Goldfish Girl Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 hello i was just wondering if anyone else on this site is nervous about leaving the fishroom unattended or with a 'pet sitter' who doesn't know anything about fish except what you tell them. i'm going to try to get back ASAP from holidays because leaving the fish for longer then a weekend and all hell breaks out in the basement. just wondering if anyone has suggestions for how to 'prep' fish sitters or on the other hand any holiday fish disasters so i know what i could have to look forword too :cry: jk. if i had one tank i suppose i could sucker in a store to take them, but i don't know who has room for a nine pound koi among other things. i'm going with the pet sitter this year, who is mostly here for the cat but will feed the fish too. i'm probably doing the ziploc bag thing so that over feeding will not become a problem... although somehow i think it still will. anyway, anyone else in the same situation? what are you doing for the fish while your gone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Hire me I do pet sitting. I'm actually dog/house sitting this week :thumbs: I would be scared leaving my tanks with a non fish person too. I guess if I had to I'd write everything out for them and have everything labeled. Then meet with them before hand to explain and go over everything. I would think most "professional" petsitters would have some knowledge of aquarium keeping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilwolfe Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 I'm lucky, my friend will be looking after my zoo, and she has just as big a zoo at her place....plus she knows more about fish than I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatpuffer Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 I ask my VERY GOOD neighbour to watch my fishies. She is very knowledgeable about fish and takes great care of the fishies in her care (some may say that they are fat! LOL) Js Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilwolfe Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 I ask my VERY GOOD neighbour to watch my fishies. She is very knowledgeable about fish and takes great care of the fishies in her care (some may say that they are fat! LOL)Js they are soooooooo fat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinless Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 a 'solid' friend is gonna be housesitting for me too when i'm gone. i'm just leaving pre-bagged portions of feedings for my tanks. she'll feed every third day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shai Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 If you're going to be gone for five days or fewer, don't bother with a sitter. Do a large feeding and a large water change before you go, and the fish will be fine on their own. For more than five days... Still do a large water change before you go. Unless you're going for three weeks or more, you shouldn't need to have your sitter do a water change for you (missing one water change is not going to harm your fish unless your tanks get really filthy really quickly). Use pill boxes or film cannisters and measure out the food that should be fed. Label the film cannisters with the appropriate day if you don't feed every day. Then, hide the rest of the fish food so the sitter cannot decide to overfeed. Get timers to control the lights, so the sitter doesn't have to worry about turning them on/off. There shouldn't be anything else for the sitter to do except visually inspect the tank for leaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windeindoiel Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 I'm leaving baggies with the date it should be fed and which tank it goes to written on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 (edited) I ask my VERY GOOD neighbour to watch my fishies. She is very knowledgeable about fish and takes great care of the fishies in her care (some may say that they are fat! LOL)Js awww thanks Jonah. You take good care of my animals too. Edited December 19, 2006 by Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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