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	Survival Without Water Changes/Tank Cleaning?
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	My kids are going to be living with me at least until the end of the school year in June. At their dad's house they have a 10g (platies and cherry barb pair, maybe 6 fish total, artifical plants) and a 20g (BN, RTBS, pearl gourami, school of danios, some live plants). My ex will probably remember to feed them but I honestly doubt water changes/tank cleanings will get done. Any thoughts on how long the fish will last? ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 11-Feb-2007 04:04
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	That's hard to say really. Many fish seem to be invincible and can go for very long periods with poor conditions (obviously not recommended). Is this a situation where there will be no water changes until June? or will there be an occassional opportunity to do one? What type of filtration is on the tanks and will this go totally ignored also? Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 11-Feb-2007 04:13
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Depends how much they are fed. I've seen such tanks with fish still in them after a couple years. If they are overfed though the tanks can crash in less than a month. My mom managed to take a very well balanced planted 55g and have it coated in an inch of algae by the time I got back 2weeks later. Automatic feeders are more reliable than her.
Posted 11-Feb-2007 04:31
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	The 10g has a Whisper 10 and the 20g has a Whisper 30. The kids were 100% in charge of the tanks so I believe the only thing their father will do is feed them. I don't think it will be a matter of overfeeding; we'll really be lucky if he remembers for feed them a few times a week Thanks for the help though. I just wanted to get an idea so the kids are prepared just in case ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 11-Feb-2007 16:22
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, I hope that he thinks about topping the tanks off for evaporation, or at some time the filters will loose there suction and the tank will begin to foul. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 11-Feb-2007 18:55
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Edited by longhairedgit If the risk is that high , might as well upsticks the the tank and the fish and bring it with you, or set up a 10 gal as cheaply as possible , bag the fish and bring em over. 6 months is a long time to leave fish with someone who doesnt care about them, and certainly long enough to be worth the risk of a tank move or some sort of rehoming. One thing ive learned is that if you dont think you can trust someone with the wellbeing of an animal of any kind.... DONT.
Posted 16-Feb-2007 08:49
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Unfortunately the whole situation was fast...we were in court on a Monday, packing the van that night, and back in MD the following afternoon. He's coming to visit the kids this weekend; there's a chance he'll be bringing at least the cherries, RTBS, and BN. No clue how he'll end up bagging them... ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 17-Feb-2007 16:39
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Well he apparently wasn't able to catch the BN but did bring the RTBS and 2 platies. The water in the bags looked awful and was 65F ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 18-Feb-2007 00:33
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Not being able to catch a bn in a 10 gallon? That dude has ishooos!
Posted 18-Feb-2007 04:42


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