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Is Maroxy safe for rays? Thinking it looks more fungal and that treats fungal infections. It's been forever since we have had any type of issue like this.
"Jungle Labs Prazi" is the only safe medicine I know. Get rid of the tankmates and feed live blackworms. Almost any ray will eat live blackworms. Have you done a water change? The eyes look cloudy. What is the tank temperature?
No, they aren't. I noticed that in the pics too and double checked them and they look normal.
Tankmates are gone. And it appears the heater was malfunctioning. The temp was 87!! Doing a small water change to get the temp going in the right direction and put a new heater in. We had done a water change day before yesterday as routine and believe it was fine then.
Her right eye is slightly cloudy, I just got a close look at them both to compare. Left eye is clear.
Haven't ever seen this before but it would not be tankmates causing that much damage like that. With your parameters being so good I wouldn't guess fungal that quick and it would be very quick for a ray. Could the heater have been leaking electricity in the tank and she have found a grounding point. Almost looks like what happens with electrical burns on people. Entry and exit points or is there more than the two areas affected
Danny had his hand in the tank and realized the water felt too warm, he wasn't shocked and didn't feel any tingle. We had that happen in our big ray pond before and you could feel a little tingle when you touched the water. Both of her "paws" have the little white dots on it. The only wound is the one near her tail, yesterday it was a dark spot, today it started to grey and frey a little. It could have possibly been damage on the bottom first, but only in the last couple days because she was up swimming in the current Friday evening as usual and there was no damage.
Took this info from here
http://www.raylady.com/Potamotrygon/Health.html
Fungus
Usually this sort of problem is indicative of another underlying condition, such as a wound or a bacterial infection. Once the causal factor is eliminated, the fungus can be cleared up fairly easily by adding aquarium salt and raising the water temperature by a few degrees, or by using antifungal meds (see below for a list of ray-friendly products).
Fungus around the base of the tail spine are relatively common among newly-imported rays. Many exporters insert a small piece of plastic or latex tubing over the spine to protect against being stung during the shipping process. Unfortunately, this can damage the tissue surrounding the spine, which leads to infection. The tubing can easily be removed when the rays arrive at their final destination by holding the end up with forceps and carefully slicing it down the middle with an exacto knife. However, if it is left on the spine, fungus can quickly develop where the plastic meets the base of the spine. If this occurs, remove the tubing and add some aquarium salt and/or some ray-safe antifungal meds.
ANTI-FUNGAL
Binox/ nitrofurazone and NaCl
Melafix
Primafix
http://www.raylady.com/Potamotrygon/Health.html
Fungus
Usually this sort of problem is indicative of another underlying condition, such as a wound or a bacterial infection. Once the causal factor is eliminated, the fungus can be cleared up fairly easily by adding aquarium salt and raising the water temperature by a few degrees, or by using antifungal meds (see below for a list of ray-friendly products).
Fungus around the base of the tail spine are relatively common among newly-imported rays. Many exporters insert a small piece of plastic or latex tubing over the spine to protect against being stung during the shipping process. Unfortunately, this can damage the tissue surrounding the spine, which leads to infection. The tubing can easily be removed when the rays arrive at their final destination by holding the end up with forceps and carefully slicing it down the middle with an exacto knife. However, if it is left on the spine, fungus can quickly develop where the plastic meets the base of the spine. If this occurs, remove the tubing and add some aquarium salt and/or some ray-safe antifungal meds.
ANTI-FUNGAL
Binox/ nitrofurazone and NaCl
Melafix
Primafix
