View Full Version : how many days, no food?
klipsch
03-12-2007, 11:38 AM
hi guys,
im planning on going on a out of town trip this weekend, around 3 days. is it ok to leave my 4 2" datnoid without food?
i usually feed them chopped shrimps and frozen bloodworm, so it is really impossible for me to feed them and i dont have any access for live feeders.
im scared that they might die, just making sure if its ok..
Red Devil
03-12-2007, 12:07 PM
hi guys,
im planning on going on a out of town trip this weekend, around 3 days. is it ok to leave my 4 2" datnoid without food?
i usually feed them chopped shrimps and frozen bloodworm, so it is really impossible for me to feed them and i dont have any access for live feeders.
im scared that they might die, just making sure if its ok..
Every book i have read said it is better not to feed then to overfeed or to have someone else feed your fish.. i am sure they will be just fine for that amount of time.. feed before you leave their regular amount..as long as you have been consistent with their feedings and they are in pristene water and have been healthy they should be absolutely fine..
WeeNe858
03-12-2007, 12:17 PM
other places say 1-2 weeks and thell be fine.. they will just be really happy to see you with food
Gr8KarmaSF
03-12-2007, 12:30 PM
they should be ok
LiuHsi
03-12-2007, 2:04 PM
I got a new dat 4 " he has not eat for 3 weeks
klipsch
03-12-2007, 8:48 PM
alright, good to hear that. ill just do a water change before i go, i hope there will be no blackout when im gone. thanks guys
freeskierrocket
03-12-2007, 9:11 PM
Power feed the day you leave, and you'll be fine!!:)
AquataHolic420
03-12-2007, 9:20 PM
I got a new dat 4 " he has not eat for 3 weeks
Whats wrong with you.. or whats wrong with the Dat? mine eat out of the bag... what have you tried?
definitely. I've starved mine for 3 weeks before
soulFish
03-13-2007, 12:13 AM
All of mine other than my 9'er didn't eat until about 5 days after released in their new tank.
Honda12
03-13-2007, 12:19 AM
I had a stubburn dat that would only eat live blackworms. He starved himself for 2 months before he would eat prepared foods. So they would be fine for 3 days.
shoefreak03
03-13-2007, 2:07 AM
i've gone on 2 weeks business trips without feeding and they did fine. just make sure you do a water change before you leave. i usually dont feed it a day or 2 before the water change also so no poops comes out.
fish can survive without food for a long time but not in bad water condition.
RobD23
03-13-2007, 2:13 AM
in the wild fish eat rarely more then 3-4 times a week...fish can go a very long time with out food i don't think you should worry much
klipsch
03-13-2007, 4:21 AM
thanks guys! im just getting paranoid, ill just cross my fingers.. hehe
im still lucky that my tigers will eat anything i give them, except for pellets of course.
spoofsjsc
03-13-2007, 5:21 AM
reading all the replies made me think of the size of klipsch's dats. you guys might have bigger ones that can withstand long periods without food. How many days can 2" dats stand? i'm asking coz i've got four about that size at a friends house . i'm scheduled to pick em up in a few days. :)
is300zx
03-13-2007, 1:36 PM
reading all the replies made me think of the size of klipsch's dats. you guys might have bigger ones that can withstand long periods without food. How many days can 2" dats stand? i'm asking coz i've got four about that size at a friends house . i'm scheduled to pick em up in a few days. :)
as long as the fish is healthy it should be able last for a few weeks without eating. as fish keepers we tend to overfeed our fish anyway.