Stingrays and Shrimp

[redtailfool]

I just found out that my female motoro likes to eat shrimps with shell intact. She never ate the shell before and will expertly" de -shell" the shrimp once she gets them.

So who here feeds their ray with shell and without ? Pros and Cons ? ??

 

[freshwaterstingrays]

shells here- my rays eats hole shrimp frozen. for sure pros.......cons dont have any.

 

[Pangong_ilong]

I do. My ray eats w/ shell on. And my aros too. Except for my senegal.

 

[DeLgAdO]

alot of people say that its not good for rays to eat shell

rays actually benift from eating the shell, its high in "roughage" and it enhances breeding.

if rays eat crustateans in the wild then why shouldnt they eat it in captivity

 

[DeLgAdO]

I do. My ray eats w/ shell on. And my aros too. Except for my senegal.

i cant get my aro to eat w/ shell

 

[Pangong_ilong]

I use small shrimp, so it wont cause any problem. Just cut the tail off and the head.

 

[Booger]

Will your rays "chew on" the large chunks or should the shrimp be cut into bite sized pieces?

 

[redtailfool]

alot of people say that its not good for rays to eat shell

rays actually benift from eating the shell, its high in "roughage" and it enhances breeding.

if rays eat crustateans in the wild then why shouldnt they eat it in captivity

Not only that but the shell is high in carotenoid and will enhance the reds and oranges of the ray..

 

[DiXoN]

i always removed the shell and chopped the prawns and still do now for my other fish

 

[tdubblea]

I need to try that. My rays (1M/1F 6") will not eat raw fish or shrimp but I never tried with the shell on. Blackworms and nightcrawlers are devoured very fast. Nightcrawlers seem to turn my tank "anti-freeze" green, they release something that is the exact color and glow as anti-freeze. So if I could get them on shrimp it would be GREAT!!!!