saltwater stingrays?

[wingbak48]

well my lfs is selling saltwater stingrays.....im wondering wat r sum of the more common saltwater stingrays and how larhe will they get??

if it helps, sum of them have blue spots on them..ty

 

[Elasmofreak]

well my lfs is selling saltwater stingrays.....im wondering wat r sum of the more common saltwater stingrays and how larhe will they get??

if it helps, sum of them have blue spots on them..ty

If you have never kept a stingray before, DONT buy the blue dot! Its not a matter of if you kill it, its when you kill it! Try a yellow ray, or bullseye ray first. Both are much hardier and need a relatively smaller tank size. Check out Scott W. Michael's book "Aquarium Sharks and Rays." For more info of all elasmobranchs!

 

[davo]

blue spots are not easy rays as elasmofreak stated. a good book recommended too

 

[zookeeper]

The blue spots are the only ones available around here,why are they so hard to keep alive?

 

[UnderwaterGirl]

Cortez rays are pretty easy to keep. The can get to be about a foot and a half.

 

[Elasmofreak]

I usually recomend yellow rays, or bullseye rays for starters. both are easily kept and will often breed in captivity. Blue dots are extremely sensitive animals. they need a PERFECT environment to thrive. A friend & myself have gone though around 8 or so to get our trio. They must be fed constantly, and need the utmost attention. I have prob spent $2800-3000 on their setup and im just now tweaking it! For awhile Shedd Aquarium was keeping them, but they couldnt keep new ones coming fast enough from what i have been told. Im sure they went though hundreds, if that tells you anything.

 

[callum]

my new tank is coming soon i am interested in keeping yellow stingrays could you advis in a private message

 

[AquataHolic420]

How much are these rays at your LOCAL FISH STORE? Im sure a sponsor on here could find you a much hardier ray than the bluespot, and even including the shipping it should be around the same cost.

 

[alcohologist]

to be more precise, there are two species of "blue spot" rays... the ribbontail [taeniura lymma] is the one you have to stay away from, but Daysiatis kuhlii is a fine choice for an elasmobranch keeper.


less attractive but much easier to care for D. kuhlii

the beautiful, impossible T. lymma

 

[smurph1415]

try a callifornia