Fishsitters in Calgary?
 

Hey guys, I'm going to be out of town for three week and I'm a bit worried for my fish. I figure I'll go by an ATO and an autofeeder this weekend, but I am thinking it would still be worthwhile to get someone to come in and take a look - particularly since my fish aren't that used to pellets (they are ok with flakes though).

Anyone have any good tips / recommendations for people I should use?

Also, any idea what it should be costing me per visit?

Thanks!
James

I don't know about you but I would try to get a friend or a family member that I trust. Don't want strangers in my house but that's just me.

it should cost you nothing. friends and family are there to use and abuse =) a trustworthy friend who's into the hobby would be my first choice.

And leave a number of a reputable person/LFS incase your non-reefer babysitters has an OMG moment.

haha. sadly, I have no family in town and I wouldn't trust my friends in my house for three weeks either - probably come back to a huge house party :). Plus I am hoping to avoid using up my all my goodwill - i've used friends quite a bit for my weekend trips. Looks like Kijiji has some fish sitters - I guess I'll have to vet them.

Make sure the fish sitter has liability insurance. :)

You could call around to the local reef stores and see if any offer short term maintenance packages. Or maybe 1 of the workers would like a few extra $ on the side to support their coral addiction.

Is there no good maintenance companies in Calgary? That would surprise me!

What area are you in

Sounds like some people should step up and make a canreef community based group to fill this gap. Especially with summer coming to.