Posted by skaterboy on December 13, 2002 at 13:35:50:
In Reply to: Designing tank - Question posted by charone on October 23, 2002 at 11:15:55:
Hey there... well first off I would recomend any advanced keepers to purchase a fw ray.... I have a male and female motoro... Unfortunately I wouldn't recomend your tank size for a long term environment for any rays... You could most likely pull it off, but may have to upsize down the road... ray like to have lots of room because once they start gliding it's hard to stop and they can bump into the walls and hurt themselves... My main concern however is the cement... Ray are extreemly sensitive to water conditions and I have no experience using concreet, so I would worry about the cleanlyness... Because you have liitle or no experience with them, if you do get one I would strongly recomend to start will a larger motoro... They are less sensitive, and the larger they are the older and stronger... good luck...
:Hi everyone,
:I'm moving to a new place in a month and have started designing a tank for it. It's a hardwood, open top square, low, 3'x 3'X 10". It'll have a 802 power head set up and a custom filter intake, lighting, and aeration. *picture a cube sliced at 1/3 horizontally*.
:Now, I've designed this tank, to almost be like an indoor pond. There is no glass involved, the sides will be textured with concrete and stone (cured 2-3 months). I'm in the process now of choosing fish for it, and my girlfriend suggested FWR's. I've read through most of the posts here, so I'm really wondering is if the surface area provided by this tank will suit one? There would be no tank upgrading so, if it's a no-go, it's a no-go. I can use a different bio-tope, like plant it, and use schooling tetras, or some other type. I'd apprieciate some info, and in the even that the FWR are not appropriate, any suggestions as to other types of fish you'd think would look nice in the tank.
:Thanks,
:Andrew
