cichlid7 Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Next month i am going up to blenhim and wont be able to feed my fish i am leaving on the 15th in the morning and going to be home on the 19th in the evening. What do i do about the fish as i can not feed them. will they be ok if i feed them before i go and then as soon as i get back. there will be no one here who can feed them. i have got about 30 tanks so i dont have auto feeders for each tank :lol: the fish i have are Discus angels guppies/platies rams plecos red jewels A tank full of big malawi cichlids loads of fry Baby Axolotl and heaps of other fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 When you get back and they're begging for food tell them to stop being whiney little brats because most fish can go weeks without food. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 The temptation is always to give them a bit extra in the way of food before you leave. Don't be tempted this is what kills them because the uneaten food will cause a bacterial bloom. Just feed them normally they will be fine for a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 When you get back and they're begging for food tell them to stop being whiney little brats because most fish can go weeks without food. :lol: :lol: yup thats true The temptation is always to give them a bit extra in the way of food before you leave. Don't be tempted this is what kills them because the uneaten food will cause a bacterial bloom. Just feed them normally they will be fine for a few days. spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Yup, just give them a normal size feed when you leave. When you get home they will be fine, but very pleased to see ya :lol: Small fry need more regular feeding, so maybe rig up the auto feeder to give them a little food, but for adult fish a week is fine. Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayci Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Lots of CHCH people in this forum. Maybe one of them can fish sit for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Yeah as Ian said, might want to sort something out for the fry tanks, otherwise will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Yeah, it will toughen them up :lol: Come visit me or call while you are here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted October 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Would it be a good idea to put lots of brine shrimp in the fry tanks before i go or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted October 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Come visit me or call while you are here. Will let you know closer to the date if i can or not have to talk to my parents as im going up with them because my Dad is in the big snooker compition up there. By the way you wouldn't happen to know where the new Workingmens Club is would you. And are there any good fish shops there :oops: time to buy some heat pads :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Would it be a good idea to put lots of brine shrimp in the fry tanks before i go or not. Probably not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Nope, brine shrimp doesn't last that long. Only real choices are a) ask a trustworthy person to feed the fry, b) get an autofeeder for their tank, c) just leave them to it. Putting in heaps of food just before you leave is a bad idea because it'll spoil in 24 hours, brine shrimp may take a day to die first, but after the 2nd day the water would start getting nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Put lots of java moss into the fry tanks as they will feed off it. Brine shrimp only lasts like 4 hours or something in FW before it dies so thats not a good idea. Microworms last a few days in FW before they die so maybe put some of them in each fry tank too..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Yes I do know where the new club is - it is on the site of the old RSA Corner of Alfred and Hutcheson Sts, on the banks of the Taylor River, that runs through the middle of town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayci Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 You coul put daphnia in with the fry. The big daphnia will last a few days and they pop out baby daphnia for the fry to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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