well my aborable fantail chubaka is fasting at the moment from a terrible accident of i think over feeding but im going to arkansas in a few days and is it really ok to leave him for a week w/o food? im feeling a bit mean laeving him like that.

Hi There Chubaka!

Goldfish can live over two weeks without food, that's not to say you should go and starve them for two weeks of course! But if it's just for a week, I'm sure they will be okay. If you feel uncomfortable about it, is there someone you could trust to feed (and not OVERfeed) you fish? If not if it's only for a week I would feel peace about it. Just stay away from those automatic feeders you can buy at your local fish store...they can either jam, and end up not feeding them at all, OR even worse, just dump all of the food in and your goldie, being the piggies they are by nature, will eat till they burst! That's my two cents, maybe someone else will have a good idea too! Good Luck and have fun in Arkansas!

i say you should get your nextdoor neighbour or something to feed your goldie

my neighbor hates animals and im the biggest animal rights kiddo ever! the last fish i had i left in my mothers care and she left it in the patio. it got a little better but i lost her .. im guessing im gonna have to try this out and see if he minds being left for a week. im gonna miss him!

ya know those little pill boxes that say mon. teus. wed. ect?
get one of the, put a little bit of food in it (less then you normally feed) and ge them to dump it in on that day.

yea that would work fine

Last time we went away I measured the food into daily doses and wrapped each one in foil. Foolproof, so long as they remember to feed him.

When my neighbor fed my fish when i was gone,he killed it The bottom of tank was all flakes. Grrr.




-calico

I really don't trust other people with my fish If I were you I'd leave them without someone feeding them...It's just a week...Don't worry

yea, im sure your fish could last..

Here is a suggestion--you could get some anacharis (water plant) and then your fish could nibble on it while you are gone.

But be sure to disinfect the plants before adding them to your tank--you don't want to add parasites from the lfs. Use some bleach water--1 part bleach to 9 parts water and swish the plant around. Then rinse and rinse and in a final rinse use some water conditioner. It will get rid of the remaining bleach (which is chlorine).