I've developed confidence enough to leave my fish alone for periods over a
week, like you I have learned not to trust anyone who is not a real fisho
to feed them while I'm away. Adult fish survive OK, fry and very young fish
you might need to make some arrangement for.
An important point to remember with your rainbows is that they are
omniverous, eating plants as well as live and dead animal material.
Therefore if you have plants that they will chomp on, elodia is reputedly a
good one, they will transfer their attention to that while you are away.
Doug Collom
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> From: VERMILLION, DIANNE <DVER at son.rochester.edu>
> To: list rainbowfish <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
> Subject: [RML] forced diet ok?
> Date: Saturday, 22 February 1997 1:54
>
>
> Hi!
> I am planning a vacation north into Canada for spring break and will be
away
> for 4 days. I can't find anyone (that I trust) to feed my fish while I
am
> away. Last time the fish feeder created a disaster.
>
> Question: If I feed them on day one before I leave, and on day 4 when I
get
> back, will they be ok without being fed for 2 days? (in august it will
be a
> 7 day period, will that be ok ?)
> They currently are fed 2x a day, should I cut back to once a day for a
few
> days before I leave? Special food- spirulina or frozen blood worms or
> shrimp?
>
> I have G incisus, G wanawho? (hybrid), M boesmani, M praecox, in one
tank
> and M lacustris with 3 angels, 6 SAEs and 2 cats in the other tank. OH,
will
> my bushy nosed plecks be OK?.
>
> Thanks for the help,
> Its 60 and balmy here in Rochester, NY-tomorrow 30s again.
>
> Dianne