Marine fish like to eat, and more than once a day if they can get it. Sure you want to give your fishes oyster caviar and exotic delicacies, and you should: they love it. But they are not going to die of a quality flake or pellet food, and having an autofeeder in play for a little feed more often (don't overdo!) is also good. These dry foods are prepared of good ingredients, and fish take after flake very happily.
I will say, however, that deciphering the Rosetta Stone and programming a feeder have a lot in common. I am, beside that, sequence-dyslexic: I cannot remember a sequence of things unless I have practiced, practiced, practiced, and autofeeders are my bane. So if you're like me, try this: post-it note. Operation time-set, written down in simple notes. Operation feed-schedule, likewise. Then set the thing over a piece of paper and make it dispense (there's usually a button) on command. Check to see if that's enough or too much and if the flake's the right size to come out of the feeder and not jam. I often smush the flake for my little fishes, so it's more like cornmeal.
Set it so it feeds once while you're at work or wherever in the day, so you can do your feed when you're home. Guarantee you they won't turn it down. And the fact you routinely use one means that when you do leave for the weekend, you can rest assured your fish are fed. Gone for a week? Add some more feeding times.
My own autofeeder is Eheim, battery powered: it's not the only one.
I will say, however, that deciphering the Rosetta Stone and programming a feeder have a lot in common. I am, beside that, sequence-dyslexic: I cannot remember a sequence of things unless I have practiced, practiced, practiced, and autofeeders are my bane. So if you're like me, try this: post-it note. Operation time-set, written down in simple notes. Operation feed-schedule, likewise. Then set the thing over a piece of paper and make it dispense (there's usually a button) on command. Check to see if that's enough or too much and if the flake's the right size to come out of the feeder and not jam. I often smush the flake for my little fishes, so it's more like cornmeal.
Set it so it feeds once while you're at work or wherever in the day, so you can do your feed when you're home. Guarantee you they won't turn it down. And the fact you routinely use one means that when you do leave for the weekend, you can rest assured your fish are fed. Gone for a week? Add some more feeding times.
My own autofeeder is Eheim, battery powered: it's not the only one.
