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

"Martin Sorensen[2840]" wrote in
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"Jay" wrote in message
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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