Well...its that time of year...VACATION TIME!! - Aquarium Advice

SCFatz · 05-22-2006, 09:15 PM

I've read a thread or two a while back,but I'm sure I've forgotten some details.

I'll be gone for four full days....thurs am until Sunday pm.

Do nothing?Add some of those white brick looking feeder things?Hire the neighbors kid and have the food portioned out in baggies for each tank?

Both tanks are cycled FW.The 29 does have a dwarf frog if that matters.

What do you guys do at vacation time?

JDogg · 05-22-2006, 10:10 PM

for a weekend ( 2 days) i just let my fish fast.

Short vacation (3 days - a week) i leave a "white thingy"

when i went to summer school for 3 weeks i hired the daughter of my lfs to come in and feed them.

so... 4 days i would probably throw in a vacation feeder (white thingy)

**Devilishturtles** · 05-22-2006, 10:10 PM

For 4 days, feed twice the day before and leave them. Those blocks are notorious for fowling water and 4 days isn't long at all.

Just my opinion of course.

rich311k · 05-22-2006, 11:26 PM

I would just let them be. I have gone away for a week at a time without feeding and the fish were fine when I got home.

mortiss · 05-22-2006, 11:46 PM

I've also left mine for 4-5 days and they're always fine when I get back. As long as they are well fed normally it doesn't seem to bother them.

**QTOFFER** · 05-23-2006, 12:00 AM

I'd leave them too. I'll probably be away from my fish from Friday PM till Tuesday PM, and I'm not giving the missed feedings a second thought.

In the wild, fish are probably not lucky enough to find something to eat every day, and they certainly don't get the large amounts of nutrition-packed, vitamin fortified foods that we feed them!

The feeding blocks are usually made of plaster or flour. They can mess with the pH.

**Fishyfanatic** · 05-23-2006, 09:50 AM

Do not use the vacation blocks. Normally they either A) do not break apart at all or B) break apart quickly and foul up the water. I used them once and it did not break apart at all. One of my friends used them once and she came home to a tank full of dead fish.

maxwell1295 · 05-23-2006, 09:56 AM

Nothing to worry about. I went away for 6 days last month. I didn't do anything, but feed them maybe 50% more than normal just before heading to the airport. When I got back all was well. It was like I never left...

severum mama · 05-23-2006, 10:05 AM

I wouldn't worry about it either. Just leave the tank lights off if you don't have timers and don't bother with hiring anyone.

For future reference, I've heard of people who portion out each day's feeding in those 7-day pill containers like my grandmother uses. Good idea if you're going to be gone a long time- there's no way anyone will mess that up.

F-18 TECH · 05-23-2006, 10:06 AM

I always have a set of automatic fish feeders on hand just in case. These feeders are from HAGEN and cost about 20 dollars. You can put all manner of food in them and it does not over feed because you set the amount of food the fish will receive. It attaches to the back of the tank by a set screw and could not be easier.

05-22-2006, 09:15 PM	#1
SCFatz Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 814	Well...its that time of year...VACATION TIME!! I've read a thread or two a while back,but I'm sure I've forgotten some details. I'll be gone for four full days....thurs am until Sunday pm. Do nothing?Add some of those white brick looking feeder things?Hire the neighbors kid and have the food portioned out in baggies for each tank? Both tanks are cycled FW.The 29 does have a dwarf frog if that matters. What do you guys do at vacation time? __________________ Fatz 90g SW FOWLR 50g tall fw planted at .6wpg 29g fw planted at 1.2 wpg 10g fw planted at 3 wpg cf

05-22-2006, 11:46 PM	#5
mortiss Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York, USA Posts: 100 Images: 11	I've also left mine for 4-5 days and they're always fine when I get back. As long as they are well fed normally it doesn't seem to bother them. __________________ 55 Gal 2 tinfoil barbs, 6 buenos aires tetras, 4 green cories, 3 serpae tetras & 2 clown plecos 29 Gal 5 rainbows 20 long 1 red cap oranda & 1 calico ryukin with 3 ghost shrimp Pinky the betta in a 5 gal. Eclipse hex 7 gal. minibow quarantine / 2 panda cories

05-23-2006, 09:50 AM	#7
Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,303 Images: 15	Do not use the vacation blocks. Normally they either A) do not break apart at all or B) break apart quickly and foul up the water. I used them once and it did not break apart at all. One of my friends used them once and she came home to a tank full of dead fish. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

05-23-2006, 09:56 AM	#8
maxwell1295 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 887 Images: 7	Nothing to worry about. I went away for 6 days last month. I didn't do anything, but feed them maybe 50% more than normal just before heading to the airport. When I got back all was well. It was like I never left... __________________ 125G Mostly Malawi Tank 75G Malawi Mbuna 7G Office MiniBow 125 Gallon Mixed African Thread, 75 Gallon Mixed Malawi Thread

05-23-2006, 10:05 AM	#9
severum mama Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 2,771 Images: 22	I wouldn't worry about it either. Just leave the tank lights off if you don't have timers and don't bother with hiring anyone. For future reference, I've heard of people who portion out each day's feeding in those 7-day pill containers like my grandmother uses. Good idea if you're going to be gone a long time- there's no way anyone will mess that up. __________________ WE CAN STAGE A RUNAWAY GOLF CART MARATHON 5 gallon, 45 gallon, and 55 gallon planted 75 gallon SA/CA cichlids 8 gallon Oceanic BioCube nano reef

05-22-2006, 11:26 PM	#4
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	I would just let them be. I have gone away for a week at a time without feeding and the fish were fine when I got home.

05-23-2006, 12:00 AM	#6
QTOFFER Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Kew Gardens, NY Posts: 3,701 Images: 30	I'd leave them too. I'll probably be away from my fish from Friday PM till Tuesday PM, and I'm not giving the missed feedings a second thought. In the wild, fish are probably not lucky enough to find something to eat every day, and they certainly don't get the large amounts of nutrition-packed, vitamin fortified foods that we feed them! The feeding blocks are usually made of plaster or flour. They can mess with the pH.

05-23-2006, 10:06 AM	#10
F-18 TECH Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 72 Images: 2	I always have a set of automatic fish feeders on hand just in case. These feeders are from HAGEN and cost about 20 dollars. You can put all manner of food in them and it does not over feed because you set the amount of food the fish will receive. It attaches to the back of the tank by a set screw and could not be easier.

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