Silvia-15 Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 my girl is going across the ditch... so ill prob go visit her every so often when i have enough $ despite it prob wont work out anyway. what worries me is my fish. i have 3 ornates, 1 senegalus, 1 clown knife, 1 oscar, 1 silver aro, theyll most likely to be very dead by the end of any of my 1 week expeditions. cant get my flat mate to look after them, hes drunk most the times and a complete fob when it comes to fish... or anything else. so what can i do? open to suggestions oh and if this is the wrong place to post this, can the admin please move it to the correct place. THANKS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Find out about your local fish society/club, see if you can find a likeminded person. Healthy fish in healthy tank are good for 5 days with no food, so would only need one visit. Better that than someone not knowing what they are doing feeding them. Post this in Private trade and exchange- you'll get someone to help you for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 i compltely agree i hve hda a silver and no food for actually more than 5 days and they are fine. but,dont risk that what you can do is feed them lots the 2 days efore you go, arowana feet ox heart, something that lasts long in the belly. and feed everything else. the night befor eyou go, do a 50% water change. then dup 20-30 guppies or gold fish in there. shouldlast them 5 to 6 days:D its like a buffet or a baby sitter but the baby sitter gets eaten.... like a horror movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayci Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 buy a auto feeder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Large healthy fish will live without food for a week no worries. Give them a good feed and a water change before you go. They might be a bit hungry and have lost some condition when you get home, but it wont take long for them to fatten up again. Not something you want to do to them every week, but they will be fine as a once off. Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 It is recommended not to give them a big feed and a water change before you go, but leave the tank exactly how it is. If you give them a big feed you will polute the tank more than usualy possibly with dramatic effects, and doing a big water change to maybe get rid of that food could upset the filters or you may not plug the heaters back in properly, or any other possible problems, and you will not be there for a week to recognise and remedy them. But yes, as said, they will be sweet for up to about 10 days without food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Not an extra large feed - just normal. Normal water change the day before maybe? But yes EK is right, dont do anything unusual that could upset the tank before you leave. Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 buy a auto feeder. Can't see that working too well with the meaty foods those fish need. Depending on how big they are 5 days should be fine. I left my bichir, dat and loaches for 2 weeks last xmas, although I won't be doing it this year as the size difference between the loaches and the dat/bichir is bigger now and the only thing that stops them becoming snacks is that the big fish are well fed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candy Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Ask someone who is in to fish to pop in and give them some food. Eg.. me if im close by i would happly drop by and check on them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_elmo Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 i went on holiday for about 3 and a half weeks early this year and my silver was ok on a auto feeder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beblondie Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 For a week they will be fine feed them normally do a water change have a nice trip come home feed and a waterchange -Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia-15 Posted October 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 uh oh.... i might go to malaysia end of this year for a month... i dunno whether i should employ my mother to look after it... despite that may lead to a sooner demise of my fish... lol *tuck them in my pocket and take them with me, they breath air anyways * so the only way i guess is to ask for someone to look after them or sell them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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