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Posted	FAO Alan
05-05-2006 21:13 by kell	Ive heard you done a thread on feeding fish, or more not feeding them, how long they can go with out food and I cant find it and I dont really know where to start, if you or anyones got it bookmarked can you bump it up please? Thanks Kell.
06-05-2006 02:16 by Danny Boy	if you are going away on a holiday your fish will be fine for up to 2 weeks without any casualties. i do this 2 times a year myself and have only ever lost one fish. its been said that 3 weeks is a maximum period and id agree with this.
06-05-2006 10:53 by Woz	Ive left them for 3 weeks without any casualties, i wasnt to keen on doing it but everytime ive left the fish with a neighbour, alot seem to disappear
06-05-2006 11:52 by Danny Boy	yeah the fish are far worse off when someone inexperienced is over feeding your fish etc
06-05-2006 12:41 by tony mcculloch	hello folks, interested in this as I have to hold everyone at gun point to feed my birds, fish, dog etc. realise you CANT do it with birds and dog, but surely if I was to leave my fish for two weeks, then the largest of the fish, (the venustus) would soon pick off the smaller bite sized fish? there must be some kind of limitation to doing this. please Danny Boy, could you point me in the direction of the photos of your set ups, I have got some timber, but I am looking for Ideas, and yours were Ideal. thanks
08-05-2006 09:26 by Alan	The general rule is that most tropical and freshwater fish can go for 2 weeks with out food no problems. However with some fish this is not an option certainly I wouldn't risk it with small fish such as tetras as they do not have the reserves to cope with it fish like Oscars and Arowanas are known to sometimes starve themselves for months, I even read the other day that crucian carp can stop breathing for several months! Basically it depends on the fish and what other fish the fish are kept with such as the predation risk or the natural feeding behaviour of the fish hence the 2 weeks no food for marine being a no no as most marine fish in the hobby are trickle feeders that need to eat almost continuously certainly the majority of reef fish in the hobby are trickle feeders anyway.

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