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 Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 8:45 am
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4 days without food is fine to me as long as I immediately feed the fish once I come back. How about two weeks? Can a fish live with live food? How can I get my fish used to live food?
I'm still looking through webpages about pet sitters, and so far I found one that seems to have a decent price, but I'm still a little worry.
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 11:12 am
i know my friend uses the travel feeders for her betas when she doesn't take them home with her on short breaks.... and if I was around you i would give you a deal.... but sadly i'm not. crying
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 11:36 am
you could look into getting an automatic feeder,or maybe ask a friend to stop by every couple days to feed it? or even every day if you want,IDK
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 11:50 am
Due to unfortunate circumstances, we discovered our fish were iffy around the one month mark. A few died, the others were just really hungry.
We went on vacation for the holidays... we had bought a vacation feeder thing... but forgot it before we left. So it was sitting in the kitchen the whole time, which really doesn't do much good for the fish.
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 1:02 pm
2 weeks is the longest I would go. Fish can survive long periods without food, but it's impossible to tell which fish will last how long. Also going too long without food just isn't healthy. I don't like vacation feeders or automatic feeders. Autos can break, which results in food decaying in the tank while you're gone, not good for water quality.
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 2:53 pm
Yeah, that's the one thing I fear about vacation feeders.
I don't have anybody responsible enough to care for my fish, so I'll have to hire a reputable pet sitter.
The last time I relied on someone with a pet was my uncle and he killed my pet gecko. cry
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 5:40 pm
Depends on a few factors, such as how established the tank is, how large it is, and whether there are live plants or not, as well as temperature. A tank can provide enough food for quite a while if it's well established. For example, I once went about 3-4 months without feeding my fish and I noticed no problems at all. But as for the betta, I think a week would be okay, but anymore would be a risk.
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Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 7:47 am
I've heard they can go up to 2 weeks or more, but I wouldn't risk going over a week.
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