Anyone have a recommendation (or condemnation) of any auto feeders? I am going to have to travel for business for 4-5 days twice at the end of next month and I may want to pick one up, although from what I have read here it may not be necessary. How long can fish survive without feeding? A week?
For a 4-5 day absence I would just not feed the fish. Feed them well the night before you leave and they will be fine. Auto feeders have a tendency to break and feed a whole lot of food at once causing much more damage than not feeding them will.
back in the day, i had a 180 predatory tank. Left home for 4 days, came back to see that the hungry oscar had mauled half the fish and was eating their carcasses.
I don't have anyone here who I know who I would trust to feed my fish. I have a community tank and I only have 7 very small fish at the moment. I think they'll be OK for 4 days, but I might try that recommendation. I'd rather have to do a water change when I get back than have to net out dead fish!
Those white dissolving blocks use plaster of paris to bond the food, will totally mess with the tanks chemistry. I did see some tho that were not made with plaster but were just slowly released into the water column but they were awfully small. Look at petsmart thats where I saw them
