Minimun Sized Tank For Marbled Cat Shark And Blue-spotted Stingray

[Stingray12]

Would this work for these two fish. I would have other fish in there as well. Oh, if anyone has a blue-spotted stingray or a shark could you please tell me your set-up, filtration wise or any other information?


Thx

 

[andywg]

It should be fine for both as the marbled cat shark is one of the smaller growing species there is, so long as the size front to back is at least 30".

Your problem will be keeping the blue spot alive. Even public aquaria struggle with keeping them alive for 6 months bfeore mysterious deaths. I know of about 3 people in the US who have kept them longer than 12 months with the longest at 3 years.

If you want to look into sharks and rays I recommend looking through Scott Michael's book on Sharks and Rays for the home aquarium. It will hekp guide oyu on set up etc.

Also remember that these fish will want a fairly clear bottom so you will be looking at sump filtration, best performed with a wet dry and a large fuge of LR.

You will want a well mature tank for either of these fish as they are somewhat sensitive.

 

[Brenden]

Marbled Cats (Atelomycterus macleayi) only grow to about (23.4"). This making it one of the smaller sharks available in the aquarium trade. What are the dimensions of your 240? For a Marbled Cat a 240 should be sufficient as long as you do not have to much rock work, leave the rock work in the middle with caves / ledges built to allow the shark spaces to hide as well lots of open space to cruise around. However a 240 is to small for a Blue Spotted Stingray. Now there are 2 possible species of "Blue Spotted" stingrays we have the Blue Spotted Stingray(Dasyatis kuhlii), and the Blue Spotted Ribbontail(Taeniura lymma). The Blue Spotted (Dasyatis kuhlii) does alot better in captivity and is more hardy and is pretty easy when it comes to accepting food. However it doesnt have the same exotic look as the ribbontail its a price you pay to have a long living stingray. With stingrays its more about width than length. However with stingrays I wouldn't go less than 36" width, and atleast 7' in length. Height does't matter as much but I would stick to a basic 24" height as stingrays tend to like to cruise up and down the walls. Also you should be aware Blue Spotted Stingrays do not do well in captivity, they should only be introduced to a well established tank, same goes for the Marbled Cat. So make sure you get a good month cycle in, than add your other fish slowly, and add the shark last. Now if you would like to presue the stingray with the dimensions I estimated the tank will be about 300-350 gallons. It sounds big, and it is fairly big, but when you are dealing with elasmobranch species bigger is always better. Also withs stingrays, they need no rockwork or very little rockwork, and very very find sand if not just a bare bottom. If you need anymore information about filteration ect. Please visit my website at www.sharkraycentral.com

Thanks, Brenden

 

[Stingray12]

I decided i will do a 375 gallon freshwater ray system. 96 by 36 by 25.

 

[Brenden]

Stingray12 - I do not mean to drive you away from saltwater. In my oppinion saltwater > freshwater. There are alot of great saltwater rays which would thrive in a 375 for instance Cortez Stingray, Yellowspotted Stingray ect. All which do very well in captivity and the Yellowspotted is known to breed in larger tanks.