Going On Vacation...

[RedTail123]

I'm going on vacation and i'm wondering what i should do for my fish, i heard feeding blocks and gel foods aren't good to use, do you know of any cheap automatic feeders?

 

[samorkel]

I always asked a friend to drop in and feed them, they will be alright for a week or two if someone comes in and feeds the 2 - 3 times a automatic feeder is not really needed.

 

[The Duke]

How long you going on vacation for? I have a juwel automatic feeder but I hear that fish are quite sustainable and can be without food for quite a while. Someone more knowledgable might be able to give you some better advice.

 

[RedTail123]

we'll probably be on vacation 2 weeks at most, i might ask my neighbor to feed them. Since he has little experience in fish keeping i'll probably put pre measered foods in sandwich bags for him.

 

[Gilli]

Your neighbour need only feed them twice while you are away - once each week. Fish can go a week or longer without food and the less the better because you wont be doing water changes and the less they eat the less they will poo.

 

[saz326]

Your neighbour need only feed them twice while you are away - once each week. Fish can go a week or longer without food and the less the better because you wont be doing water changes and the less they eat the less they will poo.

Seconded. I will happily leave my tanks for 10 days or so. 2 weeks is a bit long though so asking someone to pop over if possible is a great idea. This way they can fish out any dead fish (never know if one may pop-off) which could cause an ammonia spike if left in the tank.

Try to feed them a little more than normal for the few days before you leave, and DO NOT touch the filter for a week or so before you go incase you cause a mini-cycle.

happy hols.