Teacup Stingray

**freshwaterfishlover** · 05-06-2007, 07:17 PM

What is the very least minimum size tank a Teacup Stingray needs?

**cocoa_pleco** · 05-06-2007, 07:24 PM

Ive heard that a 75g is the minimum. They like to bury themselves, meaning they like surface area at the bottom. A 55g long WOULD, and COULD work, but a 55g's like puting a oscar in a 33g, it can work but is not best.

If you are able to get a long tank vs. a regular or tall tank, thats best

**Fishguy2727** · 05-06-2007, 08:47 PM

A male would be fine in a 75 if you have enough filtration and do enough water changes. 55 would not be enough.

**YaYgoldFish** · 05-07-2007, 01:01 AM

maybe this site is just way off, but it says 125g. Anyways it has alot of info about them:

http://www.fishforums.com/forum/prof...-stingray.html

**Fishguy2727** · 05-07-2007, 01:15 AM

125 is better (bigger is always better), but 75 could be done if really done right, at least with only one male since the males stay smaller.

**freshwaterfishlover** · 09-23-2007, 01:08 PM

125g are fore regular sized Stingrays. 75g are for Teacup Stingrays.

**Fishguy2727** · 09-23-2007, 02:16 PM

Depends on what species. Teacup males coudl be done in a 75, otherwise you need to go bigger. Many species get way too big for a 125. So it is not as simple as some people may tell you. Some can have diameters of a meter or more.

**MeganL3985** · 09-23-2007, 03:22 PM

Man I would love to have a stingray...they're so soft and nice.

**zackish** · 09-23-2007, 03:26 PM

I just saw one of these teacup stingrays at my LFS yesturday. It was very cool and about 7 inches long. (tail to head)

**tropfish** · 09-23-2007, 05:51 PM

thats really cool! atthe aquairum they had a stingray tak that was on the ceiling so you looked up at their bottoms, and then they fed them it was awesome lol