Your fish will be fine on your 4 day trip. Just feed them normally before
you leave and feed them normally on the fourth day when you get back. This
will not work for fry, however.
In my opinion seven days is a bit too long to leave your fish unfed. A
trick I learned from rooster is to put mops in your tanks about a week
before you go and leave them in while you are away. The bows will lay eggs
and eat the eggs and the fry. This will keep them happy until you get back.
I did try this and I seemed to work really well.
John
At 09:54 AM 2/21/97 est, Dianne wrote:
>
>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
>
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