My "fatty" as I lovingly call him is normally a very aggressive eater, 2-3 shrimp 2x a day and he pretty much always attacks them right away. Since Sat, he hasnt eaten much of anything. Im at the office now and cant provide water params, any ideas? Hes been fine with his current tankmates for some time and eating as per his normal, but just stopped and now looks thin. Any idears?
My ray wont eat...
- Thread starter drumz
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I was feedign him jumbo confirmed freshwater shrimp from my local grocery store, and when they were out of stock, Id use tilapia filet. HE gets his hands on some flake and pellets from the tankmates that floats down, and a snack of bloodworms when I feed my eels. This time around, my buddy who also keeps rays was coming over, and I asked if he could swing me some shrimp on his way, he got me shrimp, but smaller than my normal selection. At first fatty was all over them, but now just wont eat. He was sifting bloodworms last night, I think he may just not like these shrimp or something. My brother will have my water params once he gets home, and my buddy is en route to try and hospitalize if needed. I just dont want to lose him, hes the entire reason I started keeping fish, and here I am 4 tanks later worried about my "star"...
No new tankmates in the past month, everyone has been happy together, and I dont give my ray feeders. If I Cannot grow them myself to confirm them disease free, its not worth the risk...
No new tankmates in the past month, everyone has been happy together, and I dont give my ray feeders. If I Cannot grow them myself to confirm them disease free, its not worth the risk...
My Motoro rays can be picky between two different sizes of same-brand shrimp so it's not completely impossible that he's just used to something slightly different.
id stick to the jumbo shrimps anyway, my fish will not accept the "salad shrimp" as they did when they were smaller. I find the salad or de-tailed shrimp to be freezer burned and not nearly as good of quality as the cocktail shrimp you need to detail. They are half the size and get a bit foul when thawing. you get what you pay for and if I wouldn't eat it I won't feed it to my fish. Especially a ray
It seems slightly odd to me that after only a few days without food he would start to look thin. I would keep an eye on his feces and if the water parameters all check out start to consider parasites
It could also just be the food your offering, it just seems weird that he would look thin so soon to me
It could also just be the food your offering, it just seems weird that he would look thin so soon to me
Gonna get water params tonight, hes in a hospital tank now, so if anything in the water was the cause, he should come back to me. Hes not curling at all, I freaked out last night thinking he might be, but after I turned off my pumps, he flattened out perfectly. Think I caught it early enough to bounce him back, but only time will tell.
Keep my fatty in your prayers
Keep my fatty in your prayers
seems kindof weird that u moved him to a new tank without knowing the problem first.
u check params?
u check params?
vamptrev;4705865; said:
Yeah I am not sure the added stress of moving it was the best bet yet. a bit hasty.
ya, I would have left him were he was. If he was not eating, and then added stress of the move, might have made worse.
Check water... in the tank he was always in..... try seeing if he will eat earth worms. I cant see him losing that much fat base in just a few days, so may just be the shrimp.... will he eat anything else or nothing at all????
we also here have been working on a emergency list...
fill this out and we can help better...
Info on Ray Emergency/Help needed
Before you begin filling out questions, please do the following. (to resolve most problems, they can or will consist of doing just this action first)
A. Please test water FIRST thing before filling out thread (PH, Ammonia, Nitrites, Nitrates): Write info down. You will need this info for us to help better
B. Do 30% water change
C. Test water again after 20 min…. Write info down. You will need this info for us to help you better
(while waiting the 20 to 30 min, start filling out information below to save time)
Now after doing the above actions, when posting a thread looking for help or have you an emergency, please fill out the following information to inform us how to help you better. We here are stingray keepers and with as much information as we can gather, the better we can assist.
Fill in info:
Problem you are having:
1.
Water conditions
2. What type of test kit are you using?
3. Before and after water change: Readings are?
PH-
Ammonia-
Nitrite-
Nitrate-
4. Water temp?
5. What is your water change schedule (how often and how much)
Tank setup info:
6. Type and depth of substrate?
7. How long has your tank been set up?
8. Method of aeration of water
9. When was the last time you cleaned tank and substrate?
10. What size tank do you have? (gallons/liters and footprint)
11. What type of filtration are you using in your tank?
Please post picture of your tank ray is housed in. (if able, this helps us see your tank set up and rays living conditions)
Tankmates and general info :
12. Tankmates and size of tankmates?
13. What and how often do the ray(s) eat and last time fed?
14. How long have you been keeping rays?
15. How old are your ray(s) and sex (age, male or female)?
16. How big is your ray(s)?
Check water... in the tank he was always in..... try seeing if he will eat earth worms. I cant see him losing that much fat base in just a few days, so may just be the shrimp.... will he eat anything else or nothing at all????
we also here have been working on a emergency list...
fill this out and we can help better...
Info on Ray Emergency/Help needed
Before you begin filling out questions, please do the following. (to resolve most problems, they can or will consist of doing just this action first)
A. Please test water FIRST thing before filling out thread (PH, Ammonia, Nitrites, Nitrates): Write info down. You will need this info for us to help better
B. Do 30% water change
C. Test water again after 20 min…. Write info down. You will need this info for us to help you better
(while waiting the 20 to 30 min, start filling out information below to save time)
Now after doing the above actions, when posting a thread looking for help or have you an emergency, please fill out the following information to inform us how to help you better. We here are stingray keepers and with as much information as we can gather, the better we can assist.
Fill in info:
Problem you are having:
1.
Water conditions
2. What type of test kit are you using?
3. Before and after water change: Readings are?
PH-
Ammonia-
Nitrite-
Nitrate-
4. Water temp?
5. What is your water change schedule (how often and how much)
Tank setup info:
6. Type and depth of substrate?
7. How long has your tank been set up?
8. Method of aeration of water
9. When was the last time you cleaned tank and substrate?
10. What size tank do you have? (gallons/liters and footprint)
11. What type of filtration are you using in your tank?
Please post picture of your tank ray is housed in. (if able, this helps us see your tank set up and rays living conditions)
Tankmates and general info :
12. Tankmates and size of tankmates?
13. What and how often do the ray(s) eat and last time fed?
14. How long have you been keeping rays?
15. How old are your ray(s) and sex (age, male or female)?
16. How big is your ray(s)?