Sting Ray Update

[Pazzoman]

Hey MFK Members!

Well I will be posting pictures of my two rays the male at 4-5in. and the female at 5-6in. The male has a black stinger on top of another black stinger hopefully one will drop and my female has a pure white stinger. I don't know if I should be worried. Also my female is still skinny with he pelvic bones visible. I've been feeding her plenty of earth worms. My male is very healthy, The only tank mates I have with thm is 2 gouramis at 3 inches and 4 silver dollers that range from 3-4in. They are currently in a 72 gallon bow front tank.

 

[Gshock]

Double stingers is normal, sometimes the old one doesn't fall off, eventually it will. White just means the sheath came off, probably the female either attempted to sting something sometime before you got it or the plastic tubing during shipping came off with the sheath. If you really are feeding enough and pelvic bones are still showing, then you probably have internal parasites.

 

[sbrodacz]

Treat with prazi pro.

 

[Pazzoman]

Ok tn tomorrow I will try and see if they have prazi pro at my near lfs. Will any of these medications work?

Aquarium Salt, Melafix or Pimafix?

Here are some pictures:

 

[Pazzoman]

1st picture: Male and 1 silver doller
2nd picture: Female in the front male in back
3rd picture: Female Gliding
4th picture: Female gliding, male on the sand and 4 silver dollers
5th picture: Female on right and male on the left
6th picture: Female
7th picture: Gourami
8th Picture: Clown loach
9th: 4 silver dollers
10th picture: female up close
11th picture: Clown loach
12th picture: male
13th picture:female with dollers
14th picture: Tank
15th picture: Tank
16th picture: Female upclose notice her bones
17th pictureollers
18th picture: Clown and doller

I know this tank is not for life just awaiting my furture tank..some pictures were a little off track

 

[vamptrev]

they look nice and active.

just keep feeding them as much as they will eat, twice per day. they will be nice and fat in no time

 

[PeteLockwood]

If you want it, Jehmco in NJ lists Prazi (http://www.jehmco.com/html/medications.html). If you order tomorrow you'll almost certainly have it this week.

Have you tried other food w/them yet? I wouldn't waste time with bloodworm but shrimp is excellent for putting meat on a ray if you can get them eating it.. Smelt is another good option.

 

[Pazzoman]

Thanks, I will try to get to my local market and purchase some smelt. They are very active eater, but she isn't just gaining so tomorrow I will try to get to my near by lfs. Thanks

 

[Lambrakopoulos]

Try switching to some new food to see if they like it more, like small bits of shrimp, try blood worms, black worms, and even small bits of filet of any fish. Just some ideas to get it to start eating a little bit more.

 

[Pazzoman]

I've tried shrimp, but they both don't like it(I'm surprised of the male not eating because he eats anything! He even tries to eat the dollers!