vacation feeding - fish and frog

[Tippi]

Hi, I read many older posts which suggest that not giving food for 2
weeks will not harm fish when on vacation. But what about a dwarf frog?
the other denizens in the tank are a couple of guppies, 3 scissors, 2
glass cats, 1 cat fish, 1 algea eater.

[IDzine01]

I would never advise going that long for frogs or fish. Many species
can certainly die without food for 2 weeks. I can't speak for all and I
certainly can't say that I've tried it but even if they survived I
would think their immune systems would be critically compromised. I
doubt the frog would last at all. My personal limit is 4 days.
Anything longer then that and I train a friend or hire a pro.


Tippi wrote:
> Hi, I read many older posts which suggest that not giving food for 2
> weeks will not harm fish when on vacation. But what about a dwarf frog?
> the other denizens in the tank are a couple of guppies, 3 scissors, 2
> glass cats, 1 cat fish, 1 algea eater.

[Köi-Lö]

"Tippi" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Hi, I read many older posts which suggest that not giving food for 2
> weeks will not harm fish when on vacation. But what about a dwarf frog?
> the other denizens in the tank are a couple of guppies, 3 scissors, 2
> glass cats, 1 cat fish, 1 algea eater.
=====================
I can't speak for the frog but this isn't a good idea in my opinion. Two
week weeks without food is long time for some fish. Isn't there anyone who
can come in every few days and feed them? What about evaporation or a stuck
heater? Also what if the filter fails? This happened to my brother and his
wife and just about everything was dead when they got back. They were gone
for only a week. They thought it probably failed shortly after they left.
--
KL....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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[IDzine01]

I imagine once one fish died the water would foul pretty quickly and
badness would occur at an accelerated rate.


Köi-Lö wrote:
>What about evaporation or a stuck
> heater? Also what if the filter fails? This happened to my brother and his
> wife and just about everything was dead when they got back. They were gone
> for only a week. They thought it probably failed shortly after they left.

[Köi-Lö]

"IDzine01" > wrote in message
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I imagine once one fish died the water would foul pretty quickly and
badness would occur at an accelerated rate.
==========================
That's probably what happened. One or two of the lager cichlids died and
really fouled the water, killing the rest of the fish. They were
understandably very upset. Since they travel so much they didn't replace
them. They also didn't replace the ancient old cat when she passed away,
now that Mom is not available to watch pets for them.
--
KL....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
~~~~ }<((((*> ~~~ }<{{{{(ö> ~~~~ }<((((({*>

[swarvegorilla]

Small fish (guppys and tetra) need food every 3 days to stay charging
things like cichlids and big goldys can go a month
not a good idea
but when fish get bounced around the world they somethimes go longer than
that!!
water is still top priority not food
shame ya can't seal the top and leave a tray of maggots floating
sure to provide a nice hatching feast
w000t
some fish shops will hire you out a fish feeder



"Köi-Lö" > wrote in message
...
>
> "IDzine01" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
> I imagine once one fish died the water would foul pretty quickly and
> badness would occur at an accelerated rate.
> ==========================
> That's probably what happened. One or two of the lager cichlids died and
> really fouled the water, killing the rest of the fish. They were
> understandably very upset. Since they travel so much they didn't replace
> them. They also didn't replace the ancient old cat when she passed away,
> now that Mom is not available to watch pets for them.
> --
> KL....
> Frugal ponding since 1995.
> My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
> http://tinyurl.com/9do58
> ~~~~ }<((((*> ~~~ }<{{{{(ö> ~~~~ }<((((({*>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

[Köi-Lö]

"swarvegorilla" > wrote in message
u...
> Small fish (guppys and tetra) need food every 3 days to stay charging
> things like cichlids and big goldys can go a month
> not a good idea
> but when fish get bounced around the world they somethimes go longer than
> that!!
> water is still top priority not food
> shame ya can't seal the top and leave a tray of maggots floating
> sure to provide a nice hatching feast
> w000t
> some fish shops will hire you out a fish feeder
===============================
I heard you can hire people to do this while on Vacation. I know little
about these services. I do know with all the valuables they own they
wouldn't allow strangers into their home while they were away. I'm lucky
in that my step-daughter comes over every other day when we travel. She
takes care of the dogs and the fish plus brings in the mail. My brother and
his wife aren't so fortunate.
--
KL....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
~~~~ }<((((*> ~~~ }<{{{{(ö> ~~~~ }<((((({*>

[IDzine01]

Köi-Lö wrote:
> ===============================
> I heard you can hire people to do this while on Vacation. I know little
> about these services. I do know with all the valuables they own they
> wouldn't allow strangers into their home while they were away. I'm lucky
> in that my step-daughter comes over every other day when we travel. She
> takes care of the dogs and the fish plus brings in the mail. My brother and
> his wife aren't so fortunate.
> --
> KL....
> Frugal ponding since 1995.
> My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
> http://tinyurl.com/9do58
> ~~~~ }<((((*> ~~~ }<{{{{(ö> ~~~~ }<((((({*>

I have someone who comes into my house to care for my cat when I'm out
of town. She will also take care of the fish if I need her too. The key
to hiring someone is find a professional. My pet sitter is the owner
her own pet care business. She has all the proper licensing and is
insured.

I met her and checked her references before she ever got a key. My
sitter is also registered with Pet Sitters International, which is how
I found her.

I definitely recommend only hiring someone who has or works for a
legitimate pet sitting or aquarium maintenance business. Make sure they
are insured no matter what and bonded if they have employees. Call
references and check with the Better Business Bureau for outstanding
complaints. Professional business practice also helped me to gain trust
in my sitter. She has a well designed website, letterhead, business
cards and a formal contract designed for all clients. We also had a one
on one consultation beforehand so she could meet my cat to see how he
would react to her. (Not that you would do this for fish... well some
people might.) She also knows animal CPR and can administer
medication... Hmmm. I wonder if she is fishy Heimlich certified... God
forbid a betta choke on a bloodworm.

anyway... I digress. My point is, with a little bit of legwork you can
usually find someone you can trust and who will turn out to be a real
asset.

http://www.petsit.com/index.html

~Christie

[Köi-Lö]

"IDzine01" > wrote in message
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Köi-Lö wrote:
> ===============================
> I heard you can hire people to do this while on Vacation. I know little
> about these services. I do know with all the valuables they own they
> wouldn't allow strangers into their home while they were away. I'm lucky
> in that my step-daughter comes over every other day when we travel. She
> takes care of the dogs and the fish plus brings in the mail. My brother
> and
> his wife aren't so fortunate.
> --
> KL....
> Frugal ponding since 1995.
> My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
> http://tinyurl.com/9do58
> ~~~~ }<((((*> ~~~ }<{{{{(ö> ~~~~ }<((((({*>

I have someone who comes into my house to care for my cat when I'm out
of town. She will also take care of the fish if I need her too. The key
to hiring someone is find a professional. My pet sitter is the owner
her own pet care business. She has all the proper licensing and is
insured.

I met her and checked her references before she ever got a key. My
sitter is also registered with Pet Sitters International, which is how
I found her.

I definitely recommend only hiring someone who has or works for a
legitimate pet sitting or aquarium maintenance business. Make sure they
are insured no matter what and bonded if they have employees. Call
references and check with the Better Business Bureau for outstanding
complaints. Professional business practice also helped me to gain trust
in my sitter. She has a well designed website, letterhead, business
cards and a formal contract designed for all clients. We also had a one
on one consultation beforehand so she could meet my cat to see how he
would react to her. (Not that you would do this for fish... well some
people might.) She also knows animal CPR and can administer
medication... Hmmm. I wonder if she is fishy Heimlich certified... God
forbid a betta choke on a bloodworm.

anyway... I digress. My point is, with a little bit of legwork you can
usually find someone you can trust and who will turn out to be a real
asset.

http://www.petsit.com/index.html

~Christie
===========================
Thanks a lot. I'll pass your entire message along to them! :-))
--
KL....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
~~~~ }<((((*> ~~~ }<{{{{(ö> ~~~~ }<((((({*>

[swarvegorilla]

"Köi-Lö" > wrote in message
...
>
> "IDzine01" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
>
> Köi-Lö wrote:
>> ===============================
>> I heard you can hire people to do this while on Vacation. I know little
>> about these services. I do know with all the valuables they own they
>> wouldn't allow strangers into their home while they were away. I'm
>> lucky
>> in that my step-daughter comes over every other day when we travel. She
>> takes care of the dogs and the fish plus brings in the mail. My brother
>> and
>> his wife aren't so fortunate.
>> --
>> KL....
>> Frugal ponding since 1995.
>> My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
>> http://tinyurl.com/9do58
>> ~~~~ }<((((*> ~~~ }<{{{{(ö> ~~~~ }<((((({*>
>
> I have someone who comes into my house to care for my cat when I'm out
> of town. She will also take care of the fish if I need her too. The key
> to hiring someone is find a professional. My pet sitter is the owner
> her own pet care business. She has all the proper licensing and is
> insured.
>
> I met her and checked her references before she ever got a key. My
> sitter is also registered with Pet Sitters International, which is how
> I found her.
>
> I definitely recommend only hiring someone who has or works for a
> legitimate pet sitting or aquarium maintenance business. Make sure they
> are insured no matter what and bonded if they have employees. Call
> references and check with the Better Business Bureau for outstanding
> complaints. Professional business practice also helped me to gain trust
> in my sitter. She has a well designed website, letterhead, business
> cards and a formal contract designed for all clients. We also had a one
> on one consultation beforehand so she could meet my cat to see how he
> would react to her. (Not that you would do this for fish... well some
> people might.) She also knows animal CPR and can administer
> medication... Hmmm. I wonder if she is fishy Heimlich certified... God
> forbid a betta choke on a bloodworm.
>
> anyway... I digress. My point is, with a little bit of legwork you can
> usually find someone you can trust and who will turn out to be a real
> asset.
>
> http://www.petsit.com/index.html
>
> ~Christie
> ===========================
> Thanks a lot. I'll pass your entire message along to them! :-))
> --
> KL....


You guys are crazy eh!?
I meant like an auto feeder!
You program them and set them to go.
Good ones have a nice computer and are expensive
so we hire out $5 a nite
after all how often does anyone use a high tech $400 feeder?
w000000000t
I just jumped on a local fish forum and hired some kid to feed my pond.
Always thought he was like an old dude..... weird avatar.
anyway if he fed them he could take one home each time
just had to catch it
heh heh
make them work for their pay!
people are idiots, machines are much easier to trust

[Köi-Lö]

"swarvegorilla" > wrote in message
...

brevity snips
>
> You guys are crazy eh!?
> I meant like an auto feeder!
> You program them and set them to go.
==================
But feeding isn't the only problem. Should a filter fail due to a power
outage (not all restart themselves) or the outage lasts for over 12 hours
and the rotten foul mulm now in the filter enters the tank, there can be
serious problems. Someone really needs to check on the tanks every few
days.

--
KL....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
~~~~ }<((((*> ~~~ }<{{{{(ö> ~~~~ }<((((({*>

[IDzine01]

I tend to think the other way on that one.

swarvegorilla wrote:
> people are idiots, machines are much easier to trust

[IDzine01]

I tend to think the other way on that one.

swarvegorilla wrote:
> people are idiots, machines are much easier to trust

[Köi-Lö]

"IDzine01" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>I tend to think the other way on that one.
>
> swarvegorilla wrote:
>> people are idiots, machines are much easier to trust
=========================
I've had good and bad experiences with people caring for my fish while on
vacation. At this time we seldom leave home for more than a long weekend so
don't bother having anyone over to check on them.
--
ZB....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
~~~~ }<((((*> ~~~ }<{{{{(ö> ~~~~ }<((((({*>