Ok so here's the story. Next summer i have to go back to Italy for one of my cousins weddings. It'll be my girlfriends first time there so I'll be staying for a little longer then just the wedding, say 2-3 weeks. The problem is my parents and lil brother are coming too which means there will be nobody home with my fish. Although its a year down the line i need to plan now or else this can be a disaster. So far i have 2 friends that will come over to feed the fish. Problem is one owns a company and the other lives 30m away by car so they cant come that often. I figure with the less frequent feeding itll slow down the need for a WC, normally i do a 40% change once a week.
So hopefully im only gone for 2 weeks. My tank has a polypterus endlicheri (10"), a hoplias malabaricus(12"), an oscar(13"), and a clarius bathracus(8" now but by then lets say 12/13).
Right now i feed every second day, how long would i be able to make them wait per feeding while im gone. I know technically they can all go about a month with no food and survive, but that would be on their own, in this scenario somebody (prob the wolf) will get creative with the menu. So i was wondering if u guys think its possible to feed every 3/4 days for these fish? I could maybe start gettin them used to every 3 day feedings so that every 4 isnt a big push, but im worried that starving them more will put the aggression over the edge. What do you guys think i can do?
Also an auto feeder wont work due to the wolf fish and endlis diet having shrimps and tilapia in it.
Thank you for any help
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So hopefully im only gone for 2 weeks. My tank has a polypterus endlicheri (10"), a hoplias malabaricus(12"), an oscar(13"), and a clarius bathracus(8" now but by then lets say 12/13).
Right now i feed every second day, how long would i be able to make them wait per feeding while im gone. I know technically they can all go about a month with no food and survive, but that would be on their own, in this scenario somebody (prob the wolf) will get creative with the menu. So i was wondering if u guys think its possible to feed every 3/4 days for these fish? I could maybe start gettin them used to every 3 day feedings so that every 4 isnt a big push, but im worried that starving them more will put the aggression over the edge. What do you guys think i can do?
Also an auto feeder wont work due to the wolf fish and endlis diet having shrimps and tilapia in it.
Thank you for any help
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