I agree with Rhonda - your fish will be fine. Don't give them any extras
beforehand. You could leave some weighted Zucchini or Pumpkin in for your
"plecs". Fry can bea problem as they don't have a body mass of energy
stores in the muscles to draw on so other strategies may be useful for them
if you have a particularly valuable batch going.
Bruce Hansen
ANGFA
email: bhansen at ozemail.com.au
Don't miss the ANGFA web pages at -
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~fisher/angfa.htm
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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