I just got back this am from a trip w/ the family. We hit up the big island of Hawaii for 8 days. It was a blast...snorkeling, drinking and eating tons of poke And Im glad to say that my fish are doing great. I fed the 2 nights before we left. Did a big wc the night we left and they are doing great! The key was the big wc before the trip and no food the whole time and no water changes. This was huge for me cause im a 3x wc a week guy for my monsters. My buddy changed a filter sock for me while we were gone and that was it. Just did a wc and gettin their food ready in an hour. Man I missed my cichla