Needed help for me stingray sickness

[alvinchungcb]

Dear friends of mfk...

currently i have a stingray male... bought 2009 and until today it still remain 4.5".

what i can see is that my ray is suffering from internal parasites as there is no visible infections.

it feeds normally and even though most of the time the tummy is full... but i hardly see any poo in the tank... then again, the ray gets tired and will rest after chasing 1 feeder in the tank... not a very active ray...

i kept this ray alone as this is my last surviving ray...

today i just start my treatment with levamisole hydrochloride. hopefully it will work...

dear friends kindly advice

 

[Freshwater Tim]

Have you tried frequent water changes?

 

[flamenco-t]

What kind of ray is this ? so it has NOT grown since 2009 ?

 

[jeffers]

you will not see visible infections on the out side if its internal.

 

[alvinchungcb]

it is a motoro.... i change my water on weekly basis... 70% everytime

i've kept this ray for 5 months and yet it doesn't grow... most probably around 1 inch for 5months.. wondering... if it is the fish source or?

 

[alvinchungcb]

is there any higher posibilities of my fish infected with internal parasites?

 

[hereticlosmorte]

if it's not putting on growth/weight, there is a definite chance after that long that it's internal parasites.

 

[alvinchungcb]

if it's not putting on growth/weight, there is a definite chance after that long that it's internal parasites.

ah... okay... so im treating with levamisole hydrochloride for live stocks 3mg / liter. change 90% of the water after 24hours... now im maintaining the water temp at 30degree celcius.

I couldn't find any sera product in my area... so does praziquantel. so this is the only medicines i've got...

anyone here ever use levamisole to treat internal parasites here? can give me some ideas?

how fast does a motoro male grow usually? on average? per month?

 

[sebarau]

try to look for jungle product, there is a product with prazi in it. you may want to change the diet of your ray. give it earth worm for a few months and then covert it to MP..i think this is due to malnutrition.. as small ray tend to be clumsy to catch feeder fish. i have a pair of pearl that is close to 1 1/2 years old.. when i took it from the owner, it just around 6-7 inch after 1 year++. within few month with me..it grow up to 11 inches.. the reason was that not enough food.

 

[Tor-Eriik]

To feed with feeders is a bust in the ass i can imagine, get it onto worms, frozen fish filet, market shrimp. They need ALOT of food, and a feeder every now and then is just not enough. Pic would be nice? Prazi Pro is also good for internal parasites, leaves the filter alone. Why do you change 70% once a week if you only have 1 4,5" ray? To me that seems alot, if your not underfiltering.. I do 50% once a week now, with 9 rays, 12" disk.550 Gallon pond.