Ever forget to feed your fish?

[Dom]

Happened to me the other day... I lost track of the time and when I remembered, the lights on my tanks were either out or in the moon phase. Wasn't sure what to do.

I turned on the lights and fed, but, they weren't interested. So I put the lights back into their programming and waited until the next day.

What do you do when you forget to feed?

 

[James M]

When I forget I just feed the next day

 

[jsker]

All the time;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious

I just feed them if they are still out or wait till the next feeding time.:)

 

[dbl]

I can't count the number of times I've thawed the food only to discover later I never fed it to the tank. If the lights are still on I go ahead and feed. If not, it goes down the kitchen sink and I try it again the next day.

 

[themcfreak]

I've learned that fish are very hardy when it comes to food. I used to go every 3 days for feeding, as a way to keep nutrients in check. (I don't do this anymore, because I have a lot more fish than I did then. I think when I was doing 3 days, it was a resourceful fish that would eat algae/pods in between). Either way, my fish never showed any signs of having been 'starved'. Now I feed daily, with the occasional miss, at which point I feed the next day with no problem.

 

[Billdogg]

I routinely skip a day or two a week. In any established system there is more than enough natural, live food for the fish to feast on.

 

[Fudsey]

As said above, yup it happens. If the lights are still on, dump it in, if not, just feed them the next day :-)

 

[Bob Weigant]

Just forgot last night. No biggie I’ll feed them alittle more today. It’s not the first time it’s happened

 

[Katrina71]

Mine always look at me like " yeah, enjoy that doughnut..." Seriously, this makes me wonder about my feeding. I vary foods. I also switch up day feeding and night feeding. Any negatives to this?

 

[cracker]

Glad I saw this ! Forgot afternoon feeding.

 

[malacoda]

Every now and then when I go for an evening motorcycle ride I'll miss an evening feeding. They're fine until the next morning. Their wild brethren don't always find food on a regular schedule and do just fine. Likewise with healthy inhabitants of our tanks. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if an occasional missed meal does their digestive system a bit good ... the denizens of my little 24g kingdom are a touch on the chubby side 'cause they eat like little pigs.

 

[Scrubber_steve]

I wouldn't panic if I forgot to feed the critters.
They don't deserve any food anyway.
All they do is swim around all day acting stupid & doing stupid things.

 

[cracker]

You can dress up a pig with fins& scales but it's still a pig ! ;)

 

[MTBake]

This just reminded me I have food thawing in a cup for about an hour now! Better go feed my fish, lol.

 

[Scrubber_steve]

I believe fish can go some time without feeding, without any ill effects

 

[DesertReefT4r]

Its no biggy just feed them the next daynas normal. They wont get mad at you.

 

[Katrina71]

Its no biggy just feed them the next daynas normal. They wont get mad at you.

I think your fish just called mine...they were discussing the most expensive Coral in your tank...and what wine pairs well with it???:)

 

[fish farmer]

... the denizens of my little 24g kingdom are a touch on the chubby side 'cause they eat like little pigs.

My clowns get fed every other day and are usually laying eggs every few weeks, it's a wonder that the female even has room for food.

 

[Scrubber_steve]

I have koi in an outdoor pond. One day a pelican decided to eat all my koi, so I thought.
But six months later I discovered that there was actually a single koi still there.
Though i hadn't fed it at all in six months it had increased in size.

 

[Aaron4890]

I only feed my fish twice a week so if I forget to feed my fish they have to go pretty long time without food.