Stingray advise????

[dnnor]

so i'm really wanting to get a stingray, any advise for or against is welcome. I have a 220gl FOWLR tank, with mostly aggressive fish.

2 lion fish 1 XL and 1 small
1 med-lg DF puffer
1 small huma huma
1 large foxface
1 med-lg green wolf eel
1 med clarki clown

I've got a nice soft live sand bottom and all my LR is positioned to the back of the tank, leaving lots of moving around space for it to swim freely. Also if you know of any LFS that have one in stock right now, please let me know...I'd rather get one from a LFS than have to order it online

 

[altolamprologus]

Make sure you feed it a varied diet. It will succumb to nutrient deficiencies if fed just krill or something like that. They really seem to like chucks of whole silversides. If the tank isn't too deep, I would hand feed them so you know they're getting enough food. Stingrays tame down within a week or so and will eat out of your hands after that no problem. Just don't approach a stingray from above, it might stab you. Oh and they're kind of sensitive to dirty water so skimming and regular water changes are a must. Other than that, they're not too hard to take care of.

 

[dnnor]

Make sure you feed it a varied diet. It will succumb to nutrient deficiencies if fed just krill or something like that. They really seem to like chucks of whole silversides. If the tank isn't too deep, I would hand feed them so you know they're getting enough food. Stingrays tame down within a week or so and will eat out of your hands after that no problem. Just don't approach a stingray from above, it might stab you. Oh and they're kind of sensitive to dirty water so skimming and regular water changes are a must. Other than that, they're not too hard to take care of.

thanks, i really appreciate your reply....i'm looking forward to being able to hand feed it, my son will really get a kick out of that for sure.