Pink Ray Belly - Juvenile Rays?

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Miles

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So I was using the search function.. Came to a bunch of different threads..

Pink Belly in a juvenile ray is normal? 4-5" Retics to be exact.. they have been like this before I got them. They are on, what I believe to be, a Stingray safe sand.. (more like a very fine smooth gravel)..

I have 3 of them in a 180g tank with a 50g sump.. using a 900gph overflow/return.. I also have an XP3 on the tank stacked with bio-media.. The tank was cycled with about 40 fish prior to putting in the rays, so I am assuming their shouldn't be any ammonia spikes. I could be wrong.


Should I be concerned? I don't want to move the rays to the barebottom 125g and possibly cause more stress.. Nor do I want to scoop out the sand and stress out the rays either.. I have snails, ghost shrimp, and guppies all in the tank as a disposible cleaning unit and to keep the sand turned over.. The rays sift through the sand all the time, so shouldn't be any dead spots.


I just want to make sure the pink bellies are from juvenile status, not from mini ammonia spikes..

Any thoughts?
 
A light pink color is just fine.

If you see abrasions or open sores you have a reason to be worried.

As a general rule: if a ray is eating, it is okay.

I am sure that they are just fine.

Colin
 
My baby motoro had a pink belly for a month or so. I was concerned. Now I have had him for several months and the pinkish color has went away. They have always eaten well and acted good so I think possilby they have to get use to the sand they are on being it is different from there natural environment. Like rvrrays said as long as there is no open sores or cuts I think it is pretty normal for juveniles. - Mike
 
had it on a old ray of mine when I put her on sand she ended up getting switched to bare bottom though... that's all I use for rays now makes life a lot easier
 
rvrrays;1141124; said:
A light pink color is just fine.

If you see abrasions or open sores you have a reason to be worried.

As a general rule: if a ray is eating, it is okay.

I am sure that they are just fine.

Colin
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:iagree:

All three of my juev. rays have had pink bellys for months.
 
yep ;)
 
you could test the water instead of wondering if there is ammonia or not. . .
 
...as long as it doesn't look blood-shot.
 
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