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Aquaria in UK - Aquaria discussions related to the United Kingdom
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Posted by elyob on May 13, 2008, 12:26 pm
Please log in for more thread options I did test my auto feeder for three clown loach and three tetra. Just
stuck flakes in. They were one solid mess a few days later due to the
humidity from the tank. So, how do I use an auto feeder please? It's
one of the Juwel ones, and I cut a hole in my lid for it.
Thanks
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Posted by Pete C on May 13, 2008, 1:32 pm
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elyob wrote:
> I did test my auto feeder for three clown loach and three tetra. Just
> stuck flakes in. They were one solid mess a few days later due to the
> humidity from the tank. So, how do I use an auto feeder please? It's
> one of the Juwel ones, and I cut a hole in my lid for it.
>
> Thanks
Sticks, such as made by Tetra might be better?
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Pete C
London UK
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Posted by Marksfish on May 13, 2008, 2:11 pm
Please log in for more thread options >I did test my auto feeder for three clown loach and three tetra. Just
> stuck flakes in. They were one solid mess a few days later due to the
> humidity from the tank. So, how do I use an auto feeder please? It's
> one of the Juwel ones, and I cut a hole in my lid for it.
>
> Thanks
The fish will be okay to leave for two weeks without food. They will forage
and your tank will be much cleaner on your return.
Mark
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Posted by Ian_m on May 16, 2008, 10:48 am
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>I did test my auto feeder for three clown loach and three tetra. Just
> stuck flakes in. They were one solid mess a few days later due to the
> humidity from the tank. So, how do I use an auto feeder please? It's
> one of the Juwel ones, and I cut a hole in my lid for it.
>
I have a feeder (Hagen ?, £20 from Ebay) that takes an air hose that keeps
the food dry. I crush food up using a pestle and mortor (£1 from Ikea) to
ensure that no large lumps jam the opening.
Went away in Feb for 3 weeks no issue.
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Posted by Edward Cowling London UK on May 17, 2008, 6:41 am
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>I did test my auto feeder for three clown loach and three tetra. Just
>stuck flakes in. They were one solid mess a few days later due to the
>humidity from the tank. So, how do I use an auto feeder please? It's
>one of the Juwel ones, and I cut a hole in my lid for it.
>
Oh dear. Most if not all tropical fish will survive 2 weeks without food
and you'll come back to a nice clean, well scavenged tank :-) I'm not
that mean to mine, but I will go for a long weekend without worrying. If
I'm going away for two weeks I drop in feeding blocks. Not ideal, but
I've found them easy to use and I've never come back to dead fish.
Neighbours are the worst and assume the fish need a whole tin of food
every week, no matter how often you say it's just a pinch a day.
Fish aren't like us. We use most of our food to maintain body
temperature. Fish just use food to grow and repair their bodies. 2 weeks
on short or even nil rations won't kill them.
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Edward Cowling
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> stuck flakes in. They were one solid mess a few days later due to the
> humidity from the tank. So, how do I use an auto feeder please? It's
> one of the Juwel ones, and I cut a hole in my lid for it.
>
> Thanks