no food for a week?

[ryan]

would my yellow labs and aulonocara blue neons and tetras be alright without food for a week? i think they would be from what ive heard fish can go without food for a long time

 

[bra_van_drakh]

it's quite alright if u dont feed them for just a week. ..a blue electric at my school survived for about a month without any food supply, i dont know why though he wasn't fed for that long time, but he's as healthy as before, the only thing that's strange's on his tummy...it got very thin n got pushed inside, just as if there's nothing filling it up.. .

i'd not siggedt u doing thet though. ..but if it's really2 urgent and ur abit desperate.. .then i think it's okay

 

[QTOFFER]

I've let my fish go without food for as many as three days with no issues. A week is a long time, though. If I were going away for a week, I would invest in a battery operated automatic feeder. Better yet, I would try to get someone to look in on the fish once and give them some pre-measured food that I left.

 

[JustOneMore20]

I've gone on vacation for 5-6 days before and I have tetras, cories, malawi cichlids, and other community fish in my various tanks....they were all fine. I made sure to do a big water change before leaving and feeding the day I left, as well as the day I came back, so instead of the 7 or so days I was gone, they only went about 5 without food.

My fish are used to eating every other day though anyways, but I still believe the fish would be fine for a week.

 

[Blazeherd2306]

I've heard that most fish can go without food for two weeks.

One week shouldn't be a problem.

 

[Alshain]

I've done blackouts longer than a week. Your fish will be fine. In fact, its better to not feed them than it is to get an unexperienced "helper" to feed them. Your helper will likely overfeed.

 

[shsean]

yes fishes can survive without food even for a week as in nature they might have difficulties in looking for food too. Well u might attach automatic feeder onto ur aquarium which help u too feed ur fishes when you are not around.

 

[Voodoo Chilli]

Slightly hungry is MUCH better than slightly overfed. They'll be fine for the week.

 

[spittinfly]

What about the feeder pellets for when you go on vacation?

 

[JustOneMore20]

Those usually disentegrate well before you come back....usually lasting a day or 2. They also pollute the water. I don't suggest using those.

 

[Acer]

those vacation blocks are horrible to use, like everyone else said, your better off not feeding, i went to florida last year, left my tank for over 1 week no food, when i came back then tank was looking great... even clearer than before and i always have clear water..