Heard pellets r bad for black rays?

[Ade]

I know carnivore, massivore and cichlid gold is a popular dry food for rays,

but just recently a friend heard that it's actually not that good for black rays..... health wise and makes their colour turn brown.... I have no proof, but wondered if any one agrees with this? Or any one noticed this effect?

 

[T1KARMANN]

one word

RUBBISH



You have seen my rays did they look brown to you

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Color wise I highly doubt it would matter....

 

[DavidW]

It is possible. Many dried pellet foods contain colorants such as Astaxathin or Cantaxathin, used to enhance red colors, and will make any other colored fish take on a red tone. A black ray could acquire a brownish-reddish undertone if overfed with this type of food.

 

[T1KARMANN]

A P14 fed on ONLY pellets from birth

doesnt look brown to me

 

[DavidW]

looks pretty magenta to me, but that is probably mostly an artifact of a cheap camera and the color temperature of your tank lights

 

[skynoch]

My leo that eats pellets compared to my one that eats shrimp I find the white spots are more yellow but have never noticed anything with the black.

 

[DavidW]

color corrected for ya T1

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

looks pretty magenta to me, but that is probably mostly an artifact of a cheap camera and the color temperature of your tank lights

Ohhh snap!

 

[Ade]

one word

RUBBISH thanks mate


You have seen my rays did they look brown to you

they did not look, brown ..