Help. Got him 60 hours ago. he look all beat up.

[Dunghe]

Just got a pair of potamorygon. One is in a great shape and start eating 3 hours after arriving. The shipment took 1.5 hours.

The other one looks like he is having a bite mark all over him. I moved him (without picking him out of the water) to a single tank 100x40x40cm with water height 13cm. I took water from the original tank (no change in water parameter)

I added seachem stress guard, salt and seachem prime on all in different hours (6-12 hours apart). The stingray won't eat anything. I put air pump, now setting up "dark room" so light won't gets in (heard that it helps). Also install heater to 86.

Last night, I saw the disk near the tail start curling. This morning no disk curled. But still won't accept any foods.

Questions:
1. How many days a ray could survive without food? Today is the 3rd days with no food.
2. How to treat him? Is it still possible to survive?

 

[tlindsey]

Just got a pair of potamorygon. One is in a great shape and start eating 3 hours after arriving. The shipment took 1.5 hours.

The other one looks like he is having a bite mark all over him. I moved him (without picking him out of the water) to a single tank 100x40x40cm with water height 13cm. I took water from the original tank (no change in water parameter)

I added seachem stress guard, salt and seachem prime on all in different hours (6-12 hours apart). The stingray won't eat anything. I put air pump, now setting up "dark room" so light won't gets in (heard that it helps). Also install heater to 86.

Last night, I saw the disk near the tail start curling. This morning no disk curled. But still won't accept any foods.

Questions:
1. How many days a ray could survive without food? Today is the 3rd days with no food.
2. How to treat him? Is it still possible to survive?

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What type of food are you offering?

 

[tlindsey]

What type of food are you offering?

I've read that live or chopped earthworms will stimulate feeding.

 

[tlindsey]

Keep the water in pristine conditions.

 

[Dunghe]

I offered frozen market prawn deshelled, frozen blood worm and live small ghost shrimp. I'm about to try earthworm. It's been 60 hours that he isn't eating anything. How long could a stingray survived without eating. I heard that stingray has small stomach that can't store plenty foods. That's why it needs to be fed often.

Please help. I am covering the whole tank with black plastic bag to darken the tank.

 

[AnthonyFish20]

Im going through the same thing with mine black diamond offer mysis shrimp or live black worms. Feed 3-5 times a day and do plenty of wc.

 

[Dunghe]

Im going through the same thing with mine black diamond offer mysis shrimp or live black worms. Feed 3-5 times a day and do plenty of wc.

is your fish has the same white stuff all over? I'm worried that if I do wc, it would stress him up. He won't even eat anything I offered. I'm hopeless now.

 

[jim barry]

A healthy ray can go a week or more without food.
Hope it pulls through for you

 

[Dunghe]

Is there any recommended actions I supposed to take other than keep the water good.

 

[kno4te]

Do what ur doing. Stressed fish do well with just letting be. Salt, clean water and time is the best cure. Hope it recovers.