Stingrays with sting removed

[bluemandarin]

Hi,

Do any LFS/farm in Singapore sell stingray that have their stinger removed?

[RELAX]

Originally Posted by bluemandarin

Hi,

Do any LFS/farm in Singapore sell stingray that have their stinger removed?

stingray stinger renew every 6mthly naturally,so even you remove now,it will grow back

[yanki2]

they will grow again. unless you buy those rays with very short tail, probably ripe off by other fishes.

y do you want to buy rays without sting?

[bluemandarin]

Originally Posted by yanki2

they will grow again. unless you buy those rays with very short tail, probably ripe off by other fishes.

y do you want to buy rays without sting?

Hi bro,

Was thinking of adding one to my new 4x2x2 tank which is now cycling. Not very confident of handling the ray. Any tips?

[onlyyouknow]

Just be gentle and dun provoke them, then shd be fine. I believe you can touch your ray as long as you are not rough with them.

[Oneiromancer]

Originally Posted by bluemandarin

Hi bro,

Was thinking of adding one to my new 4x2x2 tank which is now cycling. Not very confident of handling the ray. Any tips?

why not you wait till your tank is cycled before adding a ray?

[yanki2]

Originally Posted by bluemandarin

Hi bro,

Was thinking of adding one to my new 4x2x2 tank which is now cycling. Not very confident of handling the ray. Any tips?

I have kept a fair amount of rays. I nev handle rays with bare hands. if you are buying rays and contained in bags, put the whole bag into the tank for acclimatization, then slowly release it into the tank. if using box/ pails, use a scoop to contain the ray. try not to use net as the sting will get caught in the net and u got to cut the net. once itside the tank, you dun touch it till u wanna let it go.

[bluemandarin]

Originally Posted by yanki2

I have kept a fair amount of rays. I nev handle rays with bare hands. if you are buying rays and contained in bags, put the whole bag into the tank for acclimatization, then slowly release it into the tank. if using box/ pails, use a scoop to contain the ray. try not to use net as the sting will get caught in the net and u got to cut the net. once itside the tank, you dun touch it till u wanna let it go.

Thanks for the info bro. Appreciate it. Still pondering whether to dive in with these venomous creatures

is there anyway i can cover the sting? i'm getting one soon and have to learn the basics. i am really scared of the stings

[yanki2]

Originally Posted by iko

is there anyway i can cover the sting? i'm getting one soon and have to learn the basics. i am really scared of the stings

if you buy a ray from the fish shop, some will cover the sting with a rubber tube. but rays shed their stings, so when it shed, the tube came off as well.