Re: Vacation

[Ghazanfar Ghori]

Don't feed them, they will be fine.
Put the light on a timer if it isn't already...

"Martin Sorensen[2840]" > wrote in
message . ..
> "Jay" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I am leaving on vacation thursday morning and returning tuesday evening.
I
> > have three electric yellow labids and my neighbor who was going to feed
> them
> > had to go on a business trip and won't be back before I return.
> >
> Leave the fish. They are not harmed at all by a few days without food. We
> have left our fish up to 2 weeks, with all of them surviving happily. The
> main exception is very young fish, but they have to be _very_ young to be
> troubled by 5 days.
>
> Also means that the missing water change is less of a problem.
>
> > Would one of those weekend feeder tablets be enough to hold them off or
is
> > there something else I should get?
> >
> No, keep that cr** out of your tank.
>
> > Also, what should I do about the light? Should I just leave it on? Off?
> >
> We ususally do, as our tank is planted.
>
> Good trip,
>
> Martin
>
>

[The Madd Hatter]

You're a moron chip... Self contained ecosystem, my ass... Fish don't get
food once a month in the wild.... Get your head out of your ass.

"chip" > wrote in message
m...
> why worry so much J?
>
> go on with your business, your fish won't die missing you
> imagine what is like in real river lake, is there a someone's hand
droppping
> flakes to them?
>
> if you place that high level of importance to your fish,
> it is wow!
>
> as you might have read my posts, i hardly feed my cichlids.
>
> unfortunately, some people are so sensitive to my idea of a
> self contained eco system, that they totally disapprove my concept,
> and not only that , also public insulting me, due to lack
> of self defense. When these people have nothing to defend their
> positions, they just resort to calling names... It is typical
> of a macho man.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Jay" > wrote in message
>...
> > I am leaving on vacation thursday morning and returning tuesday evening.
I
> > have three electric yellow labids and my neighbor who was going to feed
them
> > had to go on a business trip and won't be back before I return.
> >
> > Would one of those weekend feeder tablets be enough to hold them off or
is
> > there something else I should get?
> >
> > Also, what should I do about the light? Should I just leave it on? Off?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > - J

[The Madd Hatter]

They'll be fine for a week... I would put the light on a timer and maybe
lower the temperature a couple degrees to decrease metabolic rates and also
the chances of aggression....
"Jay" > wrote in message
...
> I am leaving on vacation thursday morning and returning tuesday evening. I
> have three electric yellow labids and my neighbor who was going to feed
them
> had to go on a business trip and won't be back before I return.
>
> Would one of those weekend feeder tablets be enough to hold them off or is
> there something else I should get?
>
> Also, what should I do about the light? Should I just leave it on? Off?
>
> Thanks,
>
> - J
>
>

[chip]

AHA!

look that!! shame on you to go gambling and leaving your fish to starve!!




"RedForeman ©®" > wrote in message >...
> I went to Vegas for a week, never fed, everyone was fine.... very happy to
> see me, but still no harm no foul.... only thing I did before I left was a
> good cleaning and water change, then a normal feeding, a tad extra for the
> pl*co and I was off...
> "Jay" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I am leaving on vacation thursday morning and returning tuesday evening. I
> > have three electric yellow labids and my neighbor who was going to feed
> them
> > had to go on a business trip and won't be back before I return.
> >
> > Would one of those weekend feeder tablets be enough to hold them off or is
> > there something else I should get?
> >
> > Also, what should I do about the light? Should I just leave it on? Off?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > - J
> >
> >

[The Madd Hatter]

bonehead

"chip" > wrote in message
om...
> AHA!
>
> look that!! shame on you to go gambling and leaving your fish to starve!!
>
>
>
>
> "RedForeman ©®" > wrote in message
>...
> > I went to Vegas for a week, never fed, everyone was fine.... very happy
to
> > see me, but still no harm no foul.... only thing I did before I left was
a
> > good cleaning and water change, then a normal feeding, a tad extra for
the
> > pl*co and I was off...
> > "Jay" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I am leaving on vacation thursday morning and returning tuesday
evening. I
> > > have three electric yellow labids and my neighbor who was going to
feed
> > them
> > > had to go on a business trip and won't be back before I return.
> > >
> > > Would one of those weekend feeder tablets be enough to hold them off
or is
> > > there something else I should get?
> > >
> > > Also, what should I do about the light? Should I just leave it on?
Off?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > - J
> > >
> > >