Anthias and lack of food?

[GlassReef]

I'm currently fighting dinoflagellates and would like to turn off the lights for 72 hours. Anyone have any experience with not feeding Lyretails for this long? I have 7 in my tank and feed them 3 to 4 times a day. I'm a little worried about starving them for 3 days.

 

[sanchoy]

i feed my anthias 2x a day. sometimes once a day.

 

[GlassReef]

sanchoy - thanks for your reply.

Anyone have an opinion or experience with the 72 hour no feeding thing? That's what's worrying me.

 

[Amoore311]

Haven't gone that long personally.

My lyretail anthias get fed 3 times over a 4 hour period every other day during the week.

Weekends I feed the same amount as weekdays, but spread it out over longer periods since I am usually home all day.

Not sure how they would fair with 3 days without food.

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

You can feed them with just the ambient room lighting. I feed my fish every morning before the lights come on and the light coming in from the windows and from other rooms is enough to eat by.

 

[nikon187]

I have left for 3 days without feeding and everyone was fine. ( 5 lyretails 1 bartlett) All fish must be fat though. They do feed without the lights on as lobster just said

 

[stunreefer]

You can feed them with just the ambient room lighting.

I agree, just feed them when your around. I don't have any lights on my QT tank and very little on my display (non photo corals) and they'll feed whenever.

 

[GlassReef]

Feeding in ambiant room light seems reasonable. I hadn't considered it. Thanks.

 

[IFbettas]

3 days is nothing without food, IMO. As long as the fish are fat and healthy before the fasting period they will get through it easily. I had a lyretail anthias go without food for almost 2 weeks before he started eating and he was still healthy after.

 

[DocJim]

When I had my Lyretail in QT she didn't eat for almost three weeks. Thought she was a goner but has been eating like a pig ever since.

 

[GlassReef]

Thanks for all the input, everyone. Looks like I shouldn't really be worrying about the 3 days.