Going on vacation

[SamXXXkiss]

So..... I have a betta. For the next vacation i'm going for a week, theire i know products that can feed him wil i'm not here.
But in July i'm going for the hol month. I saw "robots" but they are really, really, really expensive(90and100§)
What could i find that is cheap and that works?

 

[benedictj]

I have the Hagen/Nutra-fin pro-feeds for my tanks. They work well, are programable for two feedings a day, have feeding adjustment capabilities and will run you between $40 and $60. While they definitely aren't cheap, their woth it, IMO. Definitely avoid the white, time release feeder blocks, they create an absolute mess and since some bettas can be finicky eaters, yours might not even touch it. Also, I would avoid the cylinder style cheap auto-feeders, I have found that the portion control on them is very primitive and even at the lowest setting you come home to a mess.

Of course, your other option would be to have someone feed your betta for you. I went to Europe for 3 weeks with my wife, a friend of hers, our key buddy, came in thrice a week to feed mine. I measured out portions and put them in sandwich baggies for him to avoid any accidental overfeeding. That worked wonderfully.

 

[SamXXXkiss]

Thanx benedictj,
Would the Hagen/Nutra work for a 2 gallon tank???
Please help me there!

 

[Darkblade48]

You have several options

1) Get a (trusted) friend to come over and help you feed your betta everyday.

2) Get an automatic feeder, as benedictj suggested. However, if you only have 2g, it probably can't support the automatic feeder (as it's pretty small already), so you might need to put the automatic feeder on top of several stacked books so that it "overhangs" your aquarium.

3) Depending on how long you are going away for (you said one week), if you have kept your fish well fed, then they could theoretically survive a week without food (though a lot of people don't like this route)

Also, I'd stay away from those "vacation" blocks or whatever they market them as, as they cloud/pollute the water quite fast

 

[kamla]

SamXXXkiss, this one from bigs al willl work for sure,
my friend has it on his 5 gal
link

have fun on ur vacation...

 

[happychem]

Your fish should be fine for a week on its own. Most fish could easily handle 2 weeks, but that's a little more than I'd feel comfortable recomending. But one week, definitely fine.

 

[SamXXXkiss]

i'm going to bye the automatic feeder for when i will go for a month. I'm going to France!