Why
Manta Dives?
Dive Tek Adventures can arrange what the big island is known
for.....
Night
dives with Manta Rays. You may also count this dive towards
your Advanced Scuba Diver certification.
What
do I need to start?
What
will I do?
You
will be taken to a spot known to be frequented by Manta
Rays. You will use lights to attract there food source.
Individual manta rays can
grow up to 23 feet (8 meters) across and weigh over 1 400
kilos, which qualifies the manta ray as one of the five
largest species of fish in the world.
Manta
Rays are primarily planktivores - plankton feeders. They
use the unfurled cephalic fins on the head to funnel plankton-rich
water
into the mouth, where gill rakers filter out the plankton.
Some small crustaceans and fish might complement the diet,
but like other filter feeders, the Manta Rays have reduced,
nonfunctional teeth and are no threat to larger ocean animals
unless threatened themselves. Unlike many other Rays, the
Mantas don't have any spine on the tail. Their only defense
is their powerful wings.
Manta
Rays are amongst the most gentle fish in the sea.