I just got back from a week away and before I went I dropped a Tetra 
vacation tub in each tank.

I got back and the fish are fine, and the tank looks well scavenged :-) 
But I noticed the stuff in the tub hasn't dissolved. It looks fairly 
colourless and the fish don't look starved, but I expected to find empty 
tubs.

Is this how they operate ?

-- 
Edward Cowling    "Must Go - Politician to Heckle  !!"

On Sep 15, 5:41 am, Edward Cowling London UK
 wrote:
> I just got back from a week away and before I went I dropped a Tetra
> vacation tub in each tank.
>
> I got back and the fish are fine, and the tank looks well scavenged :-)
> But I noticed the stuff in the tub hasn't dissolved. It looks fairly
> colourless and the fish don't look starved, but I expected to find empty
> tubs.
>
> Is this how they operate ?
>
> --
> Edward Cowling    "Must Go - Politician to Heckle  !!"


a stint of a week without food is not a problem for any healthy and
fit fish. Even 10 day or two weeks is not a problem, and there is no
reason any of them should show signs of being emaciated. If a tank
does not have any live plants it helps to turn off or reduce the
lighting schedule as well. The makers of the tubs and blocks would
like to have you think otherwise however.

In message , 
Nathanial Boykin  writes
>
>
>a stint of a week without food is not a problem for any healthy and
>fit fish. Even 10 day or two weeks is not a problem, and there is no
>reason any of them should show signs of being emaciated. If a tank
>does not have any live plants it helps to turn off or reduce the
>lighting schedule as well. The makers of the tubs and blocks would
>like to have you think otherwise however.
>

Normally I'd agree, but I have some very tiny babies in the tank. They 
all survived the week with no problems.

-- 
Edward Cowling    "I are the Brain !!"