Thriving rays? And your experience?

[i cant think]

Okay, so before I start this, I’m not looking at trying to find a stingray or any species of ray for that matter (I have a 4’ tank, so that’s not really going to be able to do much in terms of oredators and even if it can it’s stocked with normalish reef fish). Now that that’s dealt with:

1) Who here has a stingray that thrives?
2) What size tank is it? (Dimensions are
best)
3) What species is it?
4) How active it is?
5) What do you feed it?
6) How long have you owned it?
7) What is your nutrient export routine
(Water Changes, equipment ect…)
8) What size is it/will it hit?

Im asking this in case there’s someone researching these animals and you own the species and it thrives.

 

[SlugSnorter]

teacup rays are the best choice for a personal freshwater setup: 180 gallon aquarium, at least 2-3 feet L and W at the least for for the smaller ones, most aren't too active tending to rest on the sand-bed, they eat feeders like tilapia and people use black worms to get them to start eating. 15 inches not including the tail. Oversized filteration setups with fuges are common, 25 or even 50% weekly WC are 100% needed, they are super sensitive to poor water quality. No sharp edges in the tank, deeper sandbed, large sump to accommodate the filtration.

I would not recommend having a ray to anyone without very significant and lengthy freshwater tank keeping experience.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

teacup rays are the best choice for a personal freshwater setup: 180 gallon aquarium, at least 2-3 feet L and W at the least for for the smaller ones, most aren't too active tending to rest on the sand-bed, they eat feeders like tilapia and people use black worms to get them to start eating. 15 inches not including the tail. Oversized filteration setups with fuges are common, 25 or even 50% weekly WC are 100% needed, they are super sensitive to poor water quality. No sharp edges in the tank, deeper sandbed, large sump to accommodate the filtration.

I would not recommend having a ray to anyone without very significant and lengthy freshwater tank keeping experience.

Teacup rays aren't really a thing. They're just juvenile rays sold as such. Even the smallest freshwater rays still get massive 18-24" and need tanks at least 3' in width, 4' preferable for the comfort of the animal. And the species normally sold as teacups, Potamotrygon reticulata, tend to be less hardy, more prone to intestinal parasites, and much harder to wean onto a prepared diet.

When I raised Potamotrygonids, I kept juveniles in an 8'x4'x18" tank mostly open sand, some pieces of driftwood mostly up off the bottom, and some plants (which they mostly destroyed) along with lots of small fish which they occasionally snacked on, and were eventually replaced by some larger fish including an alligator gar, a couple florida gar, a silver arowana, a clown knife, a couple peacock bass, a bichir, and a dorado.

Adults were kept in an 8' diameter stock tank, with other large fish (tankmates listed above). They're awesome pets, but make a ton of waste and need huge enclosures. Not a good pet for 99.99999% of people.

I kept Potamotrygon motoro, Potamotrygon reticulata, and Potamotrygon scobina. Even produced a batch of motoro pups before I decided to sell them and turned the tank back into a saltwater setup. Looking back, I do miss them, but I like the saltwater more. Had to sell these setups as they didn't fit into our new house.