Tank2379
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Are they Reef Friendly?
They will consume mobile invertebrates, but tend to leave coral alone other than either knocking them about or burying them. If you are considering one, I hope you have a fairly large tank
I was but I will wait till I got something 100+ gallons..
Thanks
Dont want to be the bearer of bad news but they need a much larger tank as James said. IMO they just should not be in the home aquarium. I would go see them at the public aquariums.
Even a dwarf ray would really be incompatible with a reef tank. Rays prefer open sandy bottom, and are also large waste producers. These two factors sort of exclude them from being good reef tank inhabitants. I agree, I would go visit them in a public aquarium or in their natural setting.
Who is not doing that? I think the point has been made that you need a very large tank. By all means go for your dream tank. The advice was that a smaller tank will not work. If you have the means then do it. We were addressing Tank and giving him our advice. You are sharing yours. He is free to accept or reject any advice.
Have a look at this thread to get an idea of what it takes to keep a stingray in a reef tank. They are really animals best left in the ocean. Our tanks just aren't large enough to support them.
This is a valid point but with all the variables in caring for things I would assume you would want to be a marine biologist before tackling such a creatureWhat is wrong with dreaming up some massive tank and getting to stock it with what you want. I would like to think that I can have as big a tank as I want in the house as long I get eveything neccesary. I hope to one day have a huge tank. I would like to build one pretty much as big as I can fit in my basement. I know that everyone shares a concern for the fish that we stock in our tanks, but whats wrong with building your dream tank?
If someone wants to build a tank at home to support a ray, then why not continue to offer the excellent advise and support to them to acheive their goal.