Motoro Ray tank size

pictus_man_77 · Post by **pictus_man_77** » 04 Jan 2006, 21:21

what would i be looking for to house 2?
really big and shallow im guessing, but, anyone actually own these?

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 05 Jan 2006, 10:19

Motoro rays will grow to around 40-50 cm in diameter, so you'd neeed a pretty good-size tank... Something that is at least 2-3 meter long and a meter wide, with a decent height to it. 2-3000 liter, that is...

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Mats

kev · Post by **kev** » 05 Jan 2006, 10:31

Hi pictus man, I keep 4 Leopoldi Stingray's. When i had just two i had them in a 60"x24"x24", and they where ok for a while, the thing with ray's is they are so messy, so as much filtration as you can stand. When i got my 3rd ray i could not keep water quality, so a bigger tank it was. They are in a tempary tank at the moment, but i have ordered a 84"x30"widex24"high. With a 60"x18"x18" sump/filter.
http://www.flat-fish.com/forums/ you will get load's of help of this site.

Kev

pictus_man_77 · Post by **pictus_man_77** » 10 Jan 2006, 20:56

2-3000 LITER?!?!?!?
what kind of water changes are we talking about here??

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 10 Jan 2006, 21:23

Big uns!

And Freshwater Stingrays are REALLY FUSSY when it comes to nitrates and pollution, they can handle far less than, say, a TSN or so.
with these things massive biofilters and large waterchanges are a MUST.

pictus_man_77 · Post by **pictus_man_77** » 10 Jan 2006, 21:31

i think ill wait untill i have my own house, so i can get a big tank in!!
i just thought of a really good idea, but then i realized it would cost ALOT, and possibly bring some large arguements!