BD looks like he needs to fart?

[furcifer158]

I've had a few Rays over the years that seem to get gas bubbles and would get enlarged like this from time to time and it would go away within a day or two. They were always larger adults. He's only about 10 months old or so. He's not really breathing very hard pretty sure he's still eating, he's never been crazy about food in general just eats at will, think there's any room for concern. He doesn't float like this all the time, he just floats his butt up and then falls back down.

 

[murray8698]

just air build up give it a couple of days and it will go away. cut back on feeding a bit if the ray is still eating. Had this happen to a small ray of mine awhile back

 

[Dieselhybrid]

Likely has a gas bubble. I had a male years back with one so big he was buoyant and it really stressed him out. Epsom salt helped him pass the blockage and air.

Really nice looking ray!

 

[furcifer158]

Thanks for the replies. I know it wasn't really a huge thing to be concerned about just curious if somebody else's did this. He was back down on the ground after a few hours and moving around. Not really sure how to prevent it. There in a 220 grow out tank 1 male 2 females no tank mates. 1 females little bit bigger but that's it, pretty peaceful together and nobody picks on each other.
Still looks like he needs to fart. Water change and a little salt added

 

[Just Toby]

Rays do eat green foods in the wild plus in the guts of the fish they eat, it may be worth getting it to eat tablet food and include some spirulina tabs, I often mix in some.

 

[Dieselhybrid]

Use magnesium sulphate, I added one cup to my 600 gallon system for 3 days. Did the trick, they all pooped their systems clear.