I am getting a ray, and I need the fastest and easiest way to get them onto pellets. I don't have a lfs very close to where I live, so it is difficult for me to go buy live food. I need he fastest and easiest way to get them onto pellets, or something else I can feed them that I can get easilyThanks in advance for the help
Easiest/Fastest way to get Rays onto Pellets
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Buy one that is already on pellets. But, that's not a very healthy diet for a ray. I'd suggest that you figure something out BEFORE getting the ray.
Keep in mind they eat a lot of different meaty foods that can easily be bought at food stores.
Keep in mind they eat a lot of different meaty foods that can easily be bought at food stores.
Tilapia, shrimp, other frozen foods works good. Pellet training can be fast or slow, you just never know and it's not worth pushing a new ray at all. They need to settle in to the new environment first. Make sure you ask the seller exactly what they are eating and get as much information about food they have tried and have had success and failure with.
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I'm not sure if you are saying that pellets are not healthy for rays or what but I find that a heavy diet of pellets is good for my rays just takes some time getting them onto what you want but anything is possible with enough patients and time. Just understand it won't usually happen over night or even for some in weeks or some even months.
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What I meant was; from what I've researched on here; it's best to give rays a varied diet, not just pellets. If that's not the case; then I learned something here - thanks!
I feed mine tilapia, shrimp and cocaine(earthworms) Mine very picky it wouldn't even take shrimp or tilapia stuffed with pellets. So I kinda gave up. Lol
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Soak pellets in cut up worms and let them soak over night. Over a period of a few weeks use less worms and more pellets. Can do the same thing with mussel and prawn, defrost them in a container with pellets and the pellets take on the smell/taste of the fish, the rays should take to them.
Jim knows what he's talking about. You should have a variety of foods on hand if you want them to be happy and healthy.
