2 days....

[Sgooosh]

Hi!
i am gonna be away for 2 days and the fish are not going to be fed...
i have a very specific feeding style-powdered shrimp pellets with bug and algae wafer
what should i feed that supplies the cories and livebearers for 2 days??/
i have babies too...

 

[PheonixKingZ]

As long as you feed the fish a hearty meal before leaving, you should be perfectly fine.

 

[starzfish]

You could get a cheap automatic fish feeder for 20 bucks

 

[CaptainBarnicles]

They won't starve, fish can go days without feeding. I regularly fast my fish by feeding once every other day, sometimes 2-3 days in a row depending. For example, yesterday I defrosted more brine shrimp than usual and they feasted! So I won't feed them now for maybe 2 days, there's plenty of weird tasty things fish like to nibble on in the tank if they get peckish. Your fish will be fine for 2 days ??

 

[Sgooosh]

Thanks, we have an auto feeder but the food wont go down to the corie’s layer

 

[Colin_T]

don't worry about them, as phoenix said, feed them before you go and they will be fine.

 

[Barry Tetra]

I usually feed them 3 times a day and daily water changes for a week before I go on a vacation which are about a week or two.

 

[kribensis12]

As others have said, do not worry about it.


I don't typically get concerned about my absence unless it's 4 or more days.

One important thing to remember is that there are many types of microorganisms that exist in your tank and act as a daily supplement to the food you are already feeding your fish. They will technically be eating something.

 

[Slaphppy7]

Agree with the above, 2 days of no feeding will cause no harm...I skip feeding every 1 or 2 days as my normal practice. Fish in the wild don't eat every day.

 

[PlasticGalaxy]

This has just become a chain of repeating what everyone else has already said, but - of course - I agree. They'll be perfectly fine. My tank (including corys, a very greedy pleco and atya gabonensis shrimp) is fed once every other day and they're very healthy and happy.