Soak their food in epson salt. Very strange situation I agree. Wish I can help more, I read page 1 and 4 cuz I'm at work, but I was told that ammonia should be 0 constantly and not a smidge higher, wonder if somehting caused a mini cycle or they disturbed a pocket or something. If nitrates are consistantly that high then that isnt your problem, my tank has fairly high nitrates even after 50% changes and theyre happy as can be. Sorry if the advice is redundent, but small water changes daily for sure. I wish you all the best.
HELP My Rays!
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Did everyone else miss this?
Without any doubt in my mind, that is what triggered your problems. I'm an old fart and have seen water main breaks wipe out entire tanks of fish, several times over the years, when a hobbyist didn't realize that their tap water quality was not normal. When a water main is repaired all sorts of toxic metals etc can get stirred up into the water line, and my advice is to NEVER perform a water change in your tank until at least 24 hrs have passed since the repair, longer if the water quality doesn't seem like it's back to normal. Some of the crud kicked up from a water main repair will make a small spike in ammonia seem like a trip to Disneyland for a fish!
With regards to ammonia, the OP stated;
.......... which can easily cause a small, but temporary, spike in ammonia - in anyones tank.
As far as nitrates, while I doubt they are the cause, the nitrates could be a LOT lower, and the high levels certainly add to stress levels in most fish. If the water lines have cleared up, start daily water changes and watch for improvement. I would personally not add Melafix, or even salt at this point. Focus on improving water quality, add carbon if need be, most toxic elements aren't easy to test for.
Good luck.
Fully agree with RD.
Water companies are a PIA. i allways do my chnages on sundays, on the hope that there are no technicias there trying to treat the water.
Water companies are a PIA. i allways do my chnages on sundays, on the hope that there are no technicias there trying to treat the water.
Thats a good idea Miguel. RD, I thought that may be the problem. I had finished a small wc a few hours before the lines started spitting air. I live in a small town and it was in the middle of the night so the line may very well have been broken at the time of the wc. I waited around 48hrs to do another wc. Today they worked on another water main so I suppose I need to wait again...
Would any of this water main crap get past whole house carbon blocks?
I've never trusted straight unfiltered tap water.
Are you filtering the tap water? IF not now, I sure as heck would be making a trip to the hardware store.......
I've never trusted straight unfiltered tap water.
Are you filtering the tap water? IF not now, I sure as heck would be making a trip to the hardware store.......
Good question. Our water is still piss yellow today:/ The rays are still constipated but all discoloration has subsided. I have been contemplating a homemade prefilter using a broken canister filter with carbon, sand, and 100 micron filter pad. Not sure if its a good idea or not but I will find out soon lol
My youngest ray is dying right now. He showed zero signs of illness and was fine just a short time ago. His disc is tattered so I assume a big ray pinned him down and he couldn't handle the extra stress. Is there anything else I should be testing for?
