How to Feed Saltwater Fish While on Vacation
The ideal way to feed saltwater fish when on vacation is to have someone come on a regular basis and feed them. If this is not possible an alternative must be sought. Feeding saltwater fish while on vacation is fairly simple and, in fact, is not necessary if the vacation is only a few days. For a longer vacation there are a couple of options for feeding saltwater fish.
Things You Will Need
- Automatic fish feeder
- Saltwater fish pellets
- Live brine shrimp
- Seaweed
- Seaweed clip
- Buy an automatic fish feeder from a fish supply store. Automatic fish feeders can be programmed to feed your fish at a set interval while you are gone on vacation. Saltwater fish should only be fed every three or four days by an automatic fish feeder.
- Set up your automatic fish feeder one or two weeks before you go on vacation for trial use. Add saltwater fish pellets to the automatic fish feeder and then program it and make any adjustments necessary in the feeding amount and time. Give yourself enough time to make it through two or three feedings so you are sure the fish are fed correctly.
- Program your automatic feeder to do its first feeding three or four days after you leave. The fish can live for a few days on algae in the tank.
- Do a partial water change the day before you leave for vacation then turn the filter and skimmer down low.
- Add some live brine shrimp to your fish tank the day you leave for vacation if you have carnivorous fish. You don’t want to over feed your saltwater fish so only add a few brine shrimp. If your fish are herbivores, put a 2-inch by 3-inch piece of seaweed in a seaweed clip in your tank.