BingBlaze n Skyla Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 erm right ok - so the house im looking after has 2 lil ponds with a couple of fish in however - they are nearly out of food n im still here for another week - i already forgot to feed them this morning - oops - n shes said they need feeding twice a day - however theres not enuf food to feed them for the next week twice a day anything else i can give them? or am i gonna have 2 go into my own pocket n pay for more pond food? which isnt easy to get hold of unless ur at a pet shop (which i cnt get 2) and shes not left any spare food or money to buy extra food with help!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabien&Abs Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Oh bloody hell. You would think they would have left enough food. I didn't think fish would need feeding twice per day, but I know bugger all about fish. Could somebody pick you some fish food up from the pet shop? and get the money when they come back? Will they survive being fed once a day do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Oh bloody hell. You would think they would have left enough food. I didn't think fish would need feeding twice per day, but I know bugger all about fish. Could somebody pick you some fish food up from the pet shop? and get the money when they come back? Will they survive being fed once a day do you think? i asked my cousin who used to work in pets at home so have been trained to know about fish n she said they dont need as much as ive been told to feed them so im gonna try n cut it bk n make it last Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabien&Abs Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Pondbiz.com says fish can be fed once to twice per day so they might be ok to be fed once a day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabien&Abs Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 i asked my cousin who used to work in pets at home so have been trained to know about fish n she said they dont need as much as ive been told to feed them so im gonna try n cut it bk n make it last Hope they survive, ha ha. I'm sure they will be fine x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Hope they survive, ha ha. I'm sure they will be fine x not my fault if they dont - should have got more food in lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingspanner Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 If the pond is well established, they shouldn't need feeding at all. My fish haven't been fed in about 2 years. There's normally enough algae and insects in the pond to sustain them. In fact overfeeding is worse than underfeeding, the excess food sinks, rots, and makes the water "all acky" (technical term) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 If the pond is well established, they shouldn't need feeding at all. My fish haven't been fed in about 2 years. There's normally enough algae and insects in the pond to sustain them. In fact overfeeding is worse than underfeeding, the excess food sinks, rots, and makes the water "all acky" (technical term) 1 of them is a fairly new pond - bout a month old - if that i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingspanner Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 1 of them is a fairly new pond - bout a month old - if that i think Concentrate on feeding that one then. How many fish are in there and do you know what type & size they are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabien&Abs Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 not my fault if they dont - should have got more food in lol True. Easy to replace though, fish all look pretty much the same, they'd never know the difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingspanner Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Alternatively, feed them all to your Furbies, and tell the home owner that the pond was struck by lightning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Concentrate on feeding that one then. How many fish are in there and do you know what type & size they are? they arent too big - they are orange with white on them - not helpful know lol - i can try n get pics but wont be till 2moz when its light out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraB Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 I would think they would be fine just feeding them every other day. That's how I feed my saltwater tanks and my fish are fine. I'd be worried about feeding too much and clouding up the water with the extra nutrients. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charley Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 I know goldfish are slightly different to pond fish but mine survive fine on being fed as and when I remember to most days I feed them once but sometimes if I forget they dont seem to mind. Have just reminded myself of the first time my mom asked me to puppysit for Nel when she first got her - I went upsatirs and left Nel in the garden, when I came back I couldn't find her then heard a massive splash - she'd got through a hole in the fence to next doors garden and jumped in their pond - by the time I'd climbed over the fence to get to her there were no fish left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Jones Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 If the pond is well established, they shouldn't need feeding at all. My fish haven't been fed in about 2 years. There's normally enough algae and insects in the pond to sustain them. In fact overfeeding is worse than underfeeding, the excess food sinks, rots, and makes the water "all acky" (technical term) I agree our fish are fed every other day love the technical term "all achy" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutsibe Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 @BingBlaze'n'Skyla how did it end up going? Usually, they do just fine on once a day - or even less! Especially in the older, more established pond... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted September 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 i fed them once a day n only a small amount - they were still alive when i left lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingspanner Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Phew, You got away with it. (Elliot rumbled me this morning when I was getting too close to Odin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted September 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Phew, You got away with it. (Elliot rumbled me this morning when I was getting too close to Odin) :eek: damn! try better next time lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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