common diseases for saltwater ray?

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porksoda

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hi its my first time to own a saltwater ray and i bought the blue spotted one have him for about 2 months and he was doing fine until now i noticed some changes... i've removed the other fishes and put them in a QT cos of some whitespot problems... ive heard rays are not immuned to ich.... was wondering if my ray now has some kind of a problem i cant quite pinpoint exactly... he shows heavy breathing and losing some color in his tail, and hes not as active as before, also noticed loose/ sort of wrinkly skin in some parts... ive changed his diet from guppies to shrimp and cut fish, he seems to be eating okay but im worried he might have some disease he got from my other fishes...:confused: what exactly are the most common diseases for saltwater rays and how to treat them? any help would be great!!!! :D
 
Well first off "Blue Spotted" Stingrays are known to do badly in captivity. No one I know has been able to keep one for very long. The wrinkly skin you talk about could be the "death curl". What are his/her tankmates? They may be stressing the ray for example triggers, angels, and butterflies are not good tankmates. Post us some pictures we can help you out more. And visit the link in my signature for a lot more advice.
 
no present tankmates... i removed all the other fishes, but the first time i got him he was with a bat fish, lion fish, and two other forgot what kind... they all got sick so now the ray's the only one in the tank... ill post pics later thanks...
 
porksoda;697884; said:
no present tankmates... i removed all the other fishes, but the first time i got him he was with a bat fish, lion fish, and two other forgot what kind... they all got sick so now the ray's the only one in the tank... ill post pics later thanks...
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If everything got "sick" id say its your water parameters... you change the water???
 
Good luck with a blue spot. They're the toughest ray to keep.
As for the spots, could be crypt, could be something else fungal based. A pic would be a great help.
What was it eating? What vitamin supplement are you using? How about iodine supplement?
 
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here are the pics... im currently giving him LiquiFit as supplements... prepared fish and frozen shrimps..thanks for your help..
 
thanks! over here its pretty cheap..got it for P500 so its about $10 :)
any comments? is the loose skin normal or is that what u call the death curl? or is he just a bit skinny?
 
IME they dont eat enough, meaning they appear to eat but keep gettin skinnier.... usually takes 2-3 months and the damn its skinny crap its dead. but damn I paid like 40 bucks wholesale!!! that is the experience of quite a few blue spot attempters.

EDIT: looks like death curl to me man. sorry.

and not to be a jerk but even more so for s/w rays SUGAR sand not gravel that probly has a lot to do with it too, plus copper pipes are damnation
 
Your animal is very skinny. It needs the diet increased greatly. I would also strongly suggest a shark/ray vitamin supplement as well.
 
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