WyldFya;991487; said:
Actually, there are food pyramids that are designed for larger fish. I'm sure those fish would eat the food, especially if they are starving.
how long without food?
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Actually, there are food pyramids that are designed for larger fish. I'm sure those fish would eat the food, especially if they are starving.
Food pyramids suck, get your self an automatic fis food feeder for these short times away, I have a hagen one that I use for weekend aways, worksfine just as long as you dont site it above an airstone.
longest i haven't fed my fish was about 5 weeks. And i had 3 channa gachuas all approx 6". I went for away on holiday and stuffed them a week or so before i left. Water changes were done by my house mate and all he had to do was take a couple buckets of water out the tank. I designed a system that filled the tank from a reservoir that containted aged water. Every now and then my house mate would have to fill up the reservoir.
a strong healthy fish that's at least in or past it's teenage years can go for at least a month without food. some species can go on much much longer.
usually, the bigger and more sluggish the fish, the longer they can go without food. I've heard stories of stubborn fish that won't eat prepared foods that went for 2+ months without anything in their stomachs!
usually, the bigger and more sluggish the fish, the longer they can go without food. I've heard stories of stubborn fish that won't eat prepared foods that went for 2+ months without anything in their stomachs!
I'm going on vacation for 13 days this week and I'm having my dad feed my fish just once halfway through my vacation.
DasArab;991606; said:Food pyramids suck, get your self an automatic fis food feeder for these short times away, I have a hagen one that I use for weekend aways, worksfine just as long as you dont site it above an airstone.
Food pyramids don't suck, dude. Besides, maybe he doesn't want to spend money on an automatic feeder.
I left my 6" dat, 10" palmas, 18" fire eel and 4" clown loaches for two weeks over xmas. No food or water changes, they were fine. I fed them well in the week leading up to it and did a 50% water change the night before I left.
I wouldn't try it with small ones tho.
I wouldn't try it with small ones tho.
my needlefish just went 3 weeks without food before he finally decided he could eat a feeder, now he'll probably get some more feeders then another period of starvation till he'll take prepared food. i know i can never get my nandus nandus off live though.....won't even take earthworms......
