Taeniura lymma
Family: Dasyatididae
These are one of the most unusual marine animals avaiable. They have two plates in their mouth which are used for crushing shells of crabs,prawns,and molluscs. They will also take squid and shrimp from hand and you can even feel the plates in their mouth. The spots are light blue to brown in color. Be careful when handeling these. Stings are vary painful, but you aren't likely to get stung unless your wrestling with it.
Maintenance Difficulty:
This fish is fairly easy to keep.
Maintenance:
Feed all kinds of large meaty foods like small pieces of fish,,crabs,shrimp,squid,prawns,molluscs, and live goldfish. Best to feed it small amounts several times per day.
Foods:
In the wild they feed on prawns,molluscs,crabs,worms,and small fishes.
Habitat:Natural:
Found from east Africa to the Western Pacific. Often seen at the Great Barrier Reef.
Social Behaviors:
Gets along with its own kind and other fish well. Watch smaller weaker and/or sick fish with it though.
Sex:Sexual Differences:
Unknown
Light: Recommended Light Levels:
No special requirements.
Breeding/Reproduction:
Not yet done,please notify us if you can please!
Temperature:
Normal salt water fish requirements:
Minimum Tank Size:
A 75 gallon I recommend, bigger the better.
Water Region:
Found on bottom in sand, also totally bury itself in sand sometimes.
Availability:
This fish is sometimes avaiable, and is usually expensive.
