Why is ray spitting rather than swallowing?

[Simonas]

I have a retic 13 inch head to stinger

hes stopped eating although is showing signs he wants to now

He's jumping on food and putting in mouth spitting it out and so on yet I rarely see him swallow anything

when i fist got him he ate whole prawns etc yet now even whe they are chopped into 4 pieces he won;t take them down, I;m having a little success with chopped earthworm

help!!!

 

[turkeyboy85]

check your tank params, might have an amonia spike

 

[aquaman45]

check your tank params, might have an amonia spike

Like Turkeyboy says its usually a water issue that causes such changes in behaviour....check em out!

 

[vamptrev]

most of the probs i had when rays quit eating was parasites.

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[COOL MBU]

I just had this problem with my Leo & Flower ray,both of which have always been healthy eaters. I run a drip system,which I sometimes crank-up more than I need to...and discovered that chlorine was present,even after going past a chlorine filter. I have turned off the drip for the past few days and added bottle bacteria,just in case any of the BB were killed off by the chlorine,both rays are now chewing & swallowing. If you are changing lots of water-make sure to add some Prime when doing so...never know when they might do a Chlorine Burn on your water supply.

 

[vamptrev]

I just had this problem with my Leo & Flower ray,both of which have always been healthy eaters. I run a drip system,which I sometimes crank-up more than I need to...and discovered that chlorine was present,even after going past a chlorine filter. I have turned off the drip for the past few days and added bottle bacteria,just in case any of the BB were killed off by the chlorine,both rays are now chewing & swallowing. If you are changing lots of water-make sure to add some Prime when doing so...never know when they might do a Chlorine Burn on your water supply.

diggin that avatar

 

[COOL MBU]

diggin that avatar

Thanks!! The future is looking good for cb Leo's...stay tuned.

 

[Fish Room Plus]

Must be a female

 

[turkeyboy85]

Must be a female

 

[COOL MBU]

Must be a female

2 Male & 3 Female + 1 stray Flower (true)