IS THIS NORMAL

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Jack Dempsey
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Jul 24, 2010
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I HAVE 8 STINGRAYS NOW. GOT A NEW ONE A FEW DAYS AGO. SHE IS IN HER OWN TANK, NO OTHER RAYS. THERE ARE A FEW FISH IN THE TANK.
THIS NEW RAY, SPENDS MOST OF HER DAY FLOATING AT THE TOP OF THE TANK. AT NIGHT IM NOT SURE. SHE IS EATING WELL. REALLY WELL. DOESNT SEEM TO HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD A RAY THAT SPENDS SO MUCH TIME AT THE TOP OF THE TANK FLOATING IN THE BUBBLES. SHE EVEN STICKS HER EYES OUT THE TOP OF THE WATER WHEN SHE DOES IT...

LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK...

TANK LEVELS ARE FINE. ALL TESTING LOOKS GOOD. NITRITE LEVEL HAS GONE UP A SMALL AMOUNT SINCE SHE WAS PUT IN, BUT NOT ALOT. NOT SURE IF SHE IS STRESSING THE TANK. BUT DONT KNOW. LIKE I SAID, NEVER HAD ONE SPEND THIS MUCH TIME AT THE TOP.

HAVE HAD THEM DO IT, AND SWIM UP TO THE TOP, BUT NOT SPEND MOST OF THE DAY DOING IT

THANKS
 
Usually a sign of ammonia. If your nitrite went up I would suspect there was not enough bacteria in your bio media to support the ray. Start to do large water changes everyday for the next while
 
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