I had a motoro Sting ray about 6" across for about 1 year. Great animals to own. I dont care what anyone says, you need a custom built tank for these guys. You need a tank that is long and wide. depth isn't a real issue but, they need alot of room to swim. You wouldnt think so because you mainly see them buried in the sand but they actually swim lots. They will do laps for hours, so a long tank is a must. IMO 6ft tank minimum.
They are the most majestic and friendly aquatic animal you will ever own. I could put my fingers in the tank and slash the water a little and it would come up and alow me to pet it on the head, it loved it. it would get so excited that it would spash water everywhere and nearly jump out of the tank.
As far as feeding is concerned, most pet stores have them on feeder fish. I would not recomend this for you. Get one that is young and train it to eat other foods. Fedder gold fish due to the way they are kept(Hundreds per small tank) carry a multiple of diseases and parasites on them. Therefore you will be just transfering these diseases to you animal. This is how mine died. Before it died I had it eating clam meat, dew worms and of couse those dirty little feeder goldfish. Incredible animals
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