View Full Version : My stingray finally ate market prawn!
6 bar
05-01-2009, 11:48 PM
I have owned my unidentified brown ray since November and it had only been accepting trout worms, blood worms and nightcrawlers. But, now that it is about 8" in diameter it has accepted market prawn. I'm excited about it because I know that mp is a great starting point for introducing new foods as you can put pellets in them.
I'm thinking of feeding both night crawlers and market prawn to him and hopefully I can wean him off of worms completely. And from there, go onto market prawn feeding. And then stuff the prawn with pellets. Finally, I hope I can get it to feed mostly on pellets.
after a few weeks of mp.... fatten it up good and starve it for a week or 2 and it will take to pellets
Bderick67
05-02-2009, 6:26 AM
Congratz, good to hear.
rayrayray
05-02-2009, 10:17 AM
shouldn't take long to get it on pellets...once there on them they carn't get enough!!!
6 bar
05-02-2009, 12:42 PM
Thanks for all your input. I will try that transition to pellets!
jwong1024
05-02-2009, 1:50 PM
Congrats, pics please.:D
6 bar
05-02-2009, 11:11 PM
He's eating mp, but he seems to eat only a few small pieces. He hasn't completely taken to mp unfortunately. But, I'm going to try to train him to take mp completely.
Deaths Sting
05-02-2009, 11:24 PM
thats great that hes eating Mp but i wouldn't stop feeding the night crawlers. they provide good nutrients.
thats great that hes eating Mp but i wouldn't stop feeding the night crawlers. they provide good nutrients.
yea but its not hard to replace that with something preapared that is cheaper and better....
Juxtaroberto
05-03-2009, 1:59 AM
Wunderbar! ;)
Deaths Sting
05-03-2009, 2:00 AM
yea but its not hard to replace that with something preapared that is cheaper and better....
replace permanently? i feed my rays mostly massivore now that i have discovered their love for it. i do give them the occasional dew worm just for the variety and same with the prawn and mysis shrimp.
redtailfool
05-03-2009, 2:02 AM
Congrats. Nothing like having your ray eat shrimps. It just makes it so much easier.
6 bar
05-06-2009, 11:28 PM
I starved my ray for a day and it ate 2 whole pieces of market prawn that were broken down to 1/2". I hope this is will now become its trend.
Anyone have any ideas on how many pieces of mp an 8" ray should be eating in a day and maintain a good diet?
Angler
05-06-2009, 11:33 PM
Congrats. It is always a great feeling to get a fish off live foods.
thanks Angler.
Any advice about how much shrimp I should be feeding it? Anyone?
6 bar
05-08-2009, 11:55 PM
I've slowly worked him up to now 3.75 mp and he looks plump after the feeding. He's totally taken to mp now. Hurray!