Automatic Feeder Suggestions
We'll be away for two weeks in May and have a 450 gallon pond with at
least 2 dozen small to, mainly, large goldfish. It's just been cleaned and new plants added, algae all gone, so there'll be little for the fish to feed on. I see compressed disks of food available, but doubt that they'd even last a week. Any suggestions on an automatic feeder we might buy to use, nothing "fancy"? |
Automatic Feeder Suggestions
Dan Wenz wrote:
We'll be away for two weeks in May and have a 450 gallon pond with at least 2 dozen small to, mainly, large goldfish. It's just been cleaned and new plants added, algae all gone, so there'll be little for the fish to feed on. I see compressed disks of food available, but doubt that they'd even last a week. Any suggestions on an automatic feeder we might buy to use, nothing "fancy"? How about a $30 battery operated job- AquaChef Automatic Aquarium Fish Feeder - 3 in. x 5 1/4 in. x 3 in. http://www.amazon.com/AquaChef-Autom...2113603&sr=8-1 I got one last fall when I moved some fish & plants to the basement. Indoors the factory batteries lasted 5 months. As far as I can tell it never malfunctioned all winter. I check on the fish once a week or so & they're happy. It can feed 4 times a day- and will feed one or two 'shakes' each time. I've used the flake food [for Rosy Reds] and have crumbled some of the larger flakes so they go through easier. You'd have to protect it from weather and critters outside. It would probably be simple enough to give it a little shelter at the pond & use it outdoors. Don't know what or how much a "large" goldfish eats- so maybe you'd want 2 of them. Just guessing- but I'd say one holds about 3/4 cup of food. Jim |
Automatic Feeder Suggestions
Dan Wenz wrote: We'll be away for two weeks in May and have a 450 gallon pond with at least 2 dozen small to, mainly, large goldfish. It's just been cleaned and new plants added, algae all gone, so there'll be little for the fish to feed on. I see compressed disks of food available, but doubt that they'd even last a week. Any suggestions on an automatic feeder we might buy to use, nothing "fancy"? How about the kid next door? San Diego Joe 4,000 - 5,000 Gallons. Koi, Goldfish, and RES named Colombo. |
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