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Catfreak
12-12-2009, 14:54
Hey all, i would be grateful if you guys could recommend a good quality auto fish feeder.... Unfortunately i will be away for 10days with no one to care for my tank.....no one i trust to let into my home....so i need a quality unit that won't break after a month.... Pls help out i don't have lots of time left. Thanks in advance.
Are the 10 day blocks not suitable? I've never used them, but would be interested to here other people's comments on them?
sailing_derrick
13-12-2009, 10:18
some info on your tank and inhabitants and what u feed them???
SomethingAbstract
13-12-2009, 21:43
have a look at the sera auto feeders, and if you have the money to spend get the ehiem auto feeder
eheim
http://www.fishandfins.co.uk/images/eheim-twin-feeder.jpg
Sera
http://www.fishandfins.co.uk/images/sera-feeder-p.jpg (http://www.fishandfins.co.uk/images/sera-feeder-pp.jpg)
Catfreak
13-12-2009, 22:43
Hi guys,i have a custom 3 ft tank,aquaclear mini,resun power filter for filtration,tank is partially filled to bout 90-95l, live stock,2 tinfoil barbs,size 10cm each,2 silver dollars,6cm each,2 synodontis,10cm each......fish are fed variety,frozen veg mix,frozen bloodworms,fine pellets(sandton aquatics own brand),tubifix worms....the basic food types.... So any suggestions as to feeders will be most welcome...btw what are the prices of the above mentioned feeders??
shakester
29-04-2010, 17:09
i bought my resun for R250 i know its aresun but the specs are the best ,it has i lcd screen does 4 feedings and can be programmed to turn 2 times each feeding
don't feed tubifex worms they are cultivated in cr@p. period.
i saw the sera feeder for 5 clipz. its expensive.
why not try tetras vacation block?
its tetra im sure its good stuff
cheers
I have used the 10 day blocks, about 3 times now, I havent had any issues, The block breaks down in the water adding nutrients, this the fish somhow absorbs. If you are not too sure about the blocks, do what i did the first time, have a test run while you are at home. PS the longest I have been away was 6 days
Fish can survive pretty well up to 14 days without food. I've left my fish for up to 7 days before with no hassles at all.
there was a thread like this before I can't post a link from my phone maybe someone can?
what fish do you have ? lets start with that
you could throw in some plants in for the silver dollars to chow .
if your fish are a good size I don't see why they won't be fine for ten days maybe longer !
I have used the 10 day blocks, about 3 times now, I havent had any issues, The block breaks down in the water adding nutrients, this the fish somhow absorbs. If you are not too sure about the blocks, do what i did the first time, have a test run while you are at home. PS the longest I have been away was 6 days
Fish do not absorb food from the water... They EAT, just like we do. If we put you in a tank with liquidized cheezeburgers, you wont absorb any of them... You'll just leave feeling hungry and you'll stink.
Fish can survive pretty well up to 14 days without food. I've left my fish for up to 7 days before with no hassles at all.
And this is why they don't really make vacation blocks for longer than 10 days.
Personally, I wouldn't recommend any vacation blocks. The particulate they release into the water is extremely small and will probably start to decay before the fish actually find any of it to eat... If you are going away for a few days, leave them. They will be fine when you return. Especially when they have been well fed before you leave.
If you are seriously against leaving them without food, then bite the bullet and buy an auto feeder. Just remember that with the cheap chinese brands, they are often hit and miss... One will last a lifetime, and one will die in a week...
Personally, I think spend the money, get the best.
I dont think you need to buy a auto-feeder. I often have to leave my fish alone during holiday period and they have never had any problems. I have left my fish for 10days with just one of those feeding blocks and of course the couple of days before i left i overfed them.
Mainly have to leave them for 2 to 4 days at a time and then the smaller blocks are okay. As i said i havent had any problems with my fish dying because of lack of food.
The block must be placed in the path for the current from your pump/filter so it can break down. The fish will find something to eat or nibble on you plants if they like them. My advice is not to worry.
NOTE: I have snails, kribensis, pearl gouramis, guppys, neons, harlequins, a chinese algea eater, panda corys,pepper corys, albino corys.
I know this might not sound humain, but go and buy a real pregnant guppy and put her in your tank and hope that she spawns while you away im sure your fish will like the live food :P
Healthy fish will do fine for a few days without food ... and if one should die he could become the meal for the other for a few more days ;-)
[quote=slagter;49819]Fish do not absorb food from the water... They EAT, just like we do. If we put you in a tank with liquidized cheezeburgers, you wont absorb any of them... You'll just leave feeling hungry and you'll stink.
Took you guys long enough to figure that out
Took you guys long enough to figure that out
It didn't take us long... we just sometimes don't comment on something that is so radiacally said without any link to evidence it.
I know I did a quick google on what you said Riyadh... decided I wouldn't be the one to correct you. I've been there too bud... so no worries. Sometimes our LPS stores fill our braines with such junk!
scwheeet, dont you just hate it when you ask them somthing, you have an idea about but then they tell you somthing different or completely opposite
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