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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i am going out of town for a week and i was wondering this time can i leave without putting in n.e weekend food blocks. last year i did it and found that alot of my bettas didn't like it am some died. i have about 75 bettas at home and i was wondering if they can live a week without a food block.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
castlequest Fish Addict Posts: 661 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Feb-2003	If they're all healthy they shouldn't have any problems lasting a week without food.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	ok
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	I don't think it should be a problem either if they're healthy fish. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	Wow, 75bettas thats a lot. I would feed them mabe extra before you go. They should be fine for a week or more with out food. Good luck. fish1
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	75! I think that's the FP record. I wouldn't feed them too much extra, because you don't want ammonia levels to build up. But they should be okay, if healthy, as stated. Hope everyone makes it for you. [/font] -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
Daniel Banned Posts: 600 Kudos: 524 Votes: 12 Registered: 25-Jul-2002	do water changes 24 hours after their last feeding to prevent ammonia buildup.
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