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	how long can bettas go without food
Dafridge Enthusiast Posts: 154 Kudos: 113 Votes: 17 Registered: 16-Jul-2003	how long can i leave my bettas without food? i will be going on vacation soon. is there anyhting i can leave in there for them to eat like baby guppies or something?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	A couple of days without food will not harm your Betta, about 6/7 days will be Ok. Maybe you'll recieve any personal experiences here aswell. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	you can try blackworms, but they could go off. can you take the whole bowl over to a froends place to mind it? For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
blackcloud Fingerling Posts: 26 Votes: 0 Registered: 13-Aug-2004	The baby guppys orks well i have tryed it my self i put about 20 babys in and after 2 weeks away my betta was fat and healthy and there was some babys left.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Bellydancer Fingerling Posts: 31 Kudos: 21 Votes: 0 Registered: 08-Sep-2004	When I first got my first male betta, he didn't eat for 4 days, so i guess they'll be okay for at least that long. I'd feel bad not feeding them for a week though.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
DoctorJ Big Fish Posts: 344 Kudos: 1159 Votes: 191 Registered: 13-May-2003	I've left our betta a week with no ill effects. He was hungry when we got home, but otherwise fine. I made sure he had nice fresh water right before we left.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
~ Sin ~ Mega Fish Posts: 1252 Votes: 28 Registered: 24-Mar-2003	<~~ is a big fan of Calla's "take the who kit & kaboodle to a friends place" idea... I dumped all 12 of mine on Calla when i went away! But failing that, if they're in really good nic before you go, they should be ok for a week .... theoretically they can go without food for several weeks, but i'm not game to push that one [span class="edited"][Edited by ~ Sin ~ 2004-09-10 08:22][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48


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