Feeding your Fish while on vacation ????

mombostic

mombostic

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The auto feeder I have is fine--the timer works just as it should. You can feed up to four times a day or something. But what I meant about over-feeding is that when the little door drops open a lot of food comes out. If you don't have a big population, it seems like a lot. To me, anyway.
 
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allenkain

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I have used the weekend and the holiday feeder blocks with no problems. Did not cloud the water, the rate at which they dissolve relies on water movement and I learned the hard way not to put them right under the filter as I came home after vacation and the holiday block I put in there was gone and it should have lasted alot longer. I now place them around the tank according to how long I will be gone for. I have used them both for goldfish and my Guppies, no problems, no deaths.A guy in a fish store used them years ago as he had many smaller fish and he did not think they were getting any of the food and put a feeder block in there thinking it would provide for the smaller, shyer fish. He seemed to have good luck and sold fish for years and had many repeat customers - myself included.
 
lmforbis

lmforbis

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it is something I've been trying to figure out recently though. I'm heading to Bonair on a dive trip in 3 weeks. Dreading leaving feeding up to my daughter. I have an auto feeder I've never used might just set that up and the fish will have to deal with a pellet diet for 10 days and just have her put in nori a couple times.
 
jay0705

jay0705

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How old is she?. I have my 18 yo feed when I go on vac. I still fear a death toll lol. I pre portion the food tho in individual bags. She justs thaws and feeds
 
beth

beth

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Yep, I used the old pre-filled dixie cup method mentioned by one of the original posters here. Just keep it in freezer until ready, use tank water to thaw out a bit then in the tank it goes.
 
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