Xingu River Ray tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 240 × 90 cm.

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Xingu River Ray

Potamotrygon leopoldi

The Xingu River Ray (Potamotrygon leopoldi) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Potamotrygonidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 111 cm (disc width). The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–29 °C.

Size: 111 cmdisc width
Temperature: 20–29 °C
pH: 6.0–7.5
Tank footprint: 240 × 90 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–29 °C

pH6.0–7.5

Hardness0–5 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom
Aquarium trade: Public aquariums only

Conservation status

Classification

OrderMyliobatiformes
FamilyPotamotrygonidae
GenusPotamotrygon
SpeciesPotamotrygon leopoldi

Quick answers

Xingu River Ray size: how big does it get?: It grows to 111 cm (disc width).
Xingu River Ray tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 240 × 90 cm.
Xingu River Ray water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–29 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 0–5 °dGH.
Xingu River Ray: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable.