Automatic Feeders while on Vacation???

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Hi Everyone;

I have a 15 Gal. tank with 3 peppered corys, 3 serpae tetras and a betta. I will be out of town for a week during christmas. Does anyone have a recommendation about automatic feeders?

I have noticed some feeders with one large container for food and then it dispenses food one or twice a day. But I want to make sure some sinking pellets for the cory cats are being dispensed and some proper betta food as well as flake. Maybe even a treat during the week like bloodworms. I would actually prefer something with individual daily containers so I could measure out the quantity and variety of food for each day.

Any thoughts?

Thanks
 
whenever we go out of town, we have our neighbor come over and feed our pets. mabye you could do the same?
 
I have a few that allow individual portions. The Rainbow feeder is one of them. I use sinking pellets in it, and it works great. Probably the least troublesome of the 3 types I use.
 
Ha! I tried the whole "have the neighbor feed my fish" thing and I had things in my house turn up "Missing" so needless to say, they wouldn't be helping me out again! Then I asked a relative to feed the animals and they dumped in potting soil to the tank and blamed it on my cat saying "he climbed on the tank and knocked the plant over".

...anyway, ever since the winter of '86, I will ALWAYS use automatic feeders. And no, I dont recommend one over the other as I find that any of the name-brand ones work fine. Good luck!
 
I would leave them alone with no worries. Adult fish can go for much longer than one week without food and suffer no ill effects.
 
I agree. I tend to only feed my fish every other day anyhow, as a fish in the wild may not eat a big meal but once a week, the rest of the time being spent picking at plants and such. We forget that since fish are cold-blooded, they don't require the same amounts or frequency of feeding that a warm-blooded pet does because they do not have to maintain body temperature.

If it's just a week, turn off the tank lights, lock the doors, and enjoy your vacation. Your fish will be fine, and your water will be cleaner than you ever have seen it before..... and you'll probably start feedin every other day when you get back when you see how clean the tank is :)
 
I agree w/ what many people have already stated. Chalk up one for leaving your tank unattended feeding till you get back. I've heard of many horror stories of someone else overfeeding an owner's tank. Either you come back w/ a full tank of dead fish or a full tank of green algae,.
 
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