Comments on: Is there such a thing as a vacation block feeder for a beta fish available in stores?

By: dark link

dark link — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:19:38 +0000

Of course there are. They load the water full of chemicals, and stress the betta so that it doesnt eat. Then the low quality food slowly dissolves, adding toxins to the water, killing you fish while you are away. I have experience with them

A far better choice is to either get a fish feeder, available at your local fish store, or just not feed. A betta will be fine for a week or 2

By: Sabersquirrel

Sabersquirrel — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:13:26 +0000

How long are you going to be gone? If it’s only a week then you are better off not using a vacation feeder. As it’s likely to spew food all over your tank, and rot. Which is worse for your fish than not feeding it. A betta can fast for a week with out issue. (Plus no food means he isn’t producing much waste.)

Personally if you are going to be gone for more than a week I’d be more concern about cleaning tank your betta’s tank water than food.

By: rbcb_brito

rbcb_brito — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:15:04 +0000

I worked at petsmart for a while and they have feeders for fish when you go on vacation. The question would be how long are you going on vacation? You can either call petsmart or go online @petsmart.com or just walk into the store and ask there. Its our job to know the answer or find someone who does.

By: birdistasty

birdistasty — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:52:52 +0000

Depending on how long you’re going to be gone for (up to a week), you may be better off not feeding him at all. Those vacation feeders really muck up the water in a filtered tank – imagine what it would do to an unfiltered tank.

You could look into an automatic feeder, but again, you have to be careful to set it just right so that it only dispenses a couple of pellets for your little guy. They have been known to be unreliable, however. If you get the cheap versions, you may come home to a tank full of food.

Even hiring someone to come over to feed him could be risky. Some people will take way too much food and put it in there for him. Even if you specifically state, Give him only 3-5 pellets, they will still overfeed them. I speak from experience.

Your best bet is to just fast him – don’t give him anything. Think of it as a cleansing of his bowel. He will be fine when you get home.

By: Shadow Dance

Shadow Dance — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:01:54 +0000

go to a pet food store and there should be weekly feeders and 3 day feeders you can get. They have some for tropical fish, but if it would help and offer less concern by a few tiny little fishes (minnows) and put some in his tank, he’ll eat them and then the feeder or vise versa.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:47:39 +0000

Yes, check the pet store near you.