Stinger collections

[FSM]

I bet you could make darts out of them.

 

[FishDog]

How big is the biggest wurm?

Are there any differences between the species (like motoros, leos, pearls, retics etc.) in design?

I have them from castexi, motoro, mantilla, and flower. They all look the same to me. For the same size rays, the motoros and the aparicios seem to be longer.

 

[Tom]

I bet you could make darts out of them.

Of course! Natives have made arrows, tattoo needles and jewelry out of them

Sharpen them and add a little dart frog toxin to them and you have a pretty efficient weapon.

 

[FSM]

Not as efficient as a gun, but you feel twice as cool with stringray darts.

 

[koop171]

I've only got one. but it's not as clean as the ones in the pic. How do you guys get them so clean? I boiled mine but I take it I didn't boil it long enough. Or does it just take time to clean?

 

[Lambrakopoulos]

I have question could you pull a stinger out of the stingray & just wait till it grows back a new one & done it again. Or will it do some damage to it, or triming it down bit so its not so sharp.

 

[FishDog]

Never try to pull one out. If anything trim the tip if it is an issue for you. I have used toe nail clippers for a dog to trim a stinger one time because it had some netting stuck on it. I have never done anything to my stingers except let them dry out. The ones in my pic are the same way they were when I pulled them out of the tank.

 

[davo]

I have them from castexi, motoro, mantilla, and flower. They all look the same to me. For the same size rays, the motoros and the aparicios seem to be longer.

Nice one, always wondered if each species had a signature stinger... guess not.

 

[Lambrakopoulos]

Never try to pull one out. If anything trim the tip if it is an issue for you. I have used toe nail clippers for a dog to trim a stinger one time because it had some netting stuck on it. I have never done anything to my stingers except let them dry out. The ones in my pic are the same way they were when I pulled them out of the tank.

Okay thanks.
How long should you let them dry out for?

 

[FishDog]

I just leave them out for a couple of days. I keep mine in an old pill bottle.