Shed Stinger

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clugsy

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I just had my retic shed his first stinger. I was watching him like mad for the last week or so to see if I could grab it out. Then of course when i'm not looking it popped off. Now I can't find it anywhere in the tank. I have sand on the bottom of the tank. I moved the sand around to try and find it.
The question is: how concerned should I be about the ray's getting stuck with the shed stinger? Any tips on what to use to try and find it?
 
There is a fairly low probability the ray will impale itself before you find it.

I use the "magical cleaning rod" to find shed stingers in my tank. The comb looking attachment is great for it

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well i always get mine as soon as poss because it might cause injury which could lead to an infected wound or cause the ray alot of discomfort & stress so better to be safe than sorry.
 
Yah deffinitly search for it but If you can't seem to find it for a few days I wouldn't have a nervous breakdown or anything.

It gets a lot easier to find them as they get bigger. My motoros last shed stinger was huge
 
In the process of watching my motoro now... has never shed before. Has 2 stingers of equal length now, I assume before too long it will shed? On topic though, I would be searching for mine non stop.. after seeing a few threads where rays have pierced themselves, I can't have that!
 
Rays seem to shed barbs every 3-6 months.

I got mine from the lfs I work at but the picture is from dr foster and smith web site you can order them from there they come in several different lengths

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Sweet. Thanks. That tool looks awesome. I'll totally look for it. I do want to get it out asap, just so that there is no option of them getting hurt. I spend around half an hour moving sand last night looking for it, but couldn't find it. The stinger is off a retic, that is still really small, so it will be hard to find.
Thanks for all the replies.
 
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