Tricks to get new tigers to eat

[rudy]

I got a pair recently and they are not eating. I have tried worms,mysis, krill etc.
Only been 2 days but would like this to happen sooner rather than later so any tricks would be helpful
They are both healthy and active

 

[Kobeclone]

wrong forum man, ask a mod to move it. Tiger what, I know several species of fish that people call tigers...

 

[rudy]

Lol

sorry mods please move to Stingray section.

Thanks

 

[Kobeclone]

If it is a ray, and both are active and look fat, then dont worry a lot for 2-3 more days. If they still don't eat by then, you should be worried. Have you tried earthworm, brine shrimp, market shrimp, or zuccini. I have heard of rays eating all of these. What are your water params?

 

[dirtyblacksocks]

Haven't seen a ray yet that won't slurp up an earth worm.

 

[tank125]

Haven't seen a ray yet that won't slurp up an earth worm.

Come by my place, I'll show you 2!


Consider trying metro soon, it will indirectly help to stimulate appetite by cleaning the gut a little. Any poops in the tank? brown? clear? slimy? Are you parameters good? pH/hardness/temp?

 

[Nic]

dark tank worked for me.... give it a few days rudy..

 

[Gumby79]

Hey Tim, my tiger got started on bloodworms and loves the blackworms but still won't touch anything else.

 

[proaquatics]

live worms !!!!!!tubiflex

 

[AlexG]

Hi rudy,

my rays which don´t like earthworms so much I get on food with Vietnamese "Babyshrimps" (small freshwaster shrimps) from the Asia Food Store.
They are frozen, raw and in 250gramm packs.

The other possibility are live feeders or live tubifex.