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Old 06-20-2005, 10:40 PM   #1
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One came available from my distributer and i decided to get one. Here are some tank info on them.

Absolutly no Salt at all
Has to have Sand Substrate
Must have great quality water
temp of about 80-82
Seems to Love Ghost Shrimp and Feeder goldfish

I had mine housed with a Dragonfish and a 12" Clown Knife in a 75gal. All seemed to do fine.

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i hope to someday own a stingray...
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Old 06-21-2005, 06:41 AM   #3
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i have a teacup. mine LOVES to eat bloodworms right out of my hand. Have you gotten yours to eat frozen foods yet? My stingray also enjoys frozen bloodworms, and Cichlid Chow (a little strange. lol)
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i have a teacup. mine LOVES to eat bloodworms right out of my hand. Have you gotten yours to eat frozen foods yet? My stingray also enjoys frozen bloodworms, and Cichlid Chow (a little strange. lol)

this is the same one i had, i would say he had a diameter of about 8inchs. I never tried frozen foods, i just like to see him burrowed under the sand, them pop out and snag a goldfish or ghost shrimp.
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I would stray away from feeder goldfish. I've spent the last month researching and prepping my 125, so this suggestion is not from my experience, but from books and other ray keepers.

10% of ray keepers feed their rays feeders, only every now and again and after they've been quarantined.

Frozen foods are an excellent choice, shrimp and fish are good sources of vitamins too.

"teacup" is a term referred to any ray pup with a diameter of less than 5", however, teacup is a common name used for the P. Reticulata because most pet stores receive these rays when they're pups.

The ray in Scuba's sig is a P. Motoro.
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well, like i said, i didnt know alot abotu them. When i ordered it, i ordered a large teacup. He looked almost liek the sig pic but he was a different color. He was a light brown with dark brown spots.
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Old 06-21-2005, 11:29 AM   #7
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sorry if i was curt, just trying to help. rays are delicate, so optimal water quality is a must at all times. Feeder goldfish are famous for diseases, especially anchorworms. anchorworms are the rays worst enemy. also, inspect your ray for lice. harder to see on darker rays, but very common parasite. I'll check one of my books and post later on specifics of the lice. or if you have access, "barrons freshwater stingray guide".

Here you go, this is Franks site, he's in the netherlands. Find the species tab on the left, and then the species selection is numbered at the top to pinpoint the exact species. (IMO, the best reference i've seen from someone with first hand exp)

Do you ship fishes?

I might as well give you the rest of my ray references:
Rays this site was converted from chinese? some of the text seems like it's in broken english (the last time I scanned the site)
Basic knowledge -kingsoftheaquarium.com
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STINGRAY INJURIES, ENVENOMATION, AND MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
upspiral search: fw stingrays
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yes in my avater it's a motoro, but my ray is a P. Raticulata. i dont own the fihs in my avater.
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not my avater, my blog.
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Russian, you can easily just raise your own livefood and avoid problemos...
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sorry if i was curt, just trying to help. rays are delicate, so optimal water quality is a must at all times. Feeder goldfish are famous for diseases, especially anchorworms. anchorworms are the rays worst enemy. also, inspect your ray for lice. harder to see on darker rays, but very common parasite. I'll check one of my books and post later on specifics of the lice. or if you have access, "barrons freshwater stingray guide".

Here you go, this is Franks site, he's in the netherlands. Find the species tab on the left, and then the species selection is numbered at the top to pinpoint the exact species. (IMO, the best reference i've seen from someone with first hand exp)

Do you ship fishes?

I might as well give you the rest of my ray references:
Rays this site was converted from chinese? some of the text seems like it's in broken english (the last time I scanned the site)
Basic knowledge -kingsoftheaquarium.com
reproduction
STINGRAY INJURIES, ENVENOMATION, AND MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
upspiral search: fw stingrays
you were not being a curt at all, i may have just worded that wrong. lol. I appreciate the info you gave on the rays. Like i said, it was the first time i had ever heard of a Freshwater stingray and i couldnt find alot of info on them through my dist.

At this current moment i do not have a wait to ship the fish with pure oxygen, but i am working on that and i am currently working on a website for my store so that people can order stuff through me. I can get just about ANY reptile, bird, fish, you name it. Poisonious snakes i cannot do because i do not have a permit, and the person i sell it to, must have a permit also.
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for the life of me, i can't find that first aid spreadsheet... i've printed a copy, so if i need be, i can fax it to you
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If any of you read TFH magazine, there is a big article this month ( first half of a two-parter ) on freshwater rays in aquaria, which includes breeding.
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If any of you read TFH magazine, there is a big article this month ( first half of a two-parter ) on freshwater rays in aquaria, which includes breeding.
thanks! i'm on it
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got the mag yesterday, read the article today, can't wait for part 2

i haven't seen this mag in a long time. they've done very nice things. me likey
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Yes, I agree. I love the new direction TFH has been going, and so much that I finally subscribed to it last year. Any of you who gave it a look a few years ago and thought it was crap should give it another chance.
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Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine.
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If you're a member of aquaticpredators.com, they've got a subscribers special. I'm not recruiting, just wanted to pass along the good fortune. I'm subscribing for sure.

http://aquaticpredators.com/forums/i...T&f=19&t=17097
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What would you say the minimum size rectangular tank is for a freshwater teacup stingray?
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