I looked around at a lot of the automatic feeders that are currently offered on quite a few sites, major sellers and pet sites mostly. None of the feeders I researched had the all of the particular features I was looking for: 1. Battery powered so feeding would still happen if power is out. 2. Able to mix small and large pellet as well as different size of flake food for a single feeding. 3. Set time of day for the feeding for up to 2 weeks, or multiple feeding per day. 4. A simple and robust design that did not have parts prone to break or easily wear out. 5. Multiple ways of attaching unit to the tank or hood. The Fish Mate F14 has all of the above features. It's design is simple and brilliant at the same time. It has a quartz battery operated timer that is positioned off center in a concentric design that moved a sectioned wheel enough to empty one section of food per timer setting. Multiple push pins are included to set time of day feedings for multiple feedings. The wheel has 14 sections where food is placed so up to 14 days of single feedings is possible. I have used the Fish Mate F14 for a few weeks and it works as advertised. I had absolutely no issues setting up the unit or with the feedings it was dropping in the tank. I cut a hole in the tank cover on the opposite side of the tank from the filter output for the unit to drop the food into the tank and did not encounter any problem with moisture getting into the unit and spoiling the food. I use a combination of flake, dried worms, and large and small pellet food which this unit handles with no problems. I would not hesitate to recommend the Fish Mate F14. Read full review
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My wife and I set up this auto feeder on our tank to test it out before we went on vacation and it worked fine. After we cleaned the tank and set it up again to go on vacation it failed to work and our fish nearly died. It's cheap and fragile and decided to break after only one use! It was a low price, so I guess I'm not surprised. In conclusion, I would say spend the extra cash and get a better quality one because this cheap piece of junk is not very reliable. I would not buy it again even if it was on sale!
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I use this feeder for my turtle. It's great because you can vary the types of food and even leave some days empty. Very easy to understand and best feeder I've found for my usage.
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when needing to feed a meticulous amount of food such as for a Beta (pellets), nothing beats this Fish Mate Fish Feeder. You preplan exactly the amount of food you wish to give your Beta each day or every other day, etc. The build quality is awesome. Glad I chose this one.
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Needed a vacation fish feeder for my Betta. This worked. It is larger than expected, but was able to position the feeding hole over a hole in the tank lid. Bigger than I expected. Had to use the air hose connection to keep the food dry and keep the ants away.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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