I recently bought 3 new rays about a week ago , I cant seem to get them to eat , I am trying to feed them frozen krill (shrimp) but they dont seem to be taking to it the guys at LFS said that is what they were eating and ghost shrimp I am going to try ghost shrimp tonight but why will they not eat ? I am getting worried , could it just be because of the transfer to my house and they are not comfortable in there new tank yet ?
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Offer them live blackworms. You can get them from your LFS or you can purchase them online.
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brettrotchell;764395; said:
What kind of rays are they and how did you acclimate them????? Def try the live blackworms.... Mine are all afraid of night crawlers.... if one even comes close to touching a ray they all freak out and swim around as fast as they can.
rallysman;764400; said:
sorry guys
temp is 84
ph 7.4
nitrite 0
nitrate 20 to 30
tank they are in is a 210g
and rays are 1 relic ray eating fine 2 motoros that are not eating . went to get ghost shrimp today and they had none . Relic is about 4 inchs round (baby) and motoro rays are about 6 inch and 9 inch and one Aro
Stingingrays;764580; said:
acclimation was fine i did a dripp system over about 1.5 hours they are swimming around and active just will not eat . I think i will try blackworm tomorrow . any ideas would be great
brettrotchell;764395; said:
Before you buy rays, did you ask the LFS to feed them with something they love ? Coz a healthy ray will eat like a pig.
If you bought a healthy rays then it wont resist Ghost Shrimp and earthworms.
agreed, you should always see the ray eat before you buy it,
As far as acclimation 1.5 hour isn't much, slow is best mine all acclimate in a drip for 6 hours and I offer black worms while in a drip before mine even go near my main tank.
Def, get ghost shrimp, and black worms.... Hope things turn around for you.
As far as acclimation 1.5 hour isn't much, slow is best mine all acclimate in a drip for 6 hours and I offer black worms while in a drip before mine even go near my main tank.
Def, get ghost shrimp, and black worms.... Hope things turn around for you.
Wild-caught rays often don't understand how to eat non-live foods, thus ghost shrimp and blackworms are a great starter food.. Try chopped earthworms, I always had success with that, which lead to shrimp.