Stingrays

[freshwaterfishlover]

Hi, I have not been on the forum for a few years. I already searched my question and found no answer. What kind of stingrays can you keep in a 65 gallon if any?

 

[Crossfire]

Hi, I have not been on the forum for a few years. I already searched my question and found no answer. What kind of stingrays can you keep in a 65 gallon if any?

Afraid there is no stingray small enough. Even the smallest stingray, a Teacup Stingray, needs a minimum 120 gallons

If it's oddballs you're looking for, a knifefish or a bichir would be cool!

 

[crazyforcordoras]

Even if the tank was big enough, i would advise agaist a ray unless the tankis round.

 

[RyanV]

Agree with everyone above me. I have been told by many people that even 120 gallon tanks are not even ideal living conditions for them

 

[Aquascaper]

Even if the tank was big enough, i would advise agaist a ray unless the tankis round.

Why do rays need round tanks? I've never seen a round home aquarium however I have seen a great deal of rays in home standard large rectangular aquariums so I'm intrigued as to why they 'need' round tanks?

 

[raptorrex]

Hi, I have not been on the forum for a few years. I already searched my question and found no answer. What kind of stingrays can you keep in a 65 gallon if any?

just putting "rays" into the forum search engine gives several pages from keepers, no longer active, who all kept rays.
NONE, as far as i can tell, IN ROUND TANKS!

but 65 gallons is a fry tank, I'm afraid.

 

[MBOU]

I can see where CFC was coming from, Rays do actually do really well in round aquariums, no doubt we both ended up watching 'Tanked' but that round aquarium was 2.5 meters accross and at least 1.5 high.

But no, round aquariums for some reason are really impractical for fitting into most houses

But that said.... as someone who has kept a few stingrays..... a round tank would be so much better! They cant really use corners and edges so it cuts down their swimming space.

I had two teacup stingrays (smallest species) in a 6x2x2 and they got way too big for it! The female especially had a disc about 30cm accross and her tail 20-25cm, she often caught her tail on the glass as she turned around.

Stingrays are incredibly active fish! They love to glide up and down, hunt and search for food (best way is for a group of round smooth pebbles and drop food between them!) and swimming mid water and up and down glass....

My rays unfortunately died in someone elses temporary care whilst I was cycling my 8x3x2 (1364L) plus sump, they had an ammonia spike shich they sorted but the damage was done. Was gutted as they had been grown from tiny little non feeders to a happy bonded pair that was considering breeding.

Personally, even for the absolute smallest species... 6x2x2 (150g) is pushing it and likely to cause injuries to the rays as adults...

 

[Aquascaper]

Makes sense, they're round so a round tank would be good.

Unless you live in a lighthouse or windmill it's not a very practical shape though (and ridiculously expensive no doubt)

 

[freshwaterfishlover]

Just to get an idea. What bigger fish can I put in a US 65 gallon Fish tank? What is a minimum size tank for the smallest stingrays?

 

[Aquascaper]

Personally, even for the absolute smallest species... 6x2x2 (150g) is pushing it and likely to cause injuries to the rays as adults...

 

[Crossfire]

Just to get an idea. What bigger fish can I put in a US 65 gallon Fish tank?

Depends on what you want.

Do you want a commmunity tank, or a tank full of predatory fish?

 

[freshwaterfishlover]

The tank originally had
4 yellow tang chichlid
2 red zebra Chiclid
1 Colbolt Blue Chiclid
1 VC 10 Chiclid
1 Frontosa Chiclid
1 synodontis catfish
1 Pleco

For reasons I was not able to clean the tank for 2 months and all , but the Pleco and the Colbolt Blue Chiclid died. Now I want to start over completely. I was thinking maybe Firebelly Chiclid, Angel Fish with Sterbi Catfish and Tetras, Crayfish, African Clawed Frogs. May think of more later. What are generally some bigger fish I can keep in a 65 gallon aggressive or not? Any ideas in General.

 

[Crossfire]

The tank originally had
4 yellow tang chichlid
2 red zebra Chiclid
1 Colbolt Blue Chiclid
1 VC 10 Chiclid
1 Frontosa Chiclid
1 synodontis catfish
1 Pleco

For reasons I was not able to clean the tank for 2 months and all , but the Pleco and the Colbolt Blue Chiclid died. Now I want to start over completely. I was thinking maybe Firebelly Chiclid, Angel Fish with Sterbi Catfish and Tetras, Crayfish, African Clawed Frogs. May think of more later. What are generally some bigger fish I can keep in a 65 gallon aggressive or not? Any ideas in General.

By Firebelly, do you mean Firemouth Cichlids?
And African Frogs really do best in species only tanks.

If it's angels and corys you want, first off, you will need a sand substrate or else the corys injure their whiskers. I think Yo-Yo Loaches would work too, they are larger and won't be eaten.

If you don't desperatley want the corys, I think you should get a cool, semi-aggressive oddball. A Peacock Eel would fit in the tank and be very intersting. As long as you have a lot of plants or rocky caves for it to hide in, and not that bright of a light, the eel will be happy.
Rainbowfish are very interesting fish, and will act as dither fish and no aggression should occur

I'd do:
1x Peacock Eel
12x Yo-Yo Loaches
2x Firemouth Cichlids (1m/1f)
16x Banded Rainbowfish

 

[freshwaterfishlover]

Close topic since I already decided what I'm stocking.

 

[Aquascaper]

And African Frogs really do best in species only tanks.

Just to clarify it is not a case of 'do best' they have to be in a species only tank as they will, or at lesst attempt to (causing damage), eat anything else in the tank that's not another clawed frog regardless of size.