Batman rays?
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I don't think it has anything to do with interbreeding. My pair are not related and I have seen two litters with the defect. This defect showed up after approximately seven completely normal litters.
I don't believe it to be genetic at all. I think that it is developmental. Something is missing during the pup development phase that does not allow the disc margin to fuse properly.
One concern with full batman rays is that they do not have enough disc to handle the weight of their main body and it causes undue stress on the gills and internal organs.
Colin
I don't believe it to be genetic at all. I think that it is developmental. Something is missing during the pup development phase that does not allow the disc margin to fuse properly.
One concern with full batman rays is that they do not have enough disc to handle the weight of their main body and it causes undue stress on the gills and internal organs.
Colin
These rays are deformed and should be culled. There is no argument. They are as undesirable as a 3 legged puppy to a pedigree dog breeder. Seeking commerce from them only demonstrates how ridiculous the ornamental fish trade sometimes gets and how utterly without an idea so many people are that would spend more money on a ray that should be culled than on a healthy ray from the same species.
These deformities could be caused by many different things such as over or under feeding, especially fatty food , the bioavailability of proteins and amino acids, pollution such as pesticides or heavy metals, Ultraviolet B, some parasites and many more possibilities.
This occurs also in the wild but a ray with deformity is normally quickly food for predators.
Genetics/inbreeding is almost certainly not the cause in the majority of cases.
The best prevention is varied balanced diet, ultra clean water and responsible husbandry
These deformities could be caused by many different things such as over or under feeding, especially fatty food , the bioavailability of proteins and amino acids, pollution such as pesticides or heavy metals, Ultraviolet B, some parasites and many more possibilities.
This occurs also in the wild but a ray with deformity is normally quickly food for predators.
Genetics/inbreeding is almost certainly not the cause in the majority of cases.
The best prevention is varied balanced diet, ultra clean water and responsible husbandry
Same with me, I think they are pritty cool looking and if it can live a healthy life then why kill it? I now that is my rays had a batman ray I wouldn't cull it, I'd probably keep it lol
