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Hey guys what would be the best way to keep my fish fed or would they be ok not eating a day or two max.
Well considering fish don't get fed during shipping (anywhere from 2-4 days or more) they will be fine.
Hey guys what would be the best way to keep my fish fed or would they be ok not eating a day or two max.
Just don't use vacation feeders and they will be fine!
Are they really that bad?
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I have this one that claims to be gel and that It won't cloud water.
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Not possible. Unless your fish are eating the majority of the food and you don't have a bloom of hetrophic bacteria(spelt wrong lol). Basically the food is always being released if your fish are eating or not so you are over feeding first off. All the extra food both eating and uneaten are creating waste which isn't good for your parameters. If there is to much waste for your bb then your experience a mini cycle as well as cloudy water from the minicycle. Not to mention your fish could get bloat and such from over eating.
Lots of cons and maybe one pro of feeding your fish for a few days which they can do without and is beneficial to some fish.
Now I have a discus tank and I can leave it for a week and not have an issue. Yes the bottom will be rather dirty but I have my feeders and my plants can keep the nitrate down to 5ppm at the end of the week. But why would you get something that only works once when you could just buy a feeder and it may be useful later in life with fish that require 4-5 feedings daily.