STINGRAY REEF

Experience the excitement of Stingray Reef, where you can touch and feed live stingrays. Discover these deep-water dwellers up close and personal. Our one-of-a-kind touch tanks offer a hands-on experience you won't soon forget!

Stingray Reef Tickets

Stingray Reef is included with your All-Day Adventure Pass.  You must show your wristband for entry. Fish food not included.


No All Day Pass? No problem! You can purchase individual tickets.


Price for single use tickets (per person):

  • Entry $4.99
  • Food  $3.99
  • Value Pass  $7.25*

*Includes Reef entry and fish food.


Hours of operation for Stingray Reef are the same as the Aquarium Adventure Exhibit.


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A woman and two girls are touching a stingray in a tank.

meet our stingrays

SOUTHERN STINGRAYS


These rays are diamond shaped with an irregular row of short spines on the upper surface along the center of its back. They tend to be olive-brown to greenish-grey in color with a white underbody.


They are non-aggressive but do have venomous spines with serrated barbs on the base of their tail. The spines are used for defense if threatened or stepped on. 


Our stingrays at the Aquarium have clipped barbs.


They like to eat shrimp, worms, small fish, and crabs!


CONSERVATION STATUS: NEAR THREATENED



COWNOSE RAY


These rays have big eyes and blunt snouts! They get their unique name from their forehead, which resembles the nose of a cow. They typically are brown with white


They are non-aggressive but do have venomous spines with serrated barbs on the base of their tail. The spines are used for defense if threatened or stepped on. 


Our stingrays at the Aquarium have clipped barbs.


They like to eat clams, snails, lobsters, oysters, and crabs!


CONSERVATION STATUS: NEAR THREATENED

A little boy is looking at a stingray in a tank
A stingray is swimming in the water and looking at the camera

When visiting our Stingray Reef, we ask that all guests feed our rays in this manner.


We have handwashing stations to wash your hands before and after feeding the stingrays!


  1. Place one fish between you fingers, near your knuckles.
  2. Curl your fingers under your palm.
  3. Tuck your thumb behind your fingers.
  4. Place your fist with the fish 10" under the water and against the wall.
  5. Hold your fist still and allow the stingray to cover your hand and take the fish.


A stingray is swimming in the water and looking at the camera.