I am starting to get a lot of people interest in Ray keeping so I just thought I needed to post this for everyone..hope it will help...... First before I start.... Ray keeping is an absolutely amazing experience BUT… means commitment and has to be a conscientious decision on your side so think carefully before you take the step…The second point to consider when it comes to dealing with rays is THINK BIG, as big as you can … and then go a step further! Some specimens get very big !!!
Ensure that you have the time/ commitment that these demanding stingrays require. If cared for correctly they may live for up to 20 years and most of them grow to over 18" and could up to 30" in diameter.
SO PLEASE Don’t start off with a small tank and say I WILL UPGRADE.. WE ALL KNOW LIFE TAKES UNEXPECTED TURNS… 3......Filtration and water quality:
if you can keep discus.. you can keep rays except you need a bigger tank and Bigger filtration
When dealing with filters, LARGE filtration is needed as they consume large amounts of food and some are messy eaters, they produce heavy amounts of bio load and they are very sensitive to water quality so big filter and water changes...... Everyone always ask about PH. I say Don’t fiddle with Ph, acclimate the ray and let her get used to the Ph in your tank.
Rays will easily adapt to various ph levels, The most important thing is to keep the ph stable. When you fiddle and try to adjust it, the variations in the ph will more likely kill your ray instead of the higher ph....Food...I myself feed red worms market shrimp and tilapia. but there is a large range of food they will take...last Tank mate..geos are great severums, Arowana are just a few.. DO NOT KEEP african cichlids Oscars Pleco's-ect with them... been doing a lot of research of them lately and this was the best way to say it.
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