question on sting ray

[boggerscott]

i got a sting ray today and is acting pretty cool but if a sting ray could stand on its tippy toes thats what he looks like he is doing when he sits still. so i asked the guy at the shop and he said with this crushed coral i would be ok i thought you had to have sand bottom but he said no not neseseraly. so i went ahead and bought it. but like i said it seems to me he dont like the the bottom of the tank. any advice or someone who has had one be glad to listen and any ideas.

 

[vega]

Stingray will be ok in crushcoral but it would better if its soft sand.
Norm they would prefer to cover/hide themselve below thin layer of sand.

I also concern your ray will cut itself when it try to cover itself with the coral.

HTH

 

[scuba_steve]

looks like crushed bolders to me heheheh j/k !!

 

[excited_newby]

Perdy...

 

[boggerscott]

well it died so i guess i wont get one of these again

 

[excited_newby]

Oh...... that must have set you back a pretty penny. You don't seem to upset about it pardon my saying.

 

[boggerscott]

ya well i hate to see something that nice die plus it is like somthing i always have dreamed of having but i guess not. but the store i got it from in chicago called scotts pet shop has a 48 hr. money back as long as you bring back the fish in a bag. so i went today and got a flame angle and a beautiful gobby

 

[excited_newby]

Nice! Well that takes the edge off the loss, even though it was a beautiful fish. I hope that you have better luck with the angle and the gobby. I love the flame angels, and wish that I had a tank big enough for one.

 

[XXFirefighter]

wow bummer.. How big is your tank? I'd like to get one..
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[boggerscott]

150 gal but i recemend a sand bottom for sure.

 

[jamal-188]

150 gal but i recemend a sand bottom for sure.

From what I've read a sand bottom is recommended. Do you know what kind of ray it was? Most stingrays get huge and would require a tank larger than your 150g.

 

[boggerscott]

no i forget the name but the guy said it would not get no bigger than a dinner plate. hope that helps