vacation feeder or automatic feeder?

[furfinsfeathers]

I'll be going out of town for 1 week and don't have anyone to feed my fish. Would vacation feeders (the slowly disolving blocks) or automatic feeders be better choices for the following tanks?

Tank 1: 55 gallons, 3 goldfish 3-4 inches long, 3 mystery snails, non-planted
Tank 2: 20 gallon, 3 swordtails, 1 neon tetra (will get more after I return), 2 spixi snails (small apple snails), tank is not planted, but will be adding some java moss this afternoon
Tank 3: I'll be combining my 20 and 10 gallon endler tanks into 1 29 gallon tank. Inhabitants are lots of endlers livebearers (small guppy relatives), 3 bristlenose plecos (2 inches or so long), 4 spixi snails, and pond and ramshorn snails, tank has a few java ferns and plenty of Java moss.

I'm thinking of vacation feeders for the first 2 tanks, they're bigger fish than the endlers and I'm thinking livebearers need to eat smaller more regular meals so buy an automatic feeder for them? And I've read feeding lightly is best when one won't be there to check water quality.

Suggestions? Anybody have a recommendation for a reliable yet affordable automatic feeder?

 

[Tolak]

Neither, your fish will be fine without being fed for a week, as long as they are healthy adults.

 

[furfinsfeathers]

They're all adults except for the Endler's. They always have babies.

 

[Tolak]

If they are in tank #3, with the plants they will be fine for a week.

 

[jm1212]

then they should be fine without a week of food. fish can accutually go longer than a week without food no prob.

 

[zenseed75]

I like the automatic feeder. It's nice because you can set the amount you want dropped. I house sat a friends marine tank for a few weeks and that is what they used to make sure I didn't over feed them. My only responsibility was watching the water and attaching some romaine lettuce to a rock every day. =D

 

[davexstumpe]

i agree with jm, they should all be fine for a week without food.

 

[msjinkzd]

i would rather have them go without food and be fine, than use a vacation feeder and run the risk of it all dumping in and causing some serious water quality issues. They should be fine without food for a week.

 

[red devil]

I would definitely stay away from the dissolving blocks. That sounds like a good way to foul up the water.

 

[TMDragon]

:iagree: They should be fine for a week without food. Have fun on your vacation!