Is this a stingrays Barb? Do they "lose" them?

[the big kahuna]

Found this in my tank. I have a BD male about 14" and a motoro about 10" both are swimming fine and eating like pigs as usual. Other tankmates are also displaying normal behavior. No one appears to have been attacked by the rays or anything so I'm stumped on where this came from. Google wasn't much help so I'm asking here.

 

[Bigfishnut]

No pic...but yes, rays regularly shed their barbs. Mine shed them about every 4 months. You'll usually see your ray will have two barbs and the one that's about to shed will get white at the base. Anytime after that it will be coming off. I try to keep a close eye on shed barbs and keep them picked up. I have a whole collection of them. Nice little souvenir!

 

[the big kahuna]

No pic...but yes, rays regularly shed their barbs. Mine shed them about every 4 months. You'll usually see your ray will have two barbs and the one that's about to shed will get white at the base. Anytime after that it will be coming off. I try to keep a close eye on shed barbs and keep them picked up. I have a whole collection of them. Nice little souvenir!

Thanks a million. Still learning rays as I go along.

 

[the big kahuna]

Pic

 

[Bigfishnut]

Thanks a million. Still learning rays as I go along.

Yup, that's how we do it. I learn more about my rays on a daily basis! Part of the fun!

 

[Davidiator]

Wow that's big

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[krichardson]

Yep,that's a barb alright.I have one saved from one of the motoros that I had.I keep it in a container with my armatus tusks.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Now time to make stingray barb tipped arrows!