Ray very sick...

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mediocrefishgirls;2063495; said:
why would you need so much water for a transport?

they certainly don't put gallons of water with your ray when you get one shipped.
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They also starve the rays before shipping.. and some use chemicals to combat these issues..

and I never suggested he needed more water I was just curious of the water volume.. 1-2g of water would make it even easier to agree with myself.

How far was the trip?
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mediocrefishgirls said:
wouldn't there be damage to the bottom of the ray if it was ammonia burn?
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Yeah. The bottom side of the disc fell off, too.

Oh and I bet its red and pink on the belly.
 
hotfishgirls;2063523; said:
1-2g of water would make it even easier to agree with myself.

could you explain why i am curious?
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The concentration of ammonia in 1-2 gallons of water is going to be 2x as concentrated as 2-4 gallons of water, and 10x concentrated than 10-20 gallons of water.. The less water you work with, the more concentrated the ammonia toxicity.







Whats your opinion on how this happened, HFG?
 
Whats your opinion on how this happened, HFG?

ha ha i am too new to give advice or even my opinion on rays,i read and absorb as much info as possible.

You are the pro ;)
 
what fish are in the 180? it might be better and it will be easier to maintain your water in there versus the 20 while it heals up... some stress guard from seachem would be good to add as well to keep the rays slime coat in tact and help with the healing...(salt works just as good) i like the stress guard for ease of use..
 
The supplier and i met 1/2 way about 30 min drive. And 30 mins back to my place. That pretty much rules out amonia burn. Ive seen amonia burn, this im sure was a fungus.
 
Melting of rays (where skin peels off of the disc, etc.) is said to be a disease caused by stress and is a negative gram bacteria. I asked Patricia about this issue at the stingray symposium and how enrofloxin (aka "baytril") affected the condition. She had no conclusion as to whether or not it was the cure. Most believe that proper care and lowering the stress level is the main issue and possibly injecting the ray with enrofloxin would help control the melting. Clean water is very neccessary to help this issue. I have had a slight case of melting where I saved the ray, but I have failed to save extreme cases. I think once an extreme issue occurs, it's already too late to save the poor ray.
-Dale
 
Hope it pulls through. Keep us posted.
 
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