snacks if they get eaten and so are dead rtcs
in conclusion its probably best to keep them apart.
rays are expensive snacks if they get eaten and so are dead rtcs
rtc are cheap, so i dont agree with you on that... and have you witnessed a death from a fw ray killing other species in the tank from being stung? i never seen any cases about it. even when i saw a ray in person geting picked on by other fish, there first reaction was to skiddadle. bounce. it wasn't to throw the stinger up as a "defense".
Cant say ive ever seen or heard of it happening in an aquarium but what do you think the barb is for?? Ofcourse there is a risk of the ray using it.
Like you said if a fish is just annoying it it may just run away but if something actually tries to eat it im sure it would atleast attempt to stab its attacker.
Like you said if a fish is just annoying it it may just run away but if something actually tries to eat it im sure it would atleast attempt to stab its attacker.
depends on what you call expensive i think any fish that gets killed then its an expense and i know one one person that lost a tigrinus because a ray defended it self and i have read other accounts of them doing so. Put this way i wouldnt of posted my previous comments if hadn't heard of happening!
the primary use of the sting is to defend itself against potential predators so it would be expected to use it in defense rather than attack.
admitedly a 3 foot rtc would probably to much for a ray to cope with.
the primary use of the sting is to defend itself against potential predators so it would be expected to use it in defense rather than attack.
admitedly a 3 foot rtc would probably to much for a ray to cope with.