I'ved got stingray!!

[Paul_MTS]

today at work the extras list from our supplier came through with teacup stingrays on.

so called me boss and got them to reserve 2 of them for me.

there 4" a piece.

 

[J-Money]

Good luck


I thought "Teacup Stingray" was a generic term though. Something they say when they don't really know the species and the ray is currently small

 

[Paul_MTS]

cheers.

it's the common name for P. Laticep.

 

[J-Money]

one of these? http/webzoom.freewebs.com/misteraqua/Re-...ezi2%20copy.jpg


I thought about setting up a ray tank, but decided to go Saltwater instead since I thought most rays were too big for a 18" wide tank...ah-well, i like my saltwater tank too much now anyway to be bummed out on missing out on rays...there's always my next tank that can be the ray tank

 

[CFC]

Just make sure they are feeding and active before you pay for them and take them home, tea cups are notorious for dying within a few weeks of purchase.

 

[Paul_MTS]

sorry don't know if thats 1 or not, i don't have a clue about there patterning really!!

min for any ray is 4x2x2 really.

No worries CFC, being work i get to do alot of things customers can't. I'll take them home from day 1 as thats where they will have the better care but if they do die I'll be refunded/won't pay.

 

[stellablu]

Not to sound retarded, but how many litres or gallons is that tank?

I was thinking about getting a tank custom made...a square tank but much wider than your typical tank. We were talking about 3 or 4 feet wide and long and about 2 feet high. I know a guy that works at my LFS who will make my custom tank for $150 drilling for filtration and everything. I've been keeping the concept in the back of my mind for when we buy a new home so we can build a dining bar/island around it. I've been doing my research on it for a year now and although I want to jump up and get it started, it's simply not feasible and it will be well worth the wait so I can read up on it more and find a nice specimen.

Best of luck with yours! Please keep us updated on news with the rays!!!

 

[Paul_MTS]

which tank?

a 4x2x2 is 450 litres (100UK gallons)

or my tank is 850 litres (185 UK gallons)

sounds like a plan! go as big as possible, even mine looks kinda smaller to me now!!

Cheers, expect pictures next friday!

 

[Discomafia]

Can't wait!

 

[mwm]

Keep us updated

 

[DeathAdder]

If your looking to keep teacup stingrays, even Motoro SR's you'll want at the VERY least, a 50g tank ('US gal'). And For best results have the pet store keep the ray in a 50 gallon minimum for about 1-2 weeks to monitor it and make sure it's healthy. The pinker the underbelly the more stressed it is. Also, if your looking for additional fish for the ray tank, go for BIG fish, were talking Iridecent sharks, and things, even Jardinis will do.

<-- me bing an employee of the LFS here, (a good one ) not like PJ's or some other corperate uncaring establishment... (I don't like the way they handle customers, could you tell?) . We've had Motoro's and Teacups in for about 2 months now, and the first one to go that went within 2 days of it comming into the store, died very fast, and the rest that were given to 2 week rest period have been just wonderfull. One of my coworkers bought our first Motoro, he knows EVERYTHING about rays, so if anyone has a question that stumps me, I can ask him .

PS: Once your ray is used to the tank and YOU, you'll love feeding it by hand .
BE FOREWARNED, the stinger is very dangerous, do not approach it from above or behind, let it come to YOUR hand. Than it will just smother your hand and gobble up the food. I'm sure you all know that a sting will hostiptalize you, but do not let that discourage you. If you don't want to put your hand in to feed it, you don't have to.

 

[Paul_MTS]

Your lucky to have fish like that in your store all the time.

When good fish do turn up on the lists it's gone by the time our fortnightly order comes round, so thats why i gave the boss a bell to get them reserved.

I'm going to have to try and get them home asap as we don't really have the space for them at work, can't wait though.

I'll be hand feeding for sure, if I do get stung I'll count it as time off college and work

 

[DeathAdder]

ROFLMAO.. Thats great you can think of it that way lol. Ya, here we get weekly orders from our suppliers that are only 3 hours away. And we have LOTS of tanks so we can handle lots of oddballs. A lot of customers like to bring in thier Gigantic Common Plecos once they outgrow the tank lol, so we have room .

Right now we have some big Goby in our big 120. He was said to be feeding off of the guys Balla sharks... Ya, thats ONE MEAN GOBY. but hes cool. Talked with our Fish room Manager, lol sell him for 5.97 and hell be gone by sunday, Hehe. (Hopefully)

 

[Paul_MTS]

We used to do weekly i think but shop went to new hands.

Our supplier doesn't turn up with that much descent staff anyways. Haven't seen 1 polyperus on there yet!!

Quite a few nice plecs though.

We often get a few big plecs in but don't stay too long. The most interesting thing we had since i'ved been there (october) probable would of been a full size sevrum and oscar.

 

[fufanu360]

holy crap paul, you have/ are going to have like the nicest seletion of fish in that tank! like holy man, u got lots!