Inactive Ray..

[Ray'Oconner]

I think i mixed it up.. Sry about it.. the temp is at a good 27 celcius.. i provided a heater ( guarded ) so the temp will not shoot up or down as the room is always air conditioned..
i will monitor the male and try to give them bloodworms instead tonight.. i dropped a pinch of blackworms before i left for work though.. Just incase the get hungry..

 

[timkersh]

Any ideas wat else i could try.. water parameters are good.. ph is 7.0-7.3 ammonia 0 nitrates 0 nitrites at 10ppm.. i have tried market prawns.. black worms.. and tonight bloodworms.. after the long trip i believed the have been starved abit and also the transfers from bag to bag.. the seem so skinny now..

hold up...nitrites at 10 ppm? I hope you mean nitrAtes at 10 ppm and nitrite at 0?

 

[Ray'Oconner]

Yeap.. its a typo.. i was too sleep.. so sorry about it..

 

[SpeshulEd]

Based on the belly picture in your avitar, it doesn't look like ammonia burn is too bad from shipping. Red bellies are a bad sign and most often lead to trouble. I think you're safe there.

At this point, I'd just let them settle. I'd throw in some ghost shrimp and blackworms and let them be for awhile.

Also, it might be worthwile to find out what they were eating prior to you getting them.

The only other issue could be parasites, but I usually wait to see what their poo looks like before treating. Some say to treat no matter what, others say to wait and see. If the poo looks stringy and white, I would treat, but if it's ribbon shaped and healthy looking, I usually don't bother.

 

[Ray'Oconner]

Based on the belly picture in your avitar, it doesn't look like ammonia burn is too bad from shipping. Red bellies are a bad sign and most often lead to trouble. I think you're safe there.

At this point, I'd just let them settle. I'd throw in some ghost shrimp and blackworms and let them be for awhile.

Also, it might be worthwile to find out what they were eating prior to you getting them.

The only other issue could be parasites, but I usually wait to see what their poo looks like before treating. Some say to treat no matter what, others say to wait and see. If the poo looks stringy and white, I would treat, but if it's ribbon shaped and healthy looking, I usually don't bother.

Noted.. Thx For the great info SpeshulEd.. the rays are happily tking in the bloodworms.. they seem to go crazy for that.. the male has also started to consume food already..