Zayne Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 i am just wondering how long fish cant be fed for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Days, weeks or months depending on species, water conditions, age, temperature, health and feeding before the fasting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 female africans will go 3 weeks without eating when they hold eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Days, weeks or months depending on species, water conditions, age, temperature, health and feeding before the fasting. That about sums it up it depends on alot of variables.. But generally most healthy fish should be fine for at least a week with no food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 I leave mine for 2 weeks or more on occasion with no problems at all but there are many variables involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Have done the odd 5 days to a week away without worrying about feeding and all looked well upon my return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 I have a fully planted tank with about 200 baby BN and a gazillion guppies, and I feed them once every 2 weeks, sometimes more, sometimes less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdspider Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 There's a lamphrey eel at Southern Encounter that hasn't eaten in 2 years! They don't tend to eat in captivity. He likes to lie on his back in the middle of the tank & people keep asking if he's dead & I have to promise that he's alive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 You wouldn't want a parasitic fish like that to feed in your exhibit, would you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 There's a lamphrey eel at Southern Encounter that hasn't eaten in 2 years! They don't tend to eat in captivity. He likes to lie on his back in the middle of the tank & people keep asking if he's dead & I have to promise that he's alive Lampreys stop feeding when they move into freshwaters for breeding. They dont feed again until they move back into the salt water. What color is this lamprey?? They turn a neat blue colour when they go upstream to spawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Lampreys stop feeding when they move into freshwaters for breeding. They dont feed again until they move back into the salt water. What color is this lamprey?? They turn a neat blue colour when they go upstream to spawn so how long will the eel be kept? surely he has to eat sometime??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Variables! ie: healthy fish in healthy tank. I often go away for 3-5 days at a time no probs. The lack of bio-load from no food in a healthy tank that has healthy fish is way better than an unsupervised auto-feeder as I once found out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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