stingray floating on top of water?!

[keepinfish]

My bet is that you are having ammonia or Nitrite problems. 99% of the time if they are floating and not acting normal that is the problem.

 

[Rawrzer]

bubbles bubbles bubbles!

 

[bcfd144]

ya, looking at your other thread, I dont see any airstones in the tank. that would make a big big diference...

 

[Lambrakopoulos]

Yeah you have low oxygen levels, air pump fast!!! Lower the water enough so that if you have a filter that it makes some sort of splash so that you cause ripples in the water thus your created greater amounts of oxygen. That what i've done in those situation.
And flip your ray over and keep doing it.

 

[hereticlosmorte]

low oxygen lvls is definitely what i think is going on.

aside from my filter moving the surface water, i have a powerhead creating flow at the bottom of the tank and 2 airstones. they are a massive help and are very inexpensive.

if you didn't dissolve the salt in water before putting it into the tank, that could also be an issue. when you are adding salt, put the salt in a bucket (one you keep solely for your rays, not for everyday use with chemicals in it) and add water, stir the hell out of it, and then add it once it dissolves into the bucket water.

i'm wondering if maybe the salt was the catalyst that just pushed them further to the edge. correct me if i'm wrong, but doesn't salt lower the oxygen lvl in water further?

 

[lookyloo]

1 of my larger motoros likes to do this sometimes, I will find her floating around just like that for hours at a time. Never seen any of the other rays in there with her do it and I have a oxygen pump and a waterfall airating the water so I doubt its an oxygen issue in my case. I have seen her doing this for 2 or 3 months now and she is fine, hopefully yours is ok.

And like rkiranking said, use something to declorinate your water, if your getting a bunch of strange behavior right after a water change that would be the most likely cause.

I use salt with my rays all the time, never had an issue. The only thing is you want to disolve it first or put it in the sump as direct contact with undesolved salt can injure them.

My motoro would also do the same thing every so often. I not sure why he does it but it does like to play in the air bubble curtain.

I have a bad experience using Prime before as several of my plecos died & my arowana got gilll curl on one side right after using it. I now just use a declorinator with my water changes.

I too add salt to every water change which I dissolve first

 

[johno27]

I highly doubt the salt was the main factor although it could have contributed to the dissolved oxygen problem

I would also keep an eye on all water parameters and keep doing water changes as normal

The temp of the tank water could also have an effect on the oxygen level the higher the temp the less dissolved oxygen it can hold

 

[JeremyXXXX]

wow thanks for all the imput guys! my rays seem to be okay right now...
they are just sitting at the bottom, sifting the sand for food like normal again.

keeping a close eye on them though and have my powerheads rippling the top of the water as much as possible. about to go to petsmart and just pick up a cheap air pump for situations like this

 

[JeremyXXXX]

I'm still just confused as to how after a water change all the sudden my oxygen levels went down so low that they were gasping for air and going belly up.

Anyway, do you guys think I should feed them today? I know that might sound dumb but I'm not sure if I should or I should just let them chil today and recover. I noticed them having like, diarrhea last night too. they would poop out what looked like the bloodworms they ate and it looked like they had never ate them

 

[DavidW]

STOP with the frikkin salt, all of you ..STOP!
You have animals that come from some of the purest most mineral free water on the planet and you are adding salt?
what for?
what urban fish myth are you slavishly following?
STOP WITH THE SALT
by trying to fix things that ain't broke you end up breaking them!!!