My FW ray don't eat Market Prawn...Need help

[FWman]

I bought 3 rays and 1 of them don't eat Market prawn except live fish and prawn. It chew but spit it out. Should I starve the ray?

 

[mshill90]

How big is the ray, and how big is the prawn?

I was feeding my 6" ray some pretty large krill pieces, and he used to do the same thing until he was finally able to figure out how to eat it.

Have you tried krill? It's smaller, so that might work.

 

[FWman]

The ray that is not eating MK is 5 inches.
The other 2 is 4 inches but they love MK.

I have tried feeding it MK for a month still not eating.
I even cut into very small pieces but still chew and spit it out.

 

[slimmer]

I would not starve a small ray. As long as the other 2 are eating the market prawn at least it is not going to waste. Just keep introducing it in the tank and maybe it will start to eat also.

 

[smitty03281964]

Believe me he will not starve himself to death.

 

[mshill90]

Believe me he will not starve himself to death.

I beg to differ on that one. Rays can be very stubborn, and they can starve themselves.


You can always try earth worms, and then once he is taking them you can gut loan it with small pieces of prawn, krill, tilapia etc..

 

[FWman]

The stubborn ray only eat live prawn and fish.
Should I stop buying live prawn and fish and just keep feeding them MK so he got no choice but to eat MK.

But i'm afraid he will starve to death.

 

[mshill90]

The longer you keep them on live, the harder it will be for them to accept other foods.

I have no experience with switching, as my wild caughts took to dead/pellets right away.