Will It Be Ok If My Goldfish Go 2 Days Without Eating?

[Oscar Betta]

Will it be ok if my goldfish go 2 days without eating, possibly 3?

 

[loraxchick]

healthy fish are good for more than aweek without food. go on vacation and dont worry about them...maybe a nice big waterchnage before you go, but dont worry about food. feed them as normal before you go
cheers

 

[Polley]

Will it be ok if my goldfish go 2 days without eating, possibly 3?

Well, probably not. I would say maybe a day, although I haven't had goldfish since I was a kid.

You can get these pellets that release food over a certain span of time. At the Walmart in my town, you can get ones that release a bit at a time for a week. Then the lfs in my town has one that'll go for a few days, but I can't remember the exact time.

It's probably not the healthiest food, but would certainly be better than nothing at all.

 

[-Nemo-]

Like Lorax said, if he's healthy he'll be perfectly fine for 2-3 days.

 

[rebrn]

agree, he should be fine as long as he is healthy. Some people actually refraing from feeding fish for a couple of days (or so I have learned) to help treat/prevent constipation. I wouldn't advise using one of those weekend feeders, I have never used them myself (new to fish), but I have heard they can dirty up the water pretty good, you may come back to more problems then if you just left him with no food. As said before do a water change before you leave, then enjoy you trip

 

[bitteraspects]

they will be perfectly fine for much longer than 2 days. nothing to worry about

 

[Wills]

Agreed that the fish will be okay for 2 days dont get a "holiday feeder" as suggested because they tend to rot and ruin your water quality.

 

[three-fingers]

Another one here confirming that the fish will be fine for longer than 2 days without food, and that holiday feeding blocks are generally a bad idea.

 

[Oscar Betta]

Ok, thanks guys!