Skate

[Chubosco]

I seen the coolest bottom dwelling fish today at the lfs. They called it a skate, related to a sole I think. Loved it. But for 150 bucks I'll leave it there for others to enjoy. Anybody seen them online cheaper? I can't find them anywhere. Sorta looks like a flat shark but seems to bury alot.

 

[Anonymous]

If its like a SW skate that you catch of of the New Jersey shore they are nasty.

 

[Chubosco]

Kinda doubt it unless you use really small hooks. It is only 2-4 inches long fully grown but it is saltwater. It isn't pretty but neither are sharks.

 

[Anonymous]

>..They called it a skate, related to a sole I think.

sole is not related to skate. As you mentioned already, shark is its close relative, as well as ray. Sole/flounder actually can be pretty cool in a tank, but I did not have much success with it in the pass.

 

[gregb1]

It could be one of the above, they get to the size of a dinner plate.

 

[Anonymous]

Related to a Ray and they'll deplete your sandbed of copepods and worms rapidly then will most likely starve to death.
I kept a pair of Narcine brasiliensis (Lesser Electric Ray) about 10 years ago and unfortunately lost them to a 5 day power outage. I had them for about 2 years which was pretty much unheard of at the time.

Regards,
David Mohr

 

[Chubosco]

They were hand feeding this one bits of thawed shrimp. I really thought it was a shark. Ugly color but beautiful form. Really shark like. Must not buy, must not buy, must buy...the agony of it all. Must not feed habit

 

[Chubosco]

O.K., they open at noon. I am just going to go look.

 

[Chubosco]

O.K., everyone was right. They do get the size of dinner plates (so much for the lfs info) and deplete the sand bed is right, and they are sole/flounder related. Thank God for this board because I came within a hair of buying one. Thank you everyone for such good advice. My girlfriend said you guys are better than Dear Abbey. Well you know, that's her world. :roll: