Best Builder Food for rays

[RD.]

I think that the best advice to the OP is to go for steady even growth, over the long haul it's the healthiest way to raise all fish, including rays.

 

[jdbrock]

Thanks for those who helped. For those who are just out to belittle everyone grow up.

 

[T1KARMANN]

Belt on one another I thought this was a good decision on the good and bad about feeding pellets if the ?s I have asked can't be answered by the person telling us how bad pellets are for rays I don't think he is in any position to tell us how bad and harmful they are for our ray

 

[waynes world]

If iwas of help then your welcome mate, its all about a good varied diet, not that i am a pro but it has to be the best for all fish, animals.

Good luck kida

I dont think i said but if they dont take pellet then its a pain at times but stuff prawn or what ever with the pellet to get them fat, then when a bit bigger you can fatten them up and then starve for a few days or a week and feed them pellets, i added quite a few and just waited for 10 mins then removed whats left, it didnt come first time but they mouthed the pellets over a few days then started to take them and love them now.

 

[DavidW]

have you done 6 years research on just feeding pellets like I have

control group? notes? methodology? or just anecdotes?
That's like saying when you go to a bar you're researching alcohol

 

[DavidW]

17% ash in Hikari and 10% moisture...someone please explain to me how that is nutritious?

http://www.hikari.info/tropical/t_05.html
http://www.hikari.info/tropical/t_28.html

 

[RD.]

While I agree about the ash content being high, 10% moisture content certainly isn't an issue. Most frozen foods have 80-90% moisture content.

 

[DavidW]

Here is a food analysis for raw shrimp. As you can see, it contains a ton of nutrients not available from pellets.
http://www.dietaryfiberfood.com/shrimp-nutrition.php

 

[RD.]

Not only will all of those nutrients be found in a high quality pellet food,the pellet food will have additional nutrients added above & beyond that. (in the vitamin pre-mix)

 

[DavidW]

the problem with all prepared foods is that they are stuffed with filler, cooked at extreme temperatures and UV sterilized, both of which destroy vitamins, minerals and amino acids.