4 Day old Newborn Motoro's - Constipated???

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That is very strange. I am not sure if that is death curl?
From what I have seen of death curl it develops slowly and the ray dies.
I have never seen it like this where the disc lifts and rests again.
Is you ammonia and other parameters in check?
I see they are in a small tank. Where did the water and filtration for this tank come from? Is it mature?
 
Thanks.... yes it is a 2 foot tank with air sponges only....
I have seen death curl... it is different... curls the outer lip of the disc's upwards and remains until death approx.48 hours...starts from the back of the ray...
There seems to be always a poo hanging from both.....
Epsom salt treated this morning 1 tbls to 40 litres...
W/C changes are from the mothers pond and aged water - (10% AM & 20% PM) always after an attempt for food....
All parameters are great.... temp... 28 degrees... medium amount of air...

Never heard or seen anything like this before...
cheers again...
 
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ammonia. big problem
 
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There really shouldn't be any ammonia/nitrite present. An appropriately sized bio filter should process it rapidly. These pups need some clean and stable water.

Rays are more susceptible to ammonia poisoning due to the lack of a functional ornithine (ability to aid detoxification of ammonia by retaining urea in plasma of blood).
 
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