Going Out Of Town Need Advice!!

I have two black and white false perculas, cleanup crew, cleaner shrimp, frogspawn, basically the whole set up for my tank. My tank has been going for 6 months and has been fairly stable. I feed my fish some mysid and flake out of a turkey baster every day as much as they can eat in a short amount of time. I am going away for a week and my roomate is going to be feeding them only flake food that i portion out. How many portions should i make for this week? Should i cut feeding back to make sure not overfed or just feed every day i am gone?

 

Just don't feed them , It won't harm them to pick around and clean up the tank. Or you will come home to a mess . I don't feed mine when I go away .. eating and daily hunger is a human concern not a animals hell they may go more then a week in the wild between feedings thats why by nature all animals will eat till the get sick . its instincts and why the fish charge the aquarium every time they see you come near . They have you trained to think they are starving I feed my tanks about 3 times a week and only flakes and a pinch then..

 

I'd only have him feed 2 or 3 times while you are gone. Fish can go a week, without eating, without any adverse effects.

 

i go away for 2 weeks at a time and i have my friend come over to feed my fish he comes over once or twice over the two week span it piece of mind knowing your fish are feed and you know your tank is going to be fine

 

awesome thanks a bunch...think i do need to cut back my feeding to only four times a week....

 

you should be alright w/ your inhabitants being a lil hungry for a few days, but i know when i didn't feed my striped grouper for a day, he ate my blenny and my goby.

 

When I take off I just make sure my auto top-off supply of RO/DI water is full and cross my fingers...