truthfully you don't need to worry about a feeder, your fish will be fine for that period without being feed and i've heard stories of auto feeders that malfunction and cause issues.
What?!?.what aurofeeders have you used? Best advice is too not feed for a few days. Period. Far more harm will come with a massive dump of food. And to ask the store?? They'd sell you an old sneaker as an auto feeder.. not working?? Probably put the batteries in wrong.. imo they're all useless. I have an ehiem, said to be the best..its a frustrating piece of junk..The OP asked for a good auto feeder only. Yes fish will keep alive for weeks without feeding but is it nice to starve them?
To OP: Better to visit Store and ask them for a good auto feeder. Almost all feeders are good. They don't require a rocket science to build.
Never seen an auto feeder malfunctioned. Even if it did. Atleast it will feed your fish for few days before stopped working.
Maybe your store do that. Mine doesn't. All accessories I bought are working perfect. Why would it dump more food? It is made to feed fish. There are chances of malfunctioning in every device but they are very less for a new product. The probability of OP getting a bad auto feeder is almost nill.What?!?.what aurofeeders have you used? Best advice is too not feed for a few days. Period. Far more harm will come with a massive dump of food. And to ask the store?? They'd sell you an old sneaker as an auto feeder.. not working?? Probably put the batteries in wrong.. imo they're all useless. I have an ehiem, said to be the best..its a frustrating piece of junk..
Op- if you're going to be gone 2-4 days don't worry, feed them.before you leave and enioy.your trip. A week? Try and have some one come by and feed pre measured servings.
I don't disagree with you just we think differently. I won't sleep on vacation or won't eat with peace if I feel back home my fish are hungry.I would never trust a feeder. Over feeding is a problem most of us stuggle with when we do it. So leaving it in the hands of a device....no thanks. I couldn't sleep on vacation wondering if id come home to dead fish and tank full of algae.
What's a good auto feeder for when I'm on vacations
Thanks
Man.. I need some vacation time like that hahaI literally just got home this weekend from a 7 day vacation, I take 3 to 4 seven day vacations per year while keeping tanks and have for years, I've never lost a single fish while vacationing. My recipe for success?
Very simple,
I feed before I leave and (gasp) do nothing while I'm gone. As long as I'm not feeding then wc's aren't required on schedule, as long as fish are healthy no feeding for a week (potentially up to a month) is fine.
An issue that could cost fish life? An auto feeder dumping food in a tank while you're gone, not an issue I want to sort out.
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