The only thing mine will eat is bloodworms, frozen or live. I can't get ahold of any black worms here either. But if he won't take ANYTHING it would be worth overnight shipping some blackworms to save the lil guy's life.
Columbian Teacup Stingray
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It's easy to get some panfish worms from a local bait shop.... chop them up into 1/4" pieces.
Try that after you order the blackworms though...while you are waiting.
Mike
Try that after you order the blackworms though...while you are waiting.
Mike
Thanks for the advice guys. Gshock i am not sure if you are right. From what I have read and from what some people are saying i see a correlation. It does not tend to eat a lot at a time. It is a teacup so it may have a small stomach and it is still a juvenile, not full grown. Is there an amount of time I should wait between feedings?
Mine was fairly skinny when I got it. Feed it whenever it will eat! try every 2 hours that you are home! Start with a little chunk of bloodworms and if he eats all of it, put a little bit more in. He is on the brink of death IMO so get him to eat whenever you can!
I dunno then. But just to let you know, other than your electricity bill, the food bill is the second biggest problem with keep raysif not the first ...swervo513;4375665; said:Thanks for the advice guys. Gshock i am not sure if you are right. From what I have read and from what some people are saying i see a correlation. It does not tend to eat a lot at a time. It is a teacup so it may have a small stomach and it is still a juvenile, not full grown. Is there an amount of time I should wait between feedings?
Well I could understand that because they have to be fed often.. It has already costed me 10 bucks this week. I consider that to be a lot.
Why would they have to be fed often? These things go for a couple months without food if they're well fed before hand. They gobble up more than you could imagine in one go, which is exactly why new ray keepers make the mistake of feeding until they think the ray is full, hence why some need to "feed often". New keepers sometimes assume the ray is full from the size of the stomach, when in fact, its nowhere near full. That thing somehow expands bigger than you could ever imagine. If you were actually feeding properly until the ray was actually full, once a day feedings in more than enough. There are many here who even do one feeding every couple days.swervo513;4375736; said:Well I could understand that because they have to be fed often.. It has already costed me 10 bucks this week. I consider that to be a lot.
Well.. why am I hearing mixed answers... I dont know who I should listen to. In the sticky in this forum it says reticulated rays have small stomachs. Maybe I should do some extra research
Gshock;4375761; said:Why would they have to be fed often? These things go for a couple months without food if they're well fed before hand. They gobble up more than you could imagine in one go, which is exactly why new ray keepers make the mistake of feeding until they think the ray is full, hence why some need to "feed often". New keepers sometimes assume the ray is full from the size of the stomach, when in fact, its nowhere near full. That thing somehow expands bigger than you could ever imagine. If you were actually feeding properly until the ray was actually full, once a day feedings in more than enough. There are many here who even do one feeding every couple days.
Potamotrygon have high metabolic rates and spend most of their time foraging. Providing small feedings, multiple times a day would mimic their natural feeding habits best as opposed to giving them larger portions once a day of every couple of days.
Swervo513, blackworms would be your best bet when it comes to fattening your little one up. Once you have him eating steadily then you can worry about weaning him on to other foods. Here is the email address to where I acquire mine.
blkworm@aol.com
They always come in clean, fresh, cold and lively. If you mention that you are a member here they might discount the price.
Best of luck!
