ray not eating

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ok all other fish minus the arrow are out of the tank.
i tested the water and holy ish i think i found the problem

temp 84
n02- 0pm
n03- 0
ammonia- 0
and the big one ph - 8 now that my be alittle problamo.


oh and the sand is ray safe.
 
60mm said:
ok all other fish minus the arrow are out of the tank.
i tested the water and holy ish i think i found the problem

temp 84
n02- 0pm
n03- 0
ammonia- 0
and the big one ph - 8 now that my be alittle problamo.


oh and the sand is ray safe.
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I'd be more worried that the nitrate is reading zero :confused:
 
Yeah.. Nitrates being at Zero could mean an un-cycled tank.. I'm assuming it would be cycled by now though, you've had the ray for 3 months.. Make sure your test kit isn't out-dated..

The pH shouldn't be a problem, unless it was a sudden shift.. Was your pH like this before you added the black moon sand? and how do you know for sure it is ray safe? I have seen alot of people tell me that the tahitian moon sands are not ray safe, and some say otherwise.. If the rays belly is pink, then I would say it is NOT ray-safe.

What is the pH of your tap water? Everytime you do a major water change you might be causing your pH to dip way down and go back up again from the calcium based sand.. pH swings like this can be stressful and might be the real cause of the problem..
 
sorry about that the n03 is at 12.5, thats what i get for typing before i think :wall:
 
dont worry if parameters seem ok. my rays go on hunger strikes occasionally, and they eventually snap out of it. just make sure to scoop out the uneaten food after they have had a reasonable amount of time to consume it.
 
he's swimming around like normal and he looks like he's happy, but he still won't eat.
 
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