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I would try some river shrimps and some mussels,my RTC is just crazy about them,I would also try bloodworms and maybe you should try some fish fillets as well but nothing to oily.
 
the lfs just said to try slice's of raw chicken an beef is this true or should i call him back and curse the s*** outa him
 
naw, it's all good i went to the lfs and talked to the guy in person "cant say what i said but im sure you could figure it out" lol think he shat a brick
 
so i could buy like some raw flounder and give her some cuz she take's from my han whenits feeding time and suck's my finger while she's eating it's so funny every body get a kick outa that my daughter as well but she might hurt her
 
the temp i suggested is what my 3 LFS and alot of other people keep theres at in the UK but then were all alot more environmentally friendly than the US!!!!!! LOL i would hate your electricity bills for keeping that temp up. and in the aqualog book for rays the temp range of them is from 20c-30c with no sideaffects what so ever but i thought 20c was a little too low! do some reading if you can!!!!! lol
thts all my personal preference and i have never had any problems with anyfish at that temperature, and i have kept fish for14 years! hope your fish gets eating.
 
With the Temps your running for your fish it is clear that you have not done your research as you would have known that they become lethargic in lower temps, their metabolic rates slow down which causes them to eat less and also can allow for things like ich to become a factor.

If you would take some time to do the "reading" which you claim that I have not done then you might also learn that heating tanks is cheaper if you heat the space that they are in vs the tank water itself. As for the being more Eco-friendly than the US... good for you... however there are some folks on here which are WAY more Eco-friendly than you could ever be so don't generalize please as your simply showing your own lack of knowledge. (one of the points which you show this is the fact that Montreal is located in CANADA :screwy: )

Do you think that because your fish are alive that means that they are happy? I guess since the LFS's told you that it's OK that means that it is... they always give the right information... "fish only grow to the size of the tank" "this fish gets along well with all other fish" "you don't need to feed this fish because it eats algae" Yeah LFS's are a virtual wealth of information... unlike people whom actually offer up advice free of charge just to better the hobby and ensure that uneducated keepers are learning the proper information...

14 Years in the hobby is supposed to mean something? I personally have over 20 and I'm still learning EVERYDAY and always will, If you take the time to use this wonderful resource you will find that there are some EXTREMELY Knowledgeable people on here whom are willing to lend you and anyone else a few moments to inform and teach of the proper way of doing things. 75 degrees is to low to allow for a fish like an RTC to stimulate an appetite, 80-83 is the average temp you want to see in their tanks. Sting rays are even higher but we will leave that for a Thread in the Stingray section
 
Not to disagree with the experts such as basslover and others as I have read the same things, I've had a slightly different experience recently. This is not a recommendation but my RTCxTSN is in my pond and my main heater crapped out just as we hit a cold snap. Water temp dropped below 60 two mornings in a row. At temps in the low 60's he is still swimming to the top and begging for food. I guess they can still work up an appetite even in colder water, or it could be that this fish, like most of the ones I have, is defective.
 
i now have seen you live in montreal basslover sorry for calling you a yank!!! lol no offense to you, i am going off what aqualog and a few other books are saying is that rays have a higher rate of miscarriage with temperature around 30 where as tempertature between 24-26 are best and they are fine with temperature down to 21 with no sideaffects to the pups, and as a temperature of 30 is very low in oxygen levels, and carbon dioxide so both plants and fish dont benefit. so ifg you have a sick fish at 24-26c you can add salt and raise the temp to help them recover etc etc, but if you have your tank in the high 20s/30c how can you raise the temp any higher tahn that to help them recover with meds? they might die from the high temp and lower oxygen levels, but this is my opinion and it has worked for me.
basslover i would like to know what you do with sick fish and an already high temp it would be useful to know and i might change my tank temp if you can persuade me lol,
by the way the thing about being economically friendly was a jokeLOL, nobody is regardless of how much recycling you do!!! hahaha
 
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