Best Automatic Fish Feeder?

[jkt001]

Hello Nerms! I have a 15 gallon tank and need to leave town for a few days. Any suggestions on the best automatic feeder? I am nervous about it...

[Fish Folk]

Eheim makes a decent one.

But . . . here's a couple of questions: (1) what fish are in the tank, and how mature are they? (2) Is it a planted tank (with live plants)? Is your light on a timer? How long is "a few days"? 

-- Most mature, healthy fish can go for quite a while without food, particularly in a planted tank. Feed them just a little bit more during the week before leaving. I'd be fine leaving our 20x planted tanks alone for _a week_ without feeding them. If there are any baby fish fry, however, they may die. 

-- Planted tanks provide sources of edibles in the case of a fasting period that non-planted tanks do not. 

-- Having lights on a timer keeps fish regular, and helps to maintain a balanced tank until you return. 

[jkt001]

That helps a lot. Thank you. 

In the tank are 10 neon tetras and 2 dwarf gourami. It is a new tank, as I am new to the hobby. The fish will be in the tank 2 months when I have to leave. 

It is a planted tank. 

I will be gone for 3 days.

Yes the lights are on a timer.

 

 

 

[Fish Folk]

16 minutes ago, jkt001 said:

It is a planted tank. 

I will be gone for 3 days.

Yes the lights are on a timer.

In my opinion, I think they'll probably be fine. 

[Daniel]

On 1/28/2021 at 11:45 PM, Fish Folk said:

In my opinion, I think they'll probably be fine. 

I agree with @Fish Folk anything up to 7 - 10 days is fine (possibly more depending on the species of fish). Trying to get them fed while you are not there is where the actual danger is.