Albino Red Lucy Pearl Hybrid Stingray (Potamotrygon jabuti sp)

Albino Red Lucy Pearl Hybrid Stingray (Potamotrygon jabuti sp. hybrid)

The Albino Red Lucy Pearl Hybrid Stingray is a true centerpiece freshwater ray—bred for an ultra-bright albino base, warm red “Lucy” tone, and a high-contrast pearl pattern that pops under good lighting. This is a premium display animal with big personality: intelligent, food-motivated, and always cruising the sand looking for its next meal. Like all Potamotrygon, it thrives when kept in pristine water, stable temperatures, and a wide, open footprint that lets it glide naturally.

Because this is a hybrid, pattern and coloration can vary slightly from ray to ray—each one is essentially one-of-one.

Tank Size

• Minimum (juvenile): 180 gallons (6 ft tank)

• Recommended (adult): 240–300+ gallons, 8 ft long preferred

• Footprint matters most: aim for wide and long (rays use floor space more than height)

Substrate: fine sand is strongly recommended (protects the disc and helps natural behavior).
Filtration: oversized biological filtration + strong aeration; rays are messy eaters.

Water Parameters

• Temperature: 78–82°F (25.5–27.8°C)

• pH: 6.2–7.2 (stable is more important than chasing numbers)

• GH: 3–8 dGH

• KH: 1–4 dKH

• Ammonia/Nitrite: 0 ppm (must be zero)

• Nitrate: ideally < 20 ppm (lower is better)

Water quality note: Stingrays are extremely sensitive to deteriorating conditions—consistent maintenance and clean, oxygen-rich water is the key to long-term success.

Tank Mates (Best Options)

Choose tank mates that are peaceful, non-nippy, and large enough not to be eaten:

Great companions:

• Larger peaceful South American cichlids (non-aggressive types)

• Silver dollars

• Larger Geophagus / eartheaters

• Severums (with careful monitoring)

• Larger plecos (choose smooth-bodied species; avoid overly spiny/nippy types)

• Some larger, calm catfish (depending on species/temperament)

Avoid:

• Fin nippers (tiger barbs, many smaller tetras, etc.)

• Aggressive cichlids that may bite the ray’s disc

• Very small fish (often become food)

• Overly spined/armored fish that can cause injury during feeding competition

• Any fish known to be overly fast/greedy at feeding time if it causes the ray to miss meals

Feeding

A healthy ray should be eating consistently. Offer a varied meaty diet such as:

• High-quality sinking carnivore pellets (ray-friendly)

• Shrimp, krill, mussel, clam

• Earthworms / blackworms (where appropriate)

• Occasional fish-based foods (clean sources)

Feed juveniles more frequently, and adults in steady portions while maintaining excellent filtration and water changes.