Feeding fresh fish

[alc11]

Does anyone feed fresh caught fish to there rays. My dad loves to fish we always have way more than we can eat or even give away thought is free ray food. But I haven't really heard of anyone feeding catfish trout bass ect to there rays it would most likely be catfish mostly our least fav but it is all human grade straight out of the lake or pound that I have eat for my entire life. And if it is any suggestions on transferring a rec from nightcrawler to fish. I have 3mounts or so and I'm guess he was about 3 mounts when I got him is he old enough to wing


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[scott s]

Change its diet slowly mixing the two together. Far as fresh fist, I would recommend freezing it first to kill any parasites.

 

[Zoodiver]

Fresh food is only as good as the source. As pointed out, wild caught fish can/will be able to introduce parasites and bacteria to your rays.

 

[Dovii_Dan]

Been feeding Salmon, Northern Pike, Walleye and perch for many years ..always has been frozen 1st not sure if that makes any difference or not.....Have never lost any of my rays

 

[sam buckle]

As Scott said, freezing is essential as fresh fish especially salmon can contain parasites that can even infest humans. Also check which fish produce thiaminase (a vitamin b blocker/inhibitor) there are plenty of lists of these on the net, and steer clear of large quantities of these. I feed mine a lot of Pollock which is cheap (or free when I spear it). Freezing the fish has the advantage of firming the flesh up which seems to make it more palatable to the rays.


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[stingray keeper]

Tilapia on my end for fresh but pre frozen.

 

[alc11]

It would all be frozen so it will keep, any suggestion on how to transfer him to fish, he easily trans. From black warms to nightcrawler but seem completely uninterested in fish, shrimp pellets


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[DIDYSIS]

Just dont feed him anything else.

It would all be frozen so it will keep, any suggestion on how to transfer him to fish, he easily trans. From black warms to nightcrawler but seem completely uninterested in fish, shrimp pellets


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