Feeding isssues.. please help

bill109

bill109

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hello
i have 30 gal with
YT
Clown
2 chromis
pink blue watchman
i took most of the lr out so there sonly about 10 lbs.. to 15 lbs.
i left on friday morning and didnt feed them . i feed them thursday night

right no w its sunday night and i cant get back to the tank and they havent been fed or nor will they be fed till late monday.
how bad is thi s situation?
any help at all would be awesome.. i dont want to starve them.. all the fish are going into a 90 so tht is why almost all th rock is out.
also i left the flourscent lights on the 90 with a glass top.
and the fw fish havent been fed since the same times, friday -to ;late monday
luckly the place i am at has a computer

any hellp would be greatly appreciated
 
bill109

bill109

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Originally Posted by barchtruong
so you are telling us you have no friends, family, co workers, neighbors or anything......
the doors are locked my friend...
i dont like giving out my house keys lol :hilarious
 
julie853

julie853

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I dont think they will starve to death but I'm sure they are very hungry.When I go out of town I pay someone one to feed them everyday I measure the food out for each day and put it into small tupperware containers so that all that person has to do is dump the container of food into the tank.
Most of your dog sitting services will feed your fish for you for a price.
I also dont like giving my key out but my fish need to be feed sooo I take the risk and have never had a problem.I now have a well trusted person.It my cost but well worth the price.
 
lefty

lefty

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Fish can go a relatively long time without being fed and still be fine, though it's not exactly recommended. In the future I would try and plan to have someone feed them for you :joy:
-lefty
 
hatessushi

hatessushi

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Fish do not need food the same way mammals do. Letting them go for 4 days probably won't kill them. I would wory more about water evaporation and the salinity rising to high also other reading like Ph, Alk but they should be ok with good water movement. I'm sure a few of the fish will eat some algea if there is any at all. Be sure to feed them as soon as you get home.
 
bill109

bill109

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Originally Posted by tin can sailor
I'm new at this hobby, but you can't treat your fish like that! Think of them as family and treat as such.
yeah i know but there is no thing i can do.
i went away for the weekend and expected to be home on sunday night
now the truck is just abour broken down (disel gelled
) and cant do anything till we get it fixed so im hoping to be home monday or tuesday night
dont get a GMC btw
in the mean time... more sno-x for me.. i get almost a whole track to my slef
 
mattp098

mattp098

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As already mentioned, fish are cold-blooded animals and if previously well fed can go several days without eating. Feed them as soon as you get home, check water level, salinity, temperature, all that. You should be good!
I am concerned about your freshwater fish because it is always better to leave the light turned off if you do not have it connected to a timer. Leaving it on this entire time may prevent them from getting enough sleep and they'll stress out. Yeah, I'd be concerned about those guys. :scared:
 
bill109

bill109

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Originally Posted by mattp098
As already mentioned, fish are cold-blooded animals and if previously well fed can go several days without eating. Feed them as soon as you get home, check water level, salinity, temperature, all that. You should be good!
I am concerned about your freshwater fish because it is always better to leave the light turned off if you do not have it connected to a timer. Leaving it on this entire time may prevent them from getting enough sleep and they'll stress out. Yeah, I'd be concerned about those guys. :scared:
the light is out on those but on ehte 3rd tank (an enpty cyled sw tank the light is on)
i THINK lol that the fw l ights are out or my parrot fish is gonna eat everyone... 2 tetras,glass cat, clown loach...
 
30-xtra high

30-xtra high

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my guess is you won't have a watchman when you arrive. the fish won't let themselves starve... they'll kill and eat each other first, they might be ok, but if they get to a starving point, either the watchman, or the chrmois'll be eaten, my guess is the watchman.
 
bill109

bill109

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Originally Posted by 30-xtra high
my guess is you won't have a watchman when you arrive. the fish won't let themselves starve... they'll kill and eat each other first, they might be ok, but if they get to a starving point, either the watchman, or the chrmois'll be eaten, my guess is the watchman.
nah hes a monster the 2nd biggest fish in the tank
 
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