Going to be away for a week.

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

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

"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.

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
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"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.

"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