Auto feeders?

I use auto feeders in my hatchery to feed my fry while at work.

I have 3 of the 4 in the list.

#1 I like it works

# 2 I have read the it makes a great dosser for ferts so it must work for feeding.

#3 I have but not used yet (this plugs in so no need for batteries and holds a lot of food

#4 NEVER ever spend money on this junk. the manufacture was great tho replaced the first one as it was a closeout at petsmart. They shipped me out a new one and it worked on the first set of batteries but not on the second set,3,4,5,you get the idea.
They would probably would have replaced it a again but postage kills this you pay to send it to them.

I agree 6,7,10 days you are better off not feeding healthy fish will be fine unfed.
 
For your time frame, I wouldn't worry about it. Especially if they are not fry.

Definitely stay away from feeder blocks.
 
What is wrong with the feeder blocks? Had used one once a few months back when gone to the beach for a few days. Are they no good? I trust the advice here, but it just seems strage that they could go for so long without food even though I know there is crap on the bottom and floating around that they could find.
 
They foul the water and make it cloudy. No way to control their release.
 
A fish pathologist in the UK told me that around a week without food would actually be of long term benefit to the fishes health. It would would clean out a fishes gut and use up excess fat deposits for energy.

Ive done it will no fatalities or ill health.
 
I got one from Petsmart that runs about $25 that works fairly well. A week or two without food is typically fine though.

The big problem with long-LONG term feeding is that most foods will collect moisture since it's sitting directly over a big honking tank full of evaporating water. Obviously, you can't put frozen or fresh/live food in one, and flakes will turn into a solid clump after a while. If you only put enough food in for about a week's feeding, then you usually have no problem. If you put enough in to feed for a few weeks though, you end up collecting too much moisture and the food solidifies, making the feeder useless until you clean it out and refill it.

It's a mixed bag. If you have to feed them over a week's time, it works well. If not, then they'll be fine for the duration.
 
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