I am all excited to get my first 3 new born rays today.. what should i feed them? And how long do i expect them to start eatin?
New born rays, what to feed?
- Thread starter giar
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First find out whatever they are eating now. Feed that. If unknown start with glass shrimp, bloodworms or other small easy to eat items. My favorite go to is a small pieces of cut live earth worm. I never do shrimp or anything unless it’s a single pup that’s stubborn.
Don’t worry about what you want it to eat, you’ll get it there eventually. Just get em fat and you can convert them over down the road. Be sure to remove uneaten food between meals. They can foul water pretty quick.
Separate them from ANY competition for food. Feed x3 times a day if you can, twice minimum. Glad to hear you have multiple. That’s the competition for food that you want to have.
Congratulations
giar
!!!
Awesome!
My three babies took about 4 days to start eating..I was nearly in tears by then.
If they were born today, i doubt they will eat for at least a day or two
I got them to start showing interest in food with bloodworms and as soon as they started nibbling on bloodworms i gave them earthworms cut up in small little pieces
As
JK47
said, its the best!
giar
!!!Awesome!
My three babies took about 4 days to start eating..I was nearly in tears by then.
If they were born today, i doubt they will eat for at least a day or two
I got them to start showing interest in food with bloodworms and as soon as they started nibbling on bloodworms i gave them earthworms cut up in small little pieces
As
JK47
said, its the best!
What ever you try, make sure it is really small pieces. I' ve had pups go 7+ days before they eat.
Yea so far i keep trying to feed them a little portion of frozen bloodworms just to see if they take it or not.
2 days has passed now. I hope tomorrow they will start to take it.
I still have them in their birthing crate however. I havent moved them to their own tank yet. I am planning to wait a couple weeks or a month maximum until they are fully stable before moving them to a new environment. I wonder if the big space make them uncomfortable? Or it doesnt matter?
2 days has passed now. I hope tomorrow they will start to take it.
I still have them in their birthing crate however. I havent moved them to their own tank yet. I am planning to wait a couple weeks or a month maximum until they are fully stable before moving them to a new environment. I wonder if the big space make them uncomfortable? Or it doesnt matter?