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> From: James E. Capelle <jcapelle at gte.net>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [RML] forced diet ok?
> Date: Sunday, February 23, 1997 5:47 AM
>
> Doug Collom wrote:
> >
> > Hi Dianne,
> >
> > I've developed confidence enough to leave my fish alone for periods
over a
> > week, like you I have learned not to trust anyone who is not a real
fisho
> > to feed them while I'm away. Adult fish survive OK, fry and very young
fish
> > you might need to make some arrangement for.
> >
> > An important point to remember with your rainbows is that they are
> > omniverous, eating plants as well as live and dead animal material.
> > Therefore if you have plants that they will chomp on, elodia is
reputedly a
> > good one, they will transfer their attention to that while you are
away.
> >
> > Doug Collom
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: VERMILLION, DIANNE <DVER at son.rochester.edu>
> > > To: list rainbowfish <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
> > > Subject: [RML] forced diet ok?
> > > Date: Saturday, 22 February 1997 1:54
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi!
> > > I am planning a vacation north into Canada for spring break and will
be
> > away
> > > for 4 days. I can't find anyone (that I trust) to feed my fish while
I
> > am
> > > away. Last time the fish feeder created a disaster.
> > >
> > > Question: If I feed them on day one before I leave, and on day 4 when
I
> > get
> > > back, will they be ok without being fed for 2 days? (in august it
will
> > be a
> > > 7 day period, will that be ok ?)
> > > They currently are fed 2x a day, should I cut back to once a day for
a
> > few
> > > days before I leave? Special food- spirulina or frozen blood worms or
> > > shrimp?
> > >
> > > I have G incisus, G wanawho? (hybrid), M boesmani, M praecox, in
one
> > tank
> > > and M lacustris with 3 angels, 6 SAEs and 2 cats in the other tank.
OH,
> > will
> > > my bushy nosed plecks be OK?.
> > >
> > > Thanks for the help,
> > > Its 60 and balmy here in Rochester, NY-tomorrow 30s again.
> > >
> > > Dianne
> On the subject of feeding while one goes on vacation. When I was
> younger and sharing a house with a friend I would have to leave with the
> military for various amounts of time; 0ne week to three months(and still
> do). When I first started the trips I would have my house mate watch
> the one or two fish tanks with some degree of luck. Until one time(and
> that is all it takes) when he over fed one of the tanks. Then I bought
> two auto feeders, and with dry foods, used them as morning feeders
> (meaning; I set it up to feed once a day in the morning). I did any
> other foods in the afternoon when I got home from work. That worked for
> a mini reef tank and a large Community set up. Now I am older and in a
> house(oh ya, and married, how could I forget that?), I have MANY more
> tanks, auto feeders got too costly to buy for that many tanks. When I
> have to go away with the military now, my better half(who swears she'll
> never want to deal with my "Hobby") feeds the fish for me. I'll set up
> 3oz plastic cups with food for feeding once a day(in the morning only)
> and one cup for each tank. This works good for when you have someone
> eles do the feeding too, because every tank has different type of fish
> and feeding habit.
> Another point I should bring up now about my feeding habits. Years ago
> when I was stationed at Cape Cod, Mass.(with the military again) I had
> worked in a fish dept. of a large pet store nights and weekends. While
> there I would tell people to feed only what can be eaten in five to ten
> min. and in the morning, this got me to thinking about my feeding
> problem with my house-mate. For me the answer was to train all my fish
> to eat at the same time, if they ate in day light times(hint). Where as
> I could kinda trust my past house mate mind to work best in the AM, I
> started to turn off the pumps(all the air and filters)using a breaker or
> surge protector bar, when I fed, the fish learned to tie the two
> together. Then when I went to auto feeders, I just bought timers and
> tied the s.p. bar for pumps to them too. The whole system worked great
> too. Two things I should say if you need to set up a system like this.
> As you may guess there is room for mistakes, timing the auto feeders and
> timeing pumps to work together took a bit of time, I ended up shutting
> the pumps five min. before and ten min. after. The auto feeders(when I
> only had two tanks set up(in the military moving is a fact of life)) had
> to tested a lot to make sure they didn't over/under feed. When we go go
> on one of our many diving trips, I have someone come in every day to
> feed, I show them how to shut off the s.p. bar for the pumps and now the
> cups have the day printed on them.
> One real last note; my better half now thinks it's cool that all fish
> come to her when she feeds with the pumps off. "They are like
> puppies". Well that's my ramble for the week and now back under my
> leaf. Jim C.