Auto feeding

[Kathy55g]

Now that I have multiple (3) batches of juveniles, and I am going to Italy in a few weeks, I need to get some automatic feeding in place. (I will be having people coming in to check on the juveniles, and do some basic maintainance, but I need to make it as simple and easy on them as possible).

If you use automatic feeders, which ones do you like, and which kind of food do you use?

Do you like the pelleted food better than the flake for using with the feeders? Which brands are best?

How do you manage this aspect?

Thanks,
Kathy

 

[ediaz]

Uso il eheim vedo il collegamento:

http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=EH3581
per il mio goldfish

con le palline, l'alimento del fiocco tende ad attaccare all'alimentatore. Inoltre uso come le tazze della medicina con alimento premisurato per la mia moglie alimentarsi quando sono assente.

Edgardo
































I use eheim see link: for my goldfish
with pellets, flake food tends to stick to the feeder.

I also use like medicine cups with premeasured food for my wife to feed when i am away.

Ed

 

[NicoleC]

Will the juveniles be big enough for pellets by then?

 

[Kathy55g]

I think it depends on the size of the pellet. That is one reason I am asking, to see if there is a good pellet that is tiny enough, but works for the feeders.

 

[Kathy55g]

I have one feeder that works well with flake, but it is expensive and uses electricity instead of batteries, and it doesn't have very many places to feed 3x per day for very many days. I am thinking of getting feeders similar to the eheim, and using tiny pellets, if that is what will work. I was wondering what everyone else does.

 

[jacob30]

I like eheim with flake, pellet and algae mix! WQorks just fine on my reef.

Jacob

 

[Fishboy42]

For small pellets, you may want to try one of these?

marinegro small pellet
New life spectrum small pellet
Boyds vita diet slow sinking crumble

I haven't used them with feeders, but the pellets/crumbles are small enough that the young clowns are able to eat them.

-Matt

 

[Kathy55g]

Thank you, Matt. where do you get these?

 

[Fishboy42]

I think I ordered them from petsolutions and thatpetplace, but I think they are available through several online vendors. Those types work well for me because the quantities are reasonable. Lots of good postlarval diets are available, but I'm not ready yet to buy 50# bags of feed! I really just use these as a supplement and as a quick alternative in the mornings to the extra work of defrosting my homemade food.

http://www.thatpetplace.com/Product...od/T1/F29RX+0092+0015/EDP/46541/Itemdy00.aspx

http://www.petsolutions.com/Spectrum+Small+Fish+Formula-I-87940910-I-C-18-C-.aspx

http://chat.thatpetplace.com/Produc...Food/T1/F41+0462+0605/EDP/46604/Itemdy00.aspx

 

[Dman]

If your looking for pellets small enough for babies, Otohime is the way to go, IMHO. Graded sized, should be a no brainer.

 

[Fishboy42]

Sorry to hijack, but...
Dman, I've been considering otohime, do you get it from Reed Mariculture? Do you see good color/growth using it as a staple? Thanks

 

[Kathy55g]

Not hijack. I'm interested.

 

[ediaz]

Good that Dman brings that up...

I was testing some of that food for a friend,

The grading is exellent, there is a good larvae and post larvae feeding response , the density is perfect, it floats when you want it to float and it sinks slowly if you create some water movement for those that never surface to eat.

Color enhancing properties are amazing, even when it derivates from Euphausia.

The fish grow faster, development is faster and it really boosts the inmune system.

There is no need for cyclopeeze or any other color enhancing food, Naturose etc...F1 or whatever you are using now.There is no need for other foods whatsoever.


I have been a Ziegler user for more than 8 years and I am switching to it. Another advantage over Ziegler is that you don't have to custumize the diet, it is just complete and the packaging is home breeder friendly, others require buying pounds of it.

Stop reading this and go get some!

Ed

 

[NicoleC]

That's an amazing review. The problem is that for small operations, a 2 kg bag is WAY too much food, especially when you need to try out different sizes. I would like to try it.

Anyone want to do a group buy, try several sizes, and split the packages up? Then maybe we can try the different sizes for the price of one package.

 

[Kathy55g]

yes!

But Ed, What is Ziegler?

 

[Kathy55g]

i think i would like A, B1, and B2. Nicole, since you live in CA, the initial shipping to you would be cheaper... I will pay for part of that shiping and whatever it is to get it to St. Louis.

 

[ediaz]

I think you missed this part


"complete and the packaging is home breeder friendly"

It's been sold in 3oz. botlles, for less than you pay for a cyclopeeze can and it lasts twice.

Ziegler it's one of the best commercial food fish weaning diets, it can be custumized to anything you want , boost inmune, color enhancing etc. They started with bird pellets back in the 80's ( best bird food by the way) and later developed fish diets.

Ed

 

[Kathy55g]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6709886#post6709886 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ediaz
Good that Dman brings that up...

Color enhancing properties are amazing, even when it derivates from Euphausia.

What is Euphausia?

The fish grow faster, development is faster and it really boosts the inmune system.

How did you test for the immune system part?

Stop reading this and go get some!

Ed

OK!

 

[Kathy55g]

I have only seen it at Reed Mariculture by the kilogram. Where do you find it in 3 oz bottles?

 

[NicoleC]

Aquatic Eco sells it, too, but also big bags.