Can fish & fry go a few days w/out food?

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Butthorn

Jack Dempsey
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I have a few tanks & I'm going on vacation. Will my fish/fry be ok being fed once every 3-4 days?
Any suggestions or experience would be awesome.
Thanks


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Fish yes if feed well before you leave but fry I highly doubt they last two days of fasting


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I would feed fry about three times a day if practical, I realize people work. To answer your question directly, no. How old are the fry your talking about and what type of fry (species).
 
hello; This question is asked often. A search should yield many opinions. Briefly, adult fish can go for a week or more without food and have done so for me several times. Fry might be less able depending on their age and size.
It is often the case that having some one feed your fish results in disaster as inexperenced people often overfeed and kill fish. Generally best to let the fish fast.
 
Butthorn said:
They fry are two month old red texas. I have been feeding them 2-3 times a day to this point. Was planing on having them fed only once every 3 days.


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Hello; Two month old fry should not be as sensitive to a few days of no food as freshly hatched would be. If you are to be gone only three days it should not be an issue.
 
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