StingRays with Discus

[crash]

HI all,

I am planning on upgrade buyin 120=150 gallon tank.
I have already been keeping discus for about a year now, and I am thinking about adding stingrays.
My subtrate is going to be play sand from Home Depo, It will be planted tank, with vals, various bocappa, and tiger lotus. About 20 rummy nose tetra's.
I will have about 8+ discus various sizes in there.
My major question is, Can I keep stingrays peacefully in the environment?
If so which stingrays, if anyone has any websites that I can use to learn more I would appriciate too

Like always, Thank you for all your help.
Amol

[diskboy]

if i am correct the stingays will dig up the plants

[Dissident]

Not in a planted tank, they are destructive. You might be able to get away with some well rooted valls in the back and a sword plant maybe crypts but you will need all the space you can for them to swim around the bottom and not knocking into plants all the time.

I would not reccomend it. A species only tank would be the best.

[Ramon Anastacio]

A couple of websites you can visit for more stingray info:
www.flat-fish.com
www.waterwolves.com

[Paul Lucas]

http://www.aquariumfish.net/catalog_pages/wild/sting_rays.htm

Paul:alien:

[crash]

Are they violent towards the discus or tetra's or plecos.
I know my discus lay flat someitmes while sleeping.
Would they prey on them?
thank you
Amol

[pcsb23]

Amol,

All stingrays are accomplished predators. A lot of the smaller Stingrays will not attack a discus, but any smaller fish is a potential meal. All of them need a lot of room. My advice either a species tank or don't do it.

[crash]

Hi Paul and everyone
Thank you for advise,
I dont know if stingrays are going to destroy plants and are agressive, I am not going to put them in my precious discus tank then.

Amol

[Riche_guy]

My LFS had stingrays with Discus. They didn't bother the Discus, but were really active. They need sand and not gravel. I think it is a prettt stange mix.

[cobaltblue]

The playsand you talk about from Home depot is too coarse for stingrays. They will end up with abrasions, which may lead to infection and disease. YOu need a finer sand than playsand for best results.

[billeagan]

Rays are fine with Discus they come from the same places. I like the motoro they tend to be the heartiest.

A ray will eat anything that will fit in its mouth. They are constant feeders so keep lots of worms, black worms, ghost shrimp on hand. If you keep them well fed your cory's and pleco's should be fine.

They will dig up your plants. Put your plants in the corner and put some drift wood around it and you will be fine.

Don't use home depot sand use the stuff from LFS.

Width of the tank is the most important thing when getting a ray. So, if you go with a 150 get the 24 inch wide one.

I started my personal motoro in a 75 two years ago and she is getting to the size now where I"ll have to move her.

Bill

[crash]

Hi,
That is some great information
Thank you

[frisco008]

Can't teacup rays be used...they are small enough? Not sure just a suggestion.

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[billeagan]

Can't teacup rays be used...they are small enough? Not sure just a suggestion.

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Teacup rays are a generic term for baby sting rays. A motoro pup at 5 inches is considered a tea cup.

What is commonly referred to as a tea cup is just a common stingray and generally have a higher mortality rate.

I don't bring teacups anymore because they are more fragile.