No sympathy please, just sharing.

[Just Toby]

I assume from previous posts that Nitrate was below 150ppm? Higher levels can stop them feeding.

I wonder if pregnant females are more at risk?

Recently I have noticed that following a water change and an ion exchange resin the Nitrate can be zero, within a week mine can be above 50ppm again and my 300 ish gals are not heavily stocked at all.

 

[Cajun]

All my big ray in the big tank are fed through a clear 3/4" acrylic tube. I put food down and they all learned to hovers the tube against the glass. This is how I know that each will get the amount of of food that they need.

How many rays do you have? I'd imagine this feeding method takes some time.

 

[we4wieners]

I dont keep rays. Though I would LOVE to. One, I dont have the facilities. Two, I believe they do need a lot of time anad education. I am not sure I would have the time to properly tend to their real needs. Good advice Fire Medic!! Maybe when I retire....

 

[flamenco-t]

How many rays do you have? I'd imagine this feeding method takes some time.

4 large rays. I cut up smelt to about 3/4" and I can shove up about 20 pieces in a long tube.

The rays are trained to grab the tube, held it against the glass and eats about 6-7 pieces at a time.

Same goes to my aussie lungfish.

Off topic, PM me if you have any more quetion.

 

[Gshock]

what i don't get, is the flower, if you were able to get her to eat certain thing. why would you stop or switch to other food. does she stop eating it after a while?

FM states in the original post that the ray kept changing palates. The flower stopped eating whatever it was eating before and constantly kept doing that.

 

[iwiied]

that's good info , i have been looking for a flower, better pay attention of current diet with owner.

FM states in the original post that the ray kept changing palates. The flower stopped eating whatever it was eating before and constantly kept doing that.