How long to shed stinger?

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Nice ray Steph. I'm not sure about the id though but cool looking. My rays commonly seem to have 2 stingers at once as the new one grows in and the old one seems to stick around for a long time.
 
thanks..yeah its hard to say what he really is but its all good i still love him..gonna need a bigger tank soon though..im trying to decide about upgrading or possibly trying to donate him to a zoo or aquarium(if you can even do that)..i thought he'd last longer in this tank but hes growing pretty quickly it seems..
 
Don't think it's poss to get a tiger flower WC ray don't know to much about flow or tigers but do they even come from the same area

Still doesn't matter what it is

I wouldn't worry about him stabbing himself when he does shed the sting it's very rare for that to happen

As for giving him to a zoo or local aquarium I don't think that will happen I think they must be offered hundreds of fish that have grown to big for the owner to keep every week
 
Yeah i really have no idea what he is. I dont really know enough about them to even guess whats mixed in there. I just really liked the look of him so i agree that it doesnt matter.

I do feel better hearing that stabbing themselves doesnt happen alot but im sure ill still be checking all the time..

I know the zoo is a long shot but ya never know until you ask. Someone i work w/ went to the zoo at the end of the summer and said they had a couple signs in the aquarium about stingrays that people donated so im gonna ask anyways if it comes down to that. I am going to try to keep him though if i can make it work so we'll see..
 
Zoos and aquariums HATE those phone calls (spoken as someone who answers WAY too many of them in a week). Not being able to house your pet should be the zoo/aquariums issue. The other thing is that hybrids aren't what facilities like. In fact, most professional aquarists are against mixing them, for the simple reason of wanting to keep clean gene pools.

Put it up for sale instead. I'm sure someone on here would love a nice looking ray like that.
 
Mine usually drop about a month or so after I notice the new one coming in fully. On the topic of donating it to a zoo or aquarium, don't unless you really trust the facility. As a former aquarium biologist for two top 10 aquariums, it sounds better than it is. Many of the biologists don't have the skills that half the people on this forum have. Yeah they have huge tanks per our standards, but that's about it. Foods tend to be what is cheapest (squid and cut bait fish) and unlike hobbyists the biologists are responsible for systems they may have been assigned and are not particularly passionate about. I keep ever fish in my systems because I have a passion for keeping that animal and I will do everything I can to make it healthy and happy through it's entire life. Why do you think that many of us keep our fish so happy and healthy that they regularly reproduce for us, and you rarely see rare species at aquariums, yet alone producing young at aquariums. I am not saying there aren't a few good biologists out there, but I have met many more good biologists that are teachers, lawyers, doctors, welders, restaurant owners, professional athletes, etc. Just because you send your animal to an aquarium, doesn't mean it will be taken care of any better than you can.
 
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