Flower dont eat. Need ideas

[Carne!]

Yes, there is a good update.
I got 20bux worth of Ghost Shrimp as tankmates Lol

Still not eating. I also added some 4" Earthworms but he just swims over everything

I guess ill go out back and start digging a hole for him

 

[fishman646]

Water Changes are dont 2 times a week and will use PraziPro starting next week.
I was sent a Video showing him chewing on a Nightcrawler on Tuesday for about 2 minutes. Then he gave up.

Try smaller pieces if he started to try to eat then spit them out there's a chance they are too big of pieces.

 

[Carne!]

I will be flying back home tonight and will try smaller pcs. If he is not eating 3-4" thin earthworms right now, I would assume he would pass on chopped nightcrawlers, I sure do hope it works ... anything right now

 

[jcardona1]

too bad there aint a way to force feed that bastard with a tube!!!

 

[ShadowStryder]

too bad there aint a way to force feed that bastard with a tube!!!

Actually it can and has been done, I know Zoodiver has done it and talked about how
to do it. But not something I am prepared to attempt, I'd probably finish the ray off.

No hole digging yet, get the black worms. Water Change, Water Change and more Water Change.

 

[Carne!]

No hole digging yet, get the black worms.

He sticks his nose in the sand often, is this what you mean?

Cant wait to get home and see my boy. I have faith he will pull through

 

[Gshock]

He sticks his nose in the sand often, is this what you mean?

Cant wait to get home and see my boy. I have faith he will pull through

You said you're going out back to start digging a hole. Shadow says dont dig yet.

 

[ShadowStryder]

He sticks his nose in the sand often, is this what you mean?

Cant wait to get home and see my boy. I have faith he will pull through

I meant don't bury him until/if he dies. If he is actually burying his nose in a sifting manner then he is interested in eating, which is a good sign. Now you just have to get him to actually eat.
Took me almost three weeks to get my female flower to eat, and once I did she went from black worms to trout worms in 5 days. Perseverance my friend.

 

[FishDog]

Just keep the water clean and offer different foods until he eats. If you can get blackworms then try them. Ghost shrimp love black worms. If you had both in there then the ghost shrimp will stay on the bottom to eat and the ray can sample both.

 

[CrAzYNeSs]

You said you're going out back to start digging a hole. Shadow says dont dig yet.

LOL. Thats funny.