reason i said that is some people would say,
well i feed my guppies brine shrimp twice a week.
i feed my snails snail food three times a week
i feed my mollies bloodworms four times a week
and so on
I went away to Europe last summer for 2 months. Apprently my friend didn't realize I had a tank of convict cichlids in my bedroom at the time and never fed them. It actually worked out well as the adults ate the fry. I came back and hadn't lost a single fish.