Hep: my Leo got stung by another ray

[katfishguy]

I just noticed something sharp protruding from my 8" male leo's disc from underneath, and on further observation I found a stinger sticking out under its disc just beside its mouth. I don't know who the culprit is at this point, but I am a lil worried. I netted him out placed him on a wet towel upside down and tried to pull the stinger out. But coz of the serrated edges, it was not coming out easily and I didn't want to hurt the ray. So there was about an inch of stinger sticking out of the rays disc and I'm guessing about an inch insider its body. I just clipped the stinger that was sticking out and left a small piece out for when I decide to pull out the rest. I don't know how it got stung on its underside.

The leo was feeding just before I noticed this, so it is in a good shape, but I just want to take the remaining stinger out of its body. Any ideas?? Mike ??

 

[Big Daves Rays]

did you use any anesthetic? You're a brave man.

 

[Brent]

i have yanked out a stinger out of my leo's underside with a pair of tongs
just one quick yank i could'nt leave it in
it was driving me crazy and the ray would push it in further as she swam around
its up to you depending on were its at on the ray lung,organs etc...

 

[katfishguy]

nope, no anesthetic. I did it really fast. That's why I didn't take any pics. I'm still contemplating pulling out the rest of the stinger from its body. I will give it a days rest and figure out a way to do it.

I do have the MS222 but never used it on rays and don't know what dosage to use.

 

[RedTailKinG]

talk to mike at h2o he has done this he will know what you should do it didnt get stung it swallowed it mike had one ray with like a 4" stinger sticking straight out its back its crazy

 

[katfishguy]

thanks Brent, I will do it tomorrow. You gave me confidence

 

[katfishguy]

yeah, I'll definitely talk to Mike first thing tomorrow before I do anything else.

 

[RedTailKinG]

yeah send him a pm trust me you cant go wrong

 

[katfishguy]

I think it was lucky in a way that the stinger missed all the vital organs.

 

[RedTailKinG]

yeah it will be fine trust me but you must attend to it and attend to it with the right tools and knowledge its a good thing they are ammune to each other anyways good luck and keep us posted