Large eBay Fish Feeder

[Hamish]

Anyone seen one of these in action?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/LARGE-AUTOMAT...QQcmdZViewItem

Cheers,
Hamish

[gavinl]

Hi Hamish

If you get it, please let me know how it works out.

Some other fish feeders that might be of interest:
1. A bigger one:
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...equestid=95651

2. Smaller one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Eheim-Feed-Air-A...QQcmdZViewItem

Reviews on smaller one:
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/reviews...iew.php?id=134

[Hamish]

I ended up getting one of these:

http://www.soldsmart.com.au/l3.aspx?goods=PF0146BL

designed for cats and dogs - but with a simple modification it will be good for fish

Will have to wait for my fish to arrive and get big enough though

Cheers,
Hamish

[GaryD]

Hi,

My only concern about using an automatic fish feeder is that, in cooler weather, it will continue to drop food even if the fish are not feeding quite so well.

Some fish.....particularly Jade perch....will continue to eat more than is good for them. They can eat more than their digestion systems will metabolise with the result that they can become gutshot.

I prefer to feed twice daily.....only feeding what the fish will eat within a few minutes. If I see uneaten food on the bottom of the tank, I cut back until it disappears.

Gary

[Hamish]

Hi Gary - agreed - this is purely for the times I may need to go away for a couple of days and I would tend to use the feeder to give a few very small feeds rather than one big feed.

[inzane]

Thats way cool! What soothing personal owner message are you going to record for your fishies???

[Hamish]

Here fishy fishy fishy....

[KenR60]

Hamish, did you end up getting the Fish Feeder ( Dog Feeder ) ... looking at it I can see it could be easily adapted to suit fish, so did it work?

[Hamish]

Yes I did get one - have not used it yet as my fish are not yet eating enough in each sitting. I got it for the times I might be away for a few days.

[Outbackozzie]

I purchased one from the original post a week ago, major shops in the US sell the same model, so I am hoping it will work well.

I just need to get home to try it out *sigh*