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Posted: March 19 2014 at 12:28am |
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Just wondering for those who have dealt with stingrays, how hard/easy was it for you to get them to eat and what did they eat? my three rays have yet to eat, at least as far as I can tell. I've tried raw shrimp, and live clams. I've been trying to find squid but all the grocery stores have been out. I do had fiddler crabs in their pond, but have no Idea if they are eating them as the crabs tend to bury themselves in the sand. When i introduce food into the pond the rays do get active, they just don't take the food.
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Posted: March 19 2014 at 12:53am |
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Hopefully Didysis will chime in. He has a lot of rays and breeds them. He probably has 10-15. Such a sweet set up.
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Posted: March 19 2014 at 10:15am |
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Really? I think they're pretty easy. Usually taking to silver sides and shrimp. I'm surprised.
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Posted: March 19 2014 at 10:41am |
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For squid, try an Asian market store
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Posted: March 19 2014 at 11:04am |
How do you actually feed them?
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Posted: March 19 2014 at 2:36pm |
Is Didysis breeding marine or freshwater rays? My experience is limited to one marine ray. I always pushed the individual Silversides into different spots in the sand with a long stick and had a great fun watching Mr. Ray squirt water into the sand to find a fish, then pull it out of the sand and crunch on it. I would guess these Rays are eating the live Fiddler Crabs and not until all those are gone will they get hungry enough to eat dead fish or inverts. 
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Posted: March 19 2014 at 2:44pm |
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I just bought a little squid from Smiths' yesterday for my Triggers. I also saw frozen squid at Bird World like 2 weeks ago if you are trying frozen.
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Posted: March 19 2014 at 4:10pm |
Triggers are almost as fun to watch eating as Rays. 
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Posted: March 20 2014 at 7:17am |
What kind of rays are they. Different rays take to different foods easier.
I would hit up an Asian market. Get some whitebait (small little fish), some squid and some small shrimp. Hopefully they will take to one of them.
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Posted: March 20 2014 at 8:14am |
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california round rays
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Posted: March 20 2014 at 9:29am |
And how are you feeding them? Just throwing it in?
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Posted: March 20 2014 at 9:43am |
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placing it on the bottom, half in the sand
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Posted: March 20 2014 at 9:51am |
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I just asked a buddy of mine who has 2 of these rays in Oregon how he got them to eat. He said that they did not eat for the first 8 days. He got fresh scallops from the deli and then soaked them in salmon oil and then hand fed them with a large claw. Thought I'd let you know if you want to try that.
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Posted: March 20 2014 at 10:01am |
I have heard if they dont eat from the sand like you are feeding them you may have to hand feed them as love2ski has said.
Like Mark said it could be very well that they are eating those crabs and are full and not interested in the food you are putting in.
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