After i did a water change that was when he started shedding the slimcoat. What does the slimcoat mean? That it is really stressed?
Motoro Stingray
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vtnamezeboi;2523278; said:
That will happen if the old water had a high ammonia reading, after new clean water is put into the take the slime coat will shed off a bit.
The ray should be fine, just do more frequent water changes until your filter can catch up with the Bio-load from the new ray.
And keep checking you water for pH crashes and ammonia spikes until you are 100% positive the water is stable.
You may also want to test your tap water, remember lots of places (public water) add more chlorine during winter months and spring thaw
ajb1971;2523405; said:
Alright cool thanks for the information. I think i burnt my ray because i poured a bunch of salt and he didnt seem to like it when the salt melted by him
vtnamezeboi;2524557; said:
If salt lands on a ray and melts without it shaking it off it can and will burn the ray.
Better to melt the salt in water then add it to your tank.
ajb1971;2524840; said:
Im learning so much! lol But he seems more active now. Hes swimming up against the glass and what not
vtnamezeboi;2524978; said:
I was there 7-8yrs ago.
We all learn sometime, main thing is asking the right questions and being honest with the infomation you provide so we can help you and you've done that.
Glad he's doing well now. As long as he's eating, he should be fine.
Now welcome to the addiction
ajb1971;2525083; said:I was there 7-8yrs ago.
We all learn sometime, main thing is asking the right questions and being honest with the infomation you provide so we can help you and you've done that.
Glad he's doing well now. As long as he's eating, he should be fine.
Now welcome to the addiction
Only thing is that he still haven't ate yet. Hopefully he does soon. Ive had him for about 4 days now. Thanks everyone for helping and giving me your inputs
vtnamezeboi;2525089; said:
I'm always glad to help any way I can for new ray owners.
First foods to try in order
1. Ghost shrimp,,,,,,,,,young rays can't resist them but expencive to feed.
2. Blackworms (live),,,most importers use this for rays brought in and it rebounds a stress ray.
3. Earth worms,,,,,,,,,cut small enough to fit in the ray's mouth.
4. Raw market shrimp, once the ray is established and eating this usually becomes the most common staple diet for ray owners.
If the ray won't eat the first two I listed you may want to treat it's tank with Prazi-Pro for internal parasites.------Best of Luck!
ajb1971;2525104; said:
I bought some ghost shrimp but i had 2 pbass in the tank so im not sure if he eats them or if the pbass ate em. I tried live bloodworms still not luck. Should i try blackworms? Im sure if he wont eat the bloodworms he wont eat the black worms? I have already treated teh tank with Prazi-Pro a day or two ago.
vtnamezeboi;2526059; said:
I'd be willing to bet the p-bass ate the ghost shrimp,,,,,,,,,I'd still try live blackworm, they burrow in the gravel/sand and they live in it for a long time and the ray will sift though the subtrate and find 'em,,and I think the p-bass will eat those as well,,,,,,,you may want to divide the p-bass from the ray until you know he is eating
