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Next month I will be gone for a solid 31 days on vacation. I will have my usual cat/dog sitter taking care of my fish.
I currently have 2 tanks: 75 Tanganyikan, 29 juvie growout/community. Between now and my leaving I will also have 4 sets of fry (0-5weeks old...good timing) in various floating breeder boxes in the main tank and various multi fry.
I do weekly 20% or so water changes and feed a varied diet 6 days a week.
I plan on having the sitter over one day when I do the water changes so he can see how it goes and show him the basic workings of heater, filter, etc. I won't make him siphon or clean filters, just scoop water out and pour water back in. I'll also make some written instructions.
My questions:
1. Should I have him come everyday, every 2 days at minimum?
2. Should I have him feed the "daily amount" only every 2 or 3 days to keep water quality up?
3. Can I temporarily stretch the usual weekly water changes to every 2 weeks? I'm scared to death they will all die...although our last speaker didn't think water changes needed to happen that frequently.
4. What should be my special instructions for the fry in the breeders? I normally feed them 2-3 times a day with microworms and various crushed flake and pellets. Can they handle being fed every other day?
I plan on portioning out the food amounts in little baggies for each feeding day. I assume they adults won't starve if the amount is a little less.
I just want to make it as clear and easy as possible for the sitter and come back to healthy tanks and live fish.
Any recommendations are very welcome! Thanks!!!
I currently have 2 tanks: 75 Tanganyikan, 29 juvie growout/community. Between now and my leaving I will also have 4 sets of fry (0-5weeks old...good timing) in various floating breeder boxes in the main tank and various multi fry.
I do weekly 20% or so water changes and feed a varied diet 6 days a week.
I plan on having the sitter over one day when I do the water changes so he can see how it goes and show him the basic workings of heater, filter, etc. I won't make him siphon or clean filters, just scoop water out and pour water back in. I'll also make some written instructions.
My questions:
1. Should I have him come everyday, every 2 days at minimum?
2. Should I have him feed the "daily amount" only every 2 or 3 days to keep water quality up?
3. Can I temporarily stretch the usual weekly water changes to every 2 weeks? I'm scared to death they will all die...although our last speaker didn't think water changes needed to happen that frequently.
4. What should be my special instructions for the fry in the breeders? I normally feed them 2-3 times a day with microworms and various crushed flake and pellets. Can they handle being fed every other day?
I plan on portioning out the food amounts in little baggies for each feeding day. I assume they adults won't starve if the amount is a little less.
I just want to make it as clear and easy as possible for the sitter and come back to healthy tanks and live fish.
Any recommendations are very welcome! Thanks!!!