A matter of nitrate.
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andersp90;1496267; said:I agree.. Nitrate is a good indicator of the waters age (though it depends on the quantity of food being consumed and so on...). But im still not sure if rays are more or less nitrate sensitive than "normal" fish. On praticafishkeeping.com a ray expert, Richard Hardwick, states the following:
"Some books suggest rays can tolerate NO3 levels of 100pm or above. Nonsense. In my experience, levels of just over 50ppm for long periods can be detrimental to the health of these fish, so regular maintenance is of paramount importance"
Its far from the 5 ppm.. But still.. What do you guys think..?
I wonder if he based that statement on scientific fact by experimentation or just by his own opinions/observations. I guess his main reason behind this statement would be to emphasise the importance of regular water changes/maintainence of which there is no doubt.
Personally my nitrate is usually around 80ppm.
Rays are healthy, feeding and growing well, mating and the bite injuries
irked healed quickly too.I guess in the ideal world we would all like to have a drip system though
.T1KARMANN;1496439; said:
that about sums it up right there if you ask me. not many fish (except a convict) will breed in less than ideal conditions I dont think., especially a ray. if high nitrates were a big issue, dont think we'd see breeding captives.
the guy could have just been telling you that so you keep your water very clean.... maybe a trck to get you doing lots of water changes
