Other Freshwater and Brackish Water Fish
Motoro stingray
Potamotrygon motoro
Photo: Steven G. Johnson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–30 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank1500 l
- Adult size50 cm
- Difficulty★★★★★
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Potamotrygonidae
- Origin
- Amazon River Basin, Orinoco and Paraná
- Size
- 50 cm disc
- Temperature
- 24 – 30°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★★★
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- lower
- Behavior
- Peaceful (eats small bottom-dwelling fish)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 1,500 L (large bottom area)
- Diet
- carnivore (shrimp, mussels, worms, fish)
- Reproduction
- viviparous
Notes: Freshwater stingray with orange ocelli. It has a venomous stinger on its tail that causes very painful wounds. It requires a fine sand substrate, crystal-clear water, and a very large tank.
