how many tankmates have you lost from a sting?

kikrman

Feeder Fish
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Aug 24, 2009
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Hey everyone I have a leoXmotoro female around the foot disk. I have heard a few stories recently of big rays killing tankmates locally and it has got me worried. Does this happen a lot or just a freak occurrence?

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snake8myelbo

Fire Eel
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Nov 24, 2008
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It happens but it is rare! My Niger cat was stung in the eye took about 2 week's to recover. Friend had a Moba frontosa get stung in the face died in 5 minutes!

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oldfish

Piranha
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Apr 2, 2005
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I have never had a ray sting a non ray tankmate although they have eaten or killed several.The only time I've seen them use their stingers were females trying to fend off males or my net.
 

steve_b

Candiru
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Jun 2, 2009
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Once when I was cleaning the tank a Severum got spooked, shot across the tank into the ray. The ray stung it and it was dead 10 mins later
 

mindfuloffish

Jack Dempsey
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Jun 18, 2010
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I had a 25-inch iridescent shark (I rescued him 11 years ago) in a 1000 gallon pool with 2 castexi, 1 leo, 2 motoros. They'd been together 18 months. Recently I came home one afternoon to find the ID shark dead with a puncture that was in under one gill and out above an eye. Dead as a doornail and the sheath was missing from the leo's barb, so I assume he did the deed. Made me very sad but there's always that risk when you have tankmates in with rays.
 

ShadowStryder

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Apr 4, 2007
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I have never had a ray sting a non ray tankmate although they have eaten or killed several.The only time I've seen them use their stingers were females trying to fend off males or my net.
Same here......
 
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