Very Nice WC Marble Female

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That's a great track record. My record with WC Marbles is complete crap. Not only do I loose them but they bring in crap to kill the already established rays.

Of ALL my Marbles I think only 2 are true wild caughts and one of them brought crap in with them that led to thousands in losses.

Get them things beefed up and get them out of your pup tank.....lol ;)
 
DB junkie said:
That's a great track record. My record with WC Marbles is complete crap. Not only do I loose them but they bring in crap to kill the already established rays.

Of ALL my Marbles I think only 2 are true wild caughts and one of them brought crap in with them that led to thousands in losses.

Get them things beefed up and get them out of your pup tank.....lol ;)
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How have you QT'ed fresh wild caught rays in the past? What meds and how long where they used?
 
I was just curious what DB did since he has had some poor issues.

All of my rays (none were fresh WC) got a few weeks of QT and two 7 day doses of prazipro with 5 days off between doses. I dosed the standard dose doing 1/2 the dose the first day 1/2 the second day. 4 of my rays are WC (but in captivity for years before I got them) and 3 are CB.
 
I am probably in the minority but I don't like treating with meds unless there is a problem. As long as the QT fish (ray or otherwise) is eating well, behaving normally, and putting on weight I really see no need for the Prazi.

We understand very little about these creatures who knows what damage to any symbiotic organisms (if there are any) we my be unwittingly doing by dosing everything with prazi when it is not needed. To me less is more and all rays need is clean water and good food but like I said I am probably the minority.
 
tanglovers said:
How have you QT'ed fresh wild caught rays in the past? What meds and how long where they used?
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Only use meds if they fail to put on weight. Meds- Prazi, parasite clear tabs. Isolation, dark, whateveer foods they'll take- blackworms, recently bloodworms, ghost shrimp if they don't take anything else.

The 1 time I didn't QT I was on vacation and just had my girl put them in a tank with other rays. Of course that was the time they brought something in. Came home to very sick rays.

I think in regards to WC marbles I've lost at least half of the last 3 batches I've got. Most pass the first day or 2. These have all been midgets though. I think they're a lil more fragile when freshly imported. I have always been a magnet for bad luck though......
 
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