Stingrays and Breathe

[antonium98]

Have you tested your water?

Yes

If yes, what is your ammonia?

0

If yes, what is your nitrite?

0

If yes, what is your nitrate?

20

If I did not test my water...

1. ...I recognize that I will likely be asked to do a test, and that water tests are critical for solving freshwater health problems.

Do you do water changes?

Yes

What percentage of water do you change?

41-50%

How frequently do you change your water?

Every week

If I do not change my water...

1. ...I recognize that I will likely be recommended to do a water change, and water changes are critical for preventing future freshwater health problems.

Good evening and happy holidays. I wanted to ask if you think my rays, even though they just ate, are breathing faster than normal. Today I removed the air pump as a test and put a wavemaker in its place. The aquarium is 1500 liters, the temperature is 27.3 degrees Celsius (I'm thinking of dropping it to 26.5, should I do that?). Ammonia is 0, nitrites 0 and nitrates never go beyond 15-20 since I do water changes 2-3 times a week depending on the condition of the aquarium from 20%-50% each time. I've had the fish for a year and they eat mussels and anchovies every day, sometimes I feed them superworms and shrimp. My filtersystem are: 2* 1200xl Eheim full biological media, 2*fx6 for mechanical filtration and one 1500xl Eheim full of biological media

https://youtube.com/shorts/etyT3YizrQ4?si=aEIB_96u2LZk9Uwy

https://youtube.com/shorts/SaAn3pA8fM8?si=VIzVW13HQpAMyBPd

 

[kno4te]

spotfin Gpdriftwood scott s

 

[Gpdriftwood]

They look healthy and happy to me. If they just ate aggressively, then no worries as far as I see. Don't know why u would run a circulation pump rather than an air pump though. More air, the better imo. Air + circulation vs. just circulation doesn't make sense to me. Good looking rays.

 

[antonium98]

They look healthy and happy to me. If they just ate aggressively, then no worries as far as I see. Don't know why u would run a circulation pump rather than an air pump though. More air, the better imo. Air + circulation vs. just circulation doesn't make sense to me. Good looking rays.

Thanks a lot for the answer and sorry for the so late answer from me. I had a big air pump but after the first days of the wave maker the fish are much more active and looks more happy. I don’t believe that the wave maker on my system would work better. I can’t explain it

 

[Backfromthedead]

Why not leave the air pump and the wavemaker? Can't hurt right? Redundant aeration is just standard on my tanks now even though I keep nothing as large or demanding as rays.