Stingray and Ich

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You might post this is the saltwater section for the blue-spot ray, but for the most part Stingrays don't acquire Ich.
 
I will move it for you and leave a redirect...
 
Gr8KarmaSF;1915716; said:
I will move it for you and leave a redirect...
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Thanks for putting it in the appropriate section. I also should maybe rephrase my question and ask another one as well. Can Blue dot Sting ray habor ich? Also what is the expected life span of these rays? I ask about the ick because I have a small case of ich in one of my display tanks and have taken out all of my fish and put them in a quarentine tank with treatment. I plan on leaving the Sting ray in the display tank by him/herself. I want to know if anyone thinks that ich could survive with no fish as a host for 4-6 weeks , but with leaving the stingray. I really dont want to move him/her as it seems to be very comfortable and do not want to disturb it if I don't have to.

Thanks for any information in advance,
Dan
 
Crypt will survive in the substate just fine. I've seen blue spots break out terribly from it. Usually, they try to shed the outter slime coat, but it rarely works out for them.
 
Zoodiver;1916104; said:
Crypt will survive in the substate just fine. I've seen blue spots break out terribly from it. Usually, they try to shed the outter slime coat, but it rarely works out for them.
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The Stingray has no visible ich at all and shows no signs of irritation, however the fish that were in the same tank were showing signs. So what your saying is removing the fish won't do anything for the dieoff of ich unless the stingray is out as well because they can harbor ick.

Thanks for any info,
Dan
 
Cryptocarion / Crypyocaryon (AKA marine ich) can live in the substrate of a tank. So removing the fish won't really help anything.

If the ray doens't show signs that's a good thing. Best way to battle crypt is copper (which you can't do in an elasmo tank) or mess with raising / lowering salinity. But that can be harmful to the ray as well if it's done too fast.
 
Zoodiver;1919061; said:
Cryptocarion / Crypyocaryon (AKA marine ich) can live in the substrate of a tank. So removing the fish won't really help anything.

If the ray doens't show signs that's a good thing. Best way to battle crypt is copper (which you can't do in an elasmo tank) or mess with raising / lowering salinity. But that can be harmful to the ray as well if it's done too fast.
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I have read numerous places that ich has a life cycle and as long as there are no hosts for them to feed off of they will die between 28 -40 days depending on the temperature. How low can the salinity bewith these sting rays?

Thanks for all your help,
Dan
 
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