Feeding Fry Schedule

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silent1mezzo

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I have 35-40 african cichlid fry that I've been feeding twice a day in the morning and at night.

I'm going away this weekend and I wonder if they'd be ok if they didn't get food for 2 days.

I'd be able to feed them friday morning and sunday evening. Will they be fine?
 
silent1mezzo;4510742; said:
I have 35-40 african cichlid fry that I've been feeding twice a day in the morning and at night.

I'm going away this weekend and I wonder if they'd be ok if they didn't get food for 2 days.

I'd be able to feed them friday morning and sunday evening. Will they be fine?
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They'll be fine. People feed their fry multiple times a day to induce faster growth. In the wild I'm sure they go days without eating at times. Feeding Friday morning and then Sunday evening will be great.
 
there are some pretty decent weekend feeders but i would suggest feeding them a little more the day before you are to be gone and they will be fine ^_^
went away for 4 days once and just 'conditioned' my fry like i would a betta before breeding (feeding as much as they will eat as often as they will eat and clean out leftovers) for a day or two before..

but a day or so without food shouldn't do them any harm
 
I would discourage feeding extra before leaving. The uneaten food will be decaying in the tank, potentially causing problems, while you're away.
 
I would discourage feeding extra before leaving. The uneaten food will be decaying in the tank, potentially causing problems, while you're away.
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...remove any uneaten food..as normal?
 
geronimo69;4510754; said:
People feed their fry multiple times a day to induce faster growth. In the wild I'm sure they go days without eating at times.
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I would respectfully disagree. In the wild, fry have access to food 24/7 in the form of micro-organisms swimming all around them, not to mention all the natural plant matter they can consume.

Case in point:

My outdoor koi pond (@8500G) has all kinds of algae and micro-organisms that act as a food source besides the pellets. On a recent experiment, I put a batch of Blue Tilapia fry I purchase through a member here (Clearwater) in my pond. They went from sub .5" to 2"+ in ONE MONTH with next to no "feeding" from me (the downside is dragonfly/damselfly larva were picking the smallest ones off one by one). Compare that to the fry I raised in a 60G tank inside with twice a day feeding and the largest has yet to reach an inch after the same amount of time. My point, outdoors in a "natural" environment has WAY more food than most people think. :cheers:

Back on topic, yes, I also agree they will be fine. :D

Disclaimer: I fully realize that my pond is not a "natural" environment. A real "lake" would just be even better. ;)

Ben
 
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