Cortez Ray vs Snowflake Eel

I was gonna get a ray for my 225g but decided not to they need alot of sand room. From what I was told you pretty much need a suspended reef for them or a very big tank

i am not asking about a tank here, i was asking if they will get along, i am having a 4foot long 3 foot wide 9 inch tall tank made for them!!

Typically rays want lots of open sand...Eels want lots of rock to hid in. So, it can be kinda hard to get an environment that both will be happy in. However, I have kept a ray and eels together with no problem.

well sorry for tryin to help

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Common Name: Cortez Stingray

Scientific Name: Urobatis maculatus

Alias: Cortez Ray, Spotted Round Stingray or Chocolate Chip Ray.

Maximum Adult Size: Maximum total length is about 16.5 inches (42 cm), and a maximum disc width of 9.5 inches (about 24 cm).

Average Adult Size: about 13.8 inches (35 cm) TL, or about 8.0 inches (20 cm)

Maximum Adult Weight: about 1.75 lbs (about 800 grams)

Size at Birth: about 4.7” (12 cm) total length.

Size at Sexual Maturity: about 10" (25cm) total length, about 5.9” (15 cm) disc width.

Age at Sexual Maturity: roughly 2 to 3 years

Growth Rate: averages about 1.1” (2.8 cm) in disk width, & about 1.9” (4.8 cm) in total length per year.

Longevity of species: approx. 8 years.

Geographical Distribution: found in warm-temperate to sub- tropical ocean around Baja California, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), and the Mexican Pacific coast.

Habitat: A very abundant small sized warm-temperate to sub- tropical stingray - found to a depth of about 20 meters (65 ft). Prefers sandy shallow bays, rocky reefs, and grassy seabeds.

Diet: mostly bottom dwelling inverts, like shrimp, small crabs, & worms. Also known to feed on small fishes.

Activity level: a fairly active species of stingray. They are active daytime feeders. Basically a fairly harmless species, but like all species of stingrays, it does have a poisonous stinger.

Preferred Water Temperature & Conditions: They seem to prefer a water temperature range of 72-82 F (23-28 C). And Salinity range of 27-33 ppt or 1.020-1.024.

Minimum recommend pond/tank size for a Cortez Stingray: about 180 gallons or 6' long x 2' wide x 2' deep for a single Cortez ray. For a small breeding group of 2-3 adults at least 360 gallons or 8’ long x 3’ wide x 2’ deep.

The Cortez Stingrays in captivity: This species does very well in captivity, and is often found in Home Aquariums and in some Public Aquariums. This species is generally very hardy, and usually acclimates quite well to captive life, provided that it has a good deal of swimming room. This species has also been known to breeding in captivity.

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Edited by bik3rinblack - May 12 2011 at 1:29am

As one who has successfully kept a Blue Spotted Ribbontail Ray I would go at least 18" tall and at least triple the size of the sump.

And I wouldn't get caught up in the non-reef / FOWLR (fish only with live rock) garbage. Invertebrates, including coral, are a necessity for filtering water of parasites and are "fish safe". The "reef safe" term you may have heard of, is often misunderstood in the hobby. Many larger so called predatory fish like the rays and sharks will eat shrimp, but not coral. This means they are "coral safe".

i guess now i would ask were i can get the acrylic to do this project of mine, i would pay tcfab, but i just dont have the money!