need advice on feeding 1 betta while on vacation!

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  1. jjd

    jjd Plankton

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    I have a betta in a 1 1/2 gallon tank. We will be going on vacation for 7 days and I'm wondering if I can use an automatic feeder. I watched a few videos on the Eheim but it seems to dispense a lot of food. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
     
    jjd, Jul 18, 2011
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  2. Scuba Ken

    Scuba Ken Ritteri Anemone

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    Break a piece off a feeding block
     
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  3. toua

    toua Flamingo Tongue

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    feeding block would be your easiest.
     
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  4. lynnmw1208

    lynnmw1208 Skunk Shrimp

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    Find a friend to take it and feed it while you're gone? If it's only a week, I would say the betta would be fine not eating for that long. I used to sporadically feed mine.
     
    lynnmw1208, Jul 21, 2011
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  5. SushiGirl

    SushiGirl Barracuda

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    I'd go with a piece of feeding block too.
     
    SushiGirl, Jul 21, 2011
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  6. jeff@zina.com

    jeff@zina.com Flamingo Tongue

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    Then just leave it. It takes quite a while for a fish to starve anyway, and a fasting period is normal in the wild. It will be hungry when you get back, but that's it.

    Jeff
     
    jeff@zina.com, Jul 25, 2011
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