Has anyone ever had rays that got sick from high nitrates? I know nitrates can't harm regular fish but can it be deadly for rays?
nitrates vs stingrays
- Thread starter frontosafanatic
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nitrates can most definately harm "regular" fish, but i dont think nitrate levels need to be kept as low as most think.frontosafanatic;2799131; said:
Nitrates are harmless at low concentrations. Once they start getting up into the 100's of ppm, then they start to become toxic to fish. Anything under 100ppm is probably acceptable, although not desirable. Anything below 20ppm is great, and anything below that is perfect (as in no detectable nitrate).
I have had discussions with someone who had fish breeding in a tank with over 200ppm of nitrates, so obviously the tolerance level is high for at least some species.
With rays I would be more careful, regardless of how tolerant they actually are to nitrates. I would want to keep the nitrates below 20ppm period, undetectable if possible.
I have had discussions with someone who had fish breeding in a tank with over 200ppm of nitrates, so obviously the tolerance level is high for at least some species.
With rays I would be more careful, regardless of how tolerant they actually are to nitrates. I would want to keep the nitrates below 20ppm period, undetectable if possible.
What's the best way to keep nitrates low? I know how to keep ammonia and nitrite low but I usually get nitrate. The guy at the Lfs always told me that nitrate can't harm fish but I guess he was wrong.
frontosafanatic;2800854; said:
water changes water changes water changes....
andersp90;2800925; said:
yuppers.... now in all reality you dont want them that high but they can handle some high numbers
