Going to be away for a week.

[nuchumYussel]

I have never been away from my tank for more than four days. But come
next week, I will be away for a week, 7 days. What I normally do when
i am gone is:

A water change the day I leave
A filter check the day I leave
Have a neighbor come by to feed the fish ( she is a non-aquarist.)
Do a health check prior to leaving
Leave a battery Air pump on in case the power goes out

I do all this for my two tanks which are 20g and a 29g. The 20g which
is fully cycled, one year old, has 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites and a Ph of
6.8 houses:

1 Snakeskin Gourami
6 Zebra Danios
2 Serpae Tetra
4 Blackskirt Tetra
1 Neon Tetra (his 7 other buddies were eaten by a tank-mate who was
removed.)

The 29g which is fully cycled, 8 months old, has 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites
and a Ph of about 6.7 houses:

1 Snakeskin Gourami
1 Platinum Gourami
2 Three Spot Gouramis
1 Pearl Gourami
4 Cory Cats
1 Pleco (4.5 inches. He will move out once he reaches about 6.5, 7
inches.)
3 Assorted Angelfish

Is there anything I should do that I did not think of? I am just
afraid someone will die.

Thank you very much for looking.
Evan Davis

[Justin Boucher]

Well, seems like you got eveything covered. The only thing I can think of
going wrong is if your neighbor overfeeds the fish and kills them by feeding
them too much.

I would say you're pretty well set. If you're used to 4 days, an extra 3 is
practically nothing as far as the fish are concerned. Many fish don't get
to eat for weeks while being transported from supplier to distributor to
vendor to retail. So 3-days of no feeding activity may even get them more
excited to see you when you do get home.

Justin

"nuchumYussel" > wrote in message
om...
> I have never been away from my tank for more than four days. But come
> next week, I will be away for a week, 7 days. What I normally do when
> i am gone is:
>
> A water change the day I leave
> A filter check the day I leave
> Have a neighbor come by to feed the fish ( she is a non-aquarist.)
> Do a health check prior to leaving
> Leave a battery Air pump on in case the power goes out
>
> I do all this for my two tanks which are 20g and a 29g. The 20g which
> is fully cycled, one year old, has 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites and a Ph of
> 6.8 houses:
>
> 1 Snakeskin Gourami
> 6 Zebra Danios
> 2 Serpae Tetra
> 4 Blackskirt Tetra
> 1 Neon Tetra (his 7 other buddies were eaten by a tank-mate who was
> removed.)
>
> The 29g which is fully cycled, 8 months old, has 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites
> and a Ph of about 6.7 houses:
>
> 1 Snakeskin Gourami
> 1 Platinum Gourami
> 2 Three Spot Gouramis
> 1 Pearl Gourami
> 4 Cory Cats
> 1 Pleco (4.5 inches. He will move out once he reaches about 6.5, 7
> inches.)
> 3 Assorted Angelfish
>
> Is there anything I should do that I did not think of? I am just
> afraid someone will die.
>
> Thank you very much for looking.
> Evan Davis

[luminos]

"Justin Boucher" > wrote in message
...
> Well, seems like you got eveything covered. The only thing I can think of
> going wrong is if your neighbor overfeeds the fish and kills them by
> feeding
> them too much.


Do not let the neighbor near the tank. Leave them alone. They will be more
than fine.

[Justin Boucher]

I myself wouldn't worry if it were my tanks and only for a week, however,
nuchumYussel indicated that having a neighbor over to feed their fish was a
regular practice. I just wanted to add the caution that most friendly
assistants tend to really overfeed the fish in their care.

Justin

"luminos" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Justin Boucher" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Well, seems like you got eveything covered. The only thing I can think
of
> > going wrong is if your neighbor overfeeds the fish and kills them by
> > feeding
> > them too much.
>
>
> Do not let the neighbor near the tank. Leave them alone. They will be
more
> than fine.
>
>

[nuchumYussel]

"luminos" > wrote in message >...
> "Justin Boucher" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Well, seems like you got eveything covered. The only thing I can think of
> > going wrong is if your neighbor overfeeds the fish and kills them by
> > feeding
> > them too much.
>
>
> Do not let the neighbor near the tank. Leave them alone. They will be more
> than fine.

The neighbor has fed the fish before, and nothing has gone wrong.

Thanks for the responses,
Evan Davis