Posted by Buddy on October 24, 2002 at 14:48:13:
In Reply to: Re: Help my Ray died in three days!!!!!!! posted by trebcat on October 18, 2002 at 21:11:30:
:::I bought a freshwater Ray and it died 3 days later, my Nitrates, amonia and PH where perfect. The only other fish in the tank are 2 pikes and they all joined the aquarium together ( They are fine )What if anything did I do wrong? Email me with any thoughts. trebcat@yahoo.com
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:: Well this is a saltwater sharks and sting rays forum, but i always took to notice that mamny freshwater hobbyist alway makes the mistake while in buying a sting ray there tanks bed is of rough gravel substance and this is cruel to place a sting ray in a tank with rough gravel bed, they feel more secure if they can inbed themselfs in a sandy bed, they can`t if its a stone bed and the situation gets worst when a tank mate picks at a ray. But even a feshwater ray grows to a foot, what size is this tank and with any sting ray, a tank with alot of decorations is not good with a ray, they have no place to swim, they need a wide open space to swim around across the tank and the more items in this space just stresses him and in time causes his demise. :((
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:Buddy, Well the tank, is 75 gallons and the bottom is not sandy, but fine polished gravel. I just found out ( too late, that I needed the water to be 85 degrees, the pet shop never told me that, so I decided to mix some other fish with the Golden Pikes, 2 KeyHoles and an African. Any thoughts on that match up?
So you had stone gravel from you posting, and you have other fishes that hang to the bottom as the sting ray, if your sting get`s nerious he tries to bury himself in the sand for protection and when this happens and he can`t find a secured area then his stress can rise to very high levels, ene that your tanks a 75 it isn`t a size tank to house a sting unless you simply house him alone with no dercorations needed then.
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P.S. what ever fish anyone decides on must understand each fishes requirement needs for there survival.
