well i dont have to tell any one on here how much an oscar eats. mine is 5 inches now and will prob be about 6 inches when i go on hiliday in 4 weeks. i want to know what i can do to feed him whilst im gone? i have no 1 i trust to feed him and my local shop recomends these pyramid feeders! what do you guys do/recomend..

i also need to know the same for my pleco which is 12 inches..

please help

how long are you going away for? I have never used a pyramid feeder before, so I couldn't comment on how well they work. I think I really meant for small fish, not big fish like Oscars and plecos, I think you'll find that it won't last, you may also find that the Pleco will just eat the whole thing before it has a chance to dissolve, after all, they have got quite powerful mouths.

There are a few automatic feeders that you can put pellets in,, but again, I'd never used them myself so I can't give you the benefit of any experience.

www.aquariumguys.com/pyramid7day.html

www.aquariumguys.com/aufe.html

just realized you are in Cornwall, these links are unfortunately a USA site. I think there are similar products available in the UK, I will have a quick look

Whereabouts in Cornwall do you live?


check this out, might be quite good, unfortunately little bit pricey

www.cdaquatics.co.uk/catalog/fishmate-au...sh-feeder-p-307.html

i live in truro.
im going away for only 1 week

If you cant get anyone or anything to feed your oscar then they will be ok without food for a week, However they will be very very hungry when you get back

i managed to buy a cheapish one off of e-bay that came today. it will only feed my oscar medium pellets and only about 20 pellets every 12 hours which i think will work out great
now i have 2 oscars...
im trial running it over the next few days just to see how well it works as it was very cheap