Jenny Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Hello all! I’m wondering if fasting my American cichlids once a week is recommended and healthy tor them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 I do that with all of my fish. They will be fine lots of medium size fish can last a month maybe more without food. Lots of other fishkeepers do this with your fish. It is very beneficial to your fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollypop4321 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 I’m just wondering why someone would want to fast their fish 🐟 if not for the purpose of shipping? What benefits do they get from this? just asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 14 minutes ago, Jollypop4321 said: I’m just wondering why someone would want to fast their fish 🐟 if not for the purpose of shipping? What benefits do they get from this? just asking. to prevent over feeding. an example is my angelfish are PIGS and will eat all the food in the jar if they had a choice. They are on the chunkier side, and so I fast them one day (along with all my other fish) so that they can loose some of that chunkieness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua14 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Well I think fasting is a good way to keep their diets in check. Even if you aren't feeding doesn't mean they aren't eating. There are plenty of microorganisms and other stuff for them to feed on. I also feel that after a day of fasting my tanks look cleaner and my fish eat more and waste less food. I feed 2-3 times a day. So I figure one day not feeding and letting them feed off of anything in the tank is a good healthy routine. Every Tuesday I have an intense work schedule so I plan my fasting around this day. I don't feed and I reduse my light schedule to maybe only an hour so I can see them when I get home at night. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 We designate Sunday as a scheduled fasting day for all adult fish. Fry still get fed. It curbs some affects from over feeding, allows bio filtration a chance to catch up, and encourages certain fish to explore their aquarium space, nibble on greens, and pass food through their system (which is why fasting before shipping is done). Furthermore... it keeps us fishkeepers from always overdoing it. Feeding hungry fish Monday morning before work makes you fall back in love with every tank... every fish... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 I think you'll find as many opinions on this as you will with people fasting! I don't fast my fish, but would not fret if they happened to miss a meal or two. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChefConfit Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 @Jollypop4321 as said by others there are several reasons to fast fish. I try to fast the adults every Sunday, but sometimes I forget. I do it to encourage scavenging since I know I overfeed (I can't help it) and there is food in nooks and crannies that they'll ignore unless I skip a day of feeding. Fish can also get blockages from overfeeding so regular fasting helps prevent that. But mostly it encourages my fish to help keep their tank clean. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollypop4321 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Wow! I had no idea about all of this. So now that my eyes are open on this subject I will have consider implementing a similar plan thanks for the replies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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