stingray in this tank? What else?

[CoralWealth]

there is a custom tank in my area that is being sold very cheap, I am thinking of buying it and doing a sting ray tank with some tangs and lionfish. Would they be fine with a sting ray??

would i be able to keep a california stingray or a cortez stingray in a tank that is 8 feet long, 2 feet wide and only 16 inches tall???


What else would you guys suggest for me, I have tried to find some threads on them with what equipment they run, etc but I couldnt find much

 

[eatbreakfast]

A stingray should be ok in that tank, though a lion may sting the ray as the ray moves around. Algae eating tangs may nip at the stingray.

Planktivore tangs, such as the hippo would work. Soldierfish might be good tankmates.

 

[johnl99]

Most grazing fish don't work well with sharks or rays. Many, such as large angels, will nip at the eyes. Also aggressive fish (triggers, puffers, etc) will bite them up. I would stick with some fish with larger mouths that won't bother the rays. Good options include the more passive groupers (ie panther), porkfish, squirrelfish, moray eels, and maybe a sweetlips or a grunt.