how long would you let your fish starve?

[noop]

i'm gonna go on holiday for a week soon. i'm wondering whether it's ok to let my fish diet for the whole 7 days (this seems a looong time to me) or should i risk asking my insane friend to come round and feed them mid-week??

noop

 

[Loveless]

I say risk feeding them mid week

just prepare the food in a zip lock bag so he can dump it in and leave duing middle of the week

 

[Adrinal]

I agree... if you can get some preportioned foods it would be best... but they will not die from one week I would guess... Fish go longer in the wild with no food at times... and even longer when first captured and shipped around the world 6-7times

 

[Doggfather]

fish can last up to 2 weeks without food i think

 

[fozzy_wozzy_woo]

ya guppies can last a long time.

but you can also buy week blocks for fish. you pop them in and they should last a week.

 

[Cheese Specialist]

I only feed my fish once every other day so it's easier for me to leave them. I often have to with summer festivals and holidays but it's never been more than 5 days. Longer than that and I would get someone to feed them.

I don't see it as lettting them starve. Fish are not like us, the ajority of fish we have are fine for a week or more. Although expect for them to have eaten your plants at least a little!

 

[Griffith420]

i only feed my fish once every two days

 

[freshmike]

3 days, even though I know they would be fine for longer...fatties

 

[CFC]

Id rather my fish went hungry for up to two weeks than let a non fishkeeper or inexperienced fishkeeper near my tanks. Its better for them to go hungry than be over fed.

 

[Cheese Specialist]

Id rather my fish went hungry for up to two weeks than let a non fishkeeper or inexperienced fishkeeper near my tanks. Its better for them to go hungry than be over fed.

I totally agree!!

 

[aberdeen aquarist]

i agree cfc, i've left my fish more than enough times for a fortnight when on holiday, better than getting someone who doesn't keep fish themself to do it.
beside's the tank is always free of algae when you come back!!!

 

[White Whale]

Better to let them grow hungry in clean water than to be overfed in dirty water.

 

[Pleco-Heaven]

I'd not let anyone near your fish! When I go on my hols iam going to make my grandad feed my fish! (experianced fish keeper but grandma made him get rid of his tanks! )

 

[Adrinal]

This would be a great time to reconsider your vote here:
http/fish.orbust.net/forums/index.php?sh...showtopic=22519

 

[Olive]

Id rather my fish went hungry for up to two weeks than let a non fishkeeper or inexperienced fishkeeper near my tanks. Its better for them to go hungry than be over fed.

me too. once I stopped feeding my fish everyday my fish started living longer and seemed healthier. sometimes i forget to feed my tropicals (since they are in the back part of the house) and they always do fine.

I was gone two weeks with my dad in the hospital and they were fine.