Making feeding easy while I’m gone

[Clovis]

Hi everyone. 
 

I will be gone over Xmas for 12 days and having a friend with zero experience feeding my tank. Photo below. 

It is stocked with 2 sparking gourami, 3 Amanno shrimp and 5 pygmi Cory’s. also a few snails. 
 

I would like to make the feeding as infrequent and easy as possible.
 

Could I put one of those block things in to cover the shrimp, Cory’s and snail and have just some food added for the gouramis? If they were fed every 3-4 days would that be ok?

 

Thanks 
 

 

[Colu]

Your could use an auto feeder that way your friend will only have to fill the auto feeder once while your gone as most auto feeders last 7 days before they need refilling

[Minanora]

Your fish will pick at any vacation feeder. I don't recommend them honestly. You can put your normal feedings into a pill organizer for your help to just put food in for everyone. You can get away with lighter and/or more infrequent feedings while you're away. It'll help keep you water clean while you're gone, too. If you do use the organizer, and feed every few days, don't up the amount of food per feeding much, if at all. Your tank grows food on it's own and you want the tank to keep up with waste while you're gone. 

If you get an auto feeder, I would set it up ASAP so you can dial it in before you go. You don't want to foul the water with too much food waste or be feeding enough to need a water change while you're gone.

 

[lefty o]

with a nicely planted tank, the fish will find things to nibble on. i would have your friend stop by and feed 3x in that 12 days. pre package the amount for them, so they cant way over feed them.

[Patrick_G]

I’m about to leave for two weeks and I’m following @lefty o’s plan. It worked great earlier this year. 

[Chad]

Is that a fluval flex 9 or 15? If so, I don't think those auto feeders hang onto them very well and I wouldn't want to remove the lid. I have a flex 9. I also agree that @lefty o's advice is good. I would keep the feedings in separate baggies. I could imagine the pill strip accidentally opening up other feeding sections when dumping that days worth. 

[Clovis]

It’s a flex so don’t think auto feeder is the best idea. I’ll do the other suggestions. Thanks.