Tank size for a fw florida sting ray

[doomiedee]

I wanna get a freshwater florida sting ray it says on the site they max at about 14" but I believe they larger what size footprint and how many gallons will I need

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[kevinfleming21]

I think these guys get MASSIVE man

 

[rgonzales]

If your gonna keep it in freshwater then tank and filtration better be massive

 

[JohnG]

Not sure about the size but the real problem with them is ammonia, in freshwater they produce allot more than true freshwater rays. You need a large tank with allot of filtration to keep them in freshwater, and will need to do frequent water changes.

 

[Zoodiver]

To answer your question, I've had them 24" across.
The more in depth reply is that in the hobby, there isn't a FL Freshwater Stingray. There are marine rays that live short periods in FW, and will end up dying unless you take them to full salt water.
Even while in FW, you're looking at over 10 times the ammonia production..... so you are looking at thousands of gallons to offset that.
It's doable - sure, but it's just not realistic.