I have three yellow electric lab cichlids, about 1-1/2" each and growing, in a 50-gallon-ish power-filtered bowfront tank, and I am planning a 2-week vacation soon. If I just feed them before leaving & drop a 7-day feeder pyramid into the tank, that's still 7 days of no food.

Can this species survive for a week or two without food, or should I take some additional measures to keep them healthy during the upcoming vacation?

Update - I'm looking at buying an automatic fish feeder. The Eheim looks pretty good & includes a dehumidifying fan to keep the flakes dry, but it has no clamp and no ability to plug in (batteries only), about $35, the Petco is less expensive & has a clamp, but no dehumidifying fan and no ability to plug in (batteries only),, about $20. Does anyone have experience / recommendations to share, on these or any other models?

i can give a free one i got setting at home if you go to the meting on 11-10

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55 g , 3 red eye ballon tetras,2 head and tail tetras, 3romy nose tetras, 1 comond pleco,1 britel nose pleco,1 cardinal tetras,1 neon tetra,1 veriatus,8 firecons, 3 panda corys,1 albino cory,1 pepper cory.


40g 1 Mayan cichilds, 55 firecons, 5 red jewels

20g 1 jelly bean parrot.




you can check out my tanks on my youtube channel below.

http://www.youtube.com/user/jaiko1975?feature=mhum

Wow, thanks! I'll be there, and I'll bring some goodies for you too!

oh and i also will be bringing some hybrid cichlids to give out

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55 g , 3 red eye ballon tetras,2 head and tail tetras, 3romy nose tetras, 1 comond pleco,1 britel nose pleco,1 cardinal tetras,1 neon tetra,1 veriatus,8 firecons, 3 panda corys,1 albino cory,1 pepper cory.


40g 1 Mayan cichilds, 55 firecons, 5 red jewels

20g 1 jelly bean parrot.




you can check out my tanks on my youtube channel below.

http://www.youtube.com/user/jaiko1975?feature=mhum