Getting stingrays to eat squid

[Honda12]

I'm trying to get my 5in reticulata to eat squid and she really isn't takeing to it. Will they eventually take to it or is there something I should mix it with to try and get her to eat it.

 

[werdna]

what kind of stingray and what type of squid?

 

[Honda12]

It's a potamotrygon reticulata and the squid is frozen hikari squid that when it thaws out it is in little pieces.

 

[werdna]

i would say that its not use to is so mix it in wit its normal feedings a little bit at a time so it gets the taset fopr it

 

[riskistang]

What has it been eating.....

 

[Honda12]

It has been eating bloodworms, live blackworms, mysis shrimp, and small pieces of krill. I have plenty for her to eat and she eats like a pig. I just want her to get eating differen't foods now so I don't have to when she gets bigger and so she doesn't get set on certain foods.

 

[spotfin]

I started each of my retics on small pieces of red worms and live mysid shrimp. I gradually started to introduce small pieces of shrimp and squid. They eventually started to eat the shrimp and squid, I didn't have to mix it with the worms. I buy my shrimp and squid from the grocery store.

 

[rvrrays]

Frozen smelt - ($3.50/lb. at Meijer).

51-60 count/lb. headless frozen shrimp ($5.50/lb. at Meijer).

Chop it up with some kitche shears.

Colin