Skip Feedings

I skip Sundays with my fish. It helps to get rid of any effects of minor overfeeding during week. I also think it's a bit more "natural". I believe most fish periodically have days that they can't find food in the wild, and I'm just trying to mimic that effect (only on a schedule).

If you are positive you don't overfeed, it's not necessary.
 
skip feeding is a good thing,your fish won't grow as fast as overfeeding and regular feeding,i don't know if the fishes prefer irregular feeding in the wild or regular feeding in the aquarium?
 
Well, a fish is much more likely to die in the aquarium from over-feeding than under-feeding, so I practise skipping a day or two a week.

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Val
 
I skip a day every other day of the week. I don't like the looks of a fat fish and I don't want them to grow fast. Plus, the tank stays much cleaner and food doesn't cost as much!
 
Sumpin'fishy hit the nail on the head, in the wild, fish usually don't eat everyday. I feed everyday, but I really don't feed much because I only have a tiger barb, a spotted danio, and 2 neons, so a lot of food would be wasted if I fed a lot.

HTH
 
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Actually Goldfries, you'd probably be surprised how long humans can go without food. We do need water pretty quickly though. I'm talking about 2, possibly 3 months without food! Of coarse, this is assuming that we eat well before we diet. I personally roomated with a guy who fasted (church related) for 40 days. He lost weight, but otherwise was no worse for wear. I have not personally gone that long.

Anyways, I have heard that fish can go about 2 to 3 weeks without harmful effects. I'm not going to trust mine enough to not try eating each other for that long, though;)
 
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