first ray dead...just would not eat????

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hehefner

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?????????????????????????? i really dont know what i did wrong or if even was me.....he was doing great he was starting to swim all over the tank and i could even notice him growing a small amount, i gave him earth worms,frozen brine shrimp,small guppies and mill worms and i watched him chow down on all of it...i keep a eagle eye on h2o quality i learned the hard way when i first got into aquatics and it $$$$ me! At time of death API test strip specs.~NO3=0, NO2=0, PH=7.0-7.5, KH=80-120, GH=60-120 with the ammonia=0-.25

tank mates=silver aro & spot gar
both took very well to the ray and gave him respect and space to do what he needed and its like someone hit a switch and he would not eat nothing!.! right before his last breath i gave it one more final hope and try force feeding as gently as i could be i got a pice of earth worm in his mouth and turned him loose but he wouldnt eat it and spit it out a few min. before he died................................. can anyone give me a lil bit of closure?????:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:stingray::stingray::stingray::stingray::stingray::stingray:
 
Do not rely on strip tests to monitor ur water para, they are know to be unreliable. Use a PH meter and solution test kits instead.

With sands at bottom, practice maintenance & wc more. It's a high chance bacteria & toxic gas was suddenly released fm the sand as ur ray sift thru the substrate.

Hw young is the ray and hw long u hav the ray?
 
This happens very often with this species.

I have a feeling they need very soft water to make it long term.
 
BlackTribal;4526219; said:
It's a high chance bacteria & toxic gas was suddenly released fm the sand as ur ray sift thru the substrate.
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If you were siphoning the sand and doing regular water changes (which I'm going to assume is the truth if you were so conscious of water params), there's a high chance that that's absolute BS. If anything, the sand provided a larger surface area to promote the growth of beneficial bacteria... not "toxic gas."

The guppies you were feeding, were these quarantined? It's entirely possible that you introduced a parasite through live feeders.
 
Yeah if your test strips where picking up ammonia at all I would say it was much higher than that. Sorry for your loss man what size tank and filtration we might be able to figure out why you had ammonia

With zero nitrates I would suspect you had some kind BB die off maybe a PH swing?
 
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