Out of Fish Food - Options?

[m1ndless]

I am broke, and I ran out of fish food. What else can I feed these guys?

I am getting more fish food on Friday when I get paid. I fed them this morning, but that was the last of the food.

[Gemstone]

What kind of fish do you keep m1indless? you can feed them the yellow of an egg if they are carnivores...seive it through a muslin bag first tho and feed a little bit. If they are plant eaters, some lettuce will do ...even some partly cooked baby marrow (I believe in the U.S.A it;s called zuccini). Fish are quite hardy, they won't be too bad off without food for a day or so. I take it we are talking fresh water fish

[m1ndless]

What kind of fish do you keep m1indless? you can feed them the yellow of an egg if they are carnivores...seive it through a muslin bag first tho and feed a little bit. If they are plant eaters, some lettuce will do ...even some partly cooked baby marrow (I believe in the U.S.A it;s called zuccini). Fish are quite hardy, they won't be too bad off without food for a day or so. I take it we are talking fresh water fish

I have 6 Platys and 2 Mollys. Yes, these are freshwater fish, this is the freshwater forum, correct?

I have iceberg lettuce, should I put some of that into the tank?

[Gemstone]

dont u have any egg?...if u do...boil it...and take the yellow...make it very fine..and feed it to them...it is a good protein..those you have seem to be meat eaters

[Gemstone]

a little piece of your iceberg will be ok as well, tho they might not want to eat it..try it and see.

[Halelorf]

They will be fine without food for a day. I wouldn't worry about it.

[Algenco]

a day of fasting will be good for them, don't worry

[jb300m01]

They will be fine without food for a day. I wouldn't worry about it.

x2 they should be fine without food for a few days.

[terrapin24h]

i've read several times that a healthy well fed, balanced tank can go up to 5 days without food. I have even read somewhere that said feed every other day, so i don't think you have anything to worry. In the wild fish can go days and days without any food.

--chris

[kaybee]

Fish can definately go long stints of time without eating (I've had african cichlids go without food for up to 5 weeks while mouthbrooding their fry).

I actually feed some of my fish once every 2 days.