CarloM12
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So this thread is going to be discussing freshwater stingrays in general. About a month ago I purchased a teacup stingray for my community tank with Discus, thinking they would get along. Contrary to popular beliefs, the discus nipped at the rayās disc and killed it. A month layer, Iāve gotten a bit bored of my discus, and am looking to switch to stingrays. In my tank I have smaller angelfish, Roseline sharks, tetras, and dwarf Cichlids like rams, kribensis, etc. It is a 125 gallon tank, but I will give the stingray when it gets larger back to my LFS, I know the manager really well and heāll take it into an indoor pond. I am looking at a Motoro stingray of smaller size to begin with, and I am looking to keep it for around 2 years or so in my tank. Iām not really concerned about the stingray eating the tetras as I donāt think it will happen often cause the teacup I had didnāt even try. What I am concerned about is the same thing happening to the ray of getting itās disc bitten. My smaller angelfish didnāt do it with the teacup, but for example I was looking to add larger angels in place of the discus, but it came to my mind that it could happen again. I was originally told discus would be fine, but I had about 4 just attack the rays disc from different sides all day. I even had geophagus before, but not sure if that would work cause Iām not willing to risk anything larger that will harm the stingray.
I guess the question is, are there any larger fish that I could replace the discus with that wonāt harm the ray. I donāt want to have just small fish of around 2-3 inches, I need something noticeable from far away to catch the eye. Thanks.
I guess the question is, are there any larger fish that I could replace the discus with that wonāt harm the ray. I donāt want to have just small fish of around 2-3 inches, I need something noticeable from far away to catch the eye. Thanks.