Going away for 6 days.

**pcfreak** · 1st Mar 2009, 21:50

Dear All,

I will be going away for 6 days and no one at home to take care of the fishes. neons, platy, corys and zebra danios.

Is it ok to have no feeding for up to a week? Or wat do you guys do?

Regards
Anthony

**khtee** · 1st Mar 2009, 22:20

get a food timer if you are worry that your fishes will be hungry.

**blue33** · 1st Mar 2009, 22:28

I away for 10days without feeding them, before i leave i feed them full first.

**fishking** · 2nd Mar 2009, 00:36

You can buy those slow release food...white coloured ones...though I am not really sure that the fish does eat it or not. I have tried it once when I away for a week...dont think my fishes got any bigger....

Best is borrow a food timer or get one from LFS.

**Jervis** · 2nd Mar 2009, 00:54

Don't think 6 days will do much harm... just go and enjoy your get-away. Just make sure you top up your tank water before you go off

**unclerobin** · 2nd Mar 2009, 01:07

6 days should not be a problem if there are plants in your tank, during my kampong life in the young days i had guppies on those cement tank and only feed them when i feel like doing it, sometime not even 1 time in a month.

just my 2 cents

**pcfreak** · 2nd Mar 2009, 08:40

Great Thank You fellow forumers!!.... I think i understand liao.

1. Top up water
2. feed them full

Hee Hee

Regards
Anthony

**k3nlim** · 4th Mar 2009, 13:26

Best to get auto feeder if that's the case...

**Philosophos** · 4th Mar 2009, 17:34

Are any of your platy's female and looking ready to give birth in the next week? The new fry would work as a feeding. That, along with some plants and a heavy feeding before you leave would take care of it.

**Mez** · 4th Mar 2009, 23:50

I would just feed them as normal.
If you overfeed on purpose, then go on holiday, you are asking for water trouble when you get back.
Fish are fine for up to about 15 day, then they start showing signs of stress, but will soon recover.
James

**Philosophos** · 5th Mar 2009, 04:14

Originally Posted by Mez

I would just feed them as normal.
If you overfeed on purpose, then go on holiday, you are asking for water trouble when you get back.
Fish are fine for up to about 15 day, then they start showing signs of stress, but will soon recover.
James

Very true. When I say feed heavily, I mean fatten them up; feed them slowly, but more than normal. Make sure they eat what's given to them. NH4 isn't good for plants or fish. If the fish eat it, they'll release it more slowly, and the biological filtration will have a chance to adapt a bit better. If you make your own ferts, you can try reducing the amount of NO3 dosed to compensate. That's just my thoughts though; your own experience with your fish and aquarium will probably serve better.