Otorongo Stingray Potamotrygon Castexi Featured Compared to other arowanas

Compared to other arowanas

commonly known as the Butterfly Peacock Bass

the Mascara or Assimilis Barb inhabits clear water streams and rivers with moderate to fast flow

Grows very large—requires serious tank size

They are most often found in slow moving or still water environments like lagoons

Otorongo Stingray Potamotrygon Castexi Featured Compared to other arowanasOtorongo Stingray, Potamotrygon castexi 15" Male Like other members of the genus it inhabits a variety of biotopes. These include sand banks, the shallows of major rivers and slow moving tributaries with substrates of mud or sand. It may also move into areas of flooded forest during the annual wet season and can later be found in terrestrial lakes and ponds formed by the receding flood waters. Strictly speaking, decor isnt really necessary in a tank