I bought a teacup ray about 1 month ago and " he " is/was doing great, then about a week ago a bought a motoro and she is about 8 inch in diameter.. question is that the motoro is eating like a champ from the get-go she will pound down earthworms untill she looks like a basketball. I was feeding the teacup live bloodworms because that is all i could get him to eat, due to talking to a guy that deals in stingrays he cautioned/urged me not to feed him live bloodworms because of potential disease ect... so.......I switched to frozen bloodworms and he wont eat them, i have tried cutting up earthworms for his little mouth and he wont eat them, he wont eat the krill my aro and moray eel eats, wont touch brine shrimp or ghost shrimp. I gave him some more live bloodworms and he went crazy eating them. I have tried mixing live with frozen for about a week and he picks through them and leaves the frozen ones ( i am finding that they are very smart ).. what can i do ???? sbhould i just give him live ones ?? please help. I am new at rays and i dont want to loose my little one. thank you.
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yes continue to give him bloodworms for the meantime. Get blackworms if you can because they are bigger and less chances of getting pathogens compared to bloodworms.
Continue to feed your teacup ray blackworms ( or bloodworms ) until it gets a nice constant "hump" around that back and when the pelvic bones no longer stick out. When its nice and fat, try cutting earthworms or shrimps into tiny pieces and try to see if it will eat that.
Continue to feed your teacup ray blackworms ( or bloodworms ) until it gets a nice constant "hump" around that back and when the pelvic bones no longer stick out. When its nice and fat, try cutting earthworms or shrimps into tiny pieces and try to see if it will eat that.
Hmmmm, never heard of gutloaded feeders ? can you explaine what that is ??
also i have heard people say bloodworms & blackworms, I know that bloodworms are mosquito larve, I dont know what blackworms are.... i will have to do a search on that one. I have heard a lot of people say that the two types are the same thing apparently they are not ? thanks for the replys
also i have heard people say bloodworms & blackworms, I know that bloodworms are mosquito larve, I dont know what blackworms are.... i will have to do a search on that one. I have heard a lot of people say that the two types are the same thing apparently they are not ? thanks for the replys
This is why Rays under 7-8" shouldn't be imported.
They are finicky eaters, stress easily, and can't handle the 1-3 day 'purge' before being exported. If you are buying a 'teacup' or any ray for that matter under 6", be careful!The above advice was good, but you might just have feed live blackworms wait until it gets large enough to eat prepared shrimp.. They are way more nutritional than frozen bloodworms.The competition of the larger ray might be stressful too..