cldlr76 Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Hi, How long can fish go without being fed? I having been trying to get my ammonia levels down with water changes and not feeding thw fish. The ammonia has finally been zero for a day but the fish haven't had any food for about 6 days. Should I give them a little bit of food now or wait another day. Also is there such a thing as good and bad algae? I have had the tank now for about 3 weeks and there is algae growing on the rocks and on some plants. I have attached a photo of the algae and a couple of the tank for those are interested. Any comments welcome :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 err feed them I think the time is '7 days' but varies. With ammonia it is better to do a partial water change to lower it, than to not feed the fish for a week but thats just my opinion, reducing feeding is ok. Your tank is looking awesome though! Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 oops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 just realised that only the saltwater forum has no edit function Try using photobucket, you may find it easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cldlr76 Posted June 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Ok I have loaded the pic's onto photobucket. Here's the one of the algae and a couple of the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 That brown algae is common in a new tank and should go away as the tank fully cycles and settles down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishkeepa Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Ammonia might just be cos its a new tank and not cycled fully yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 a little bit of algae never hurts no body. there is always some algae in the wild right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Great looking tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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