Features:

  • Great For Everyday Use Whether You Are Home Or Away
  • Set It And Let If Feed Your Fish Everyday.Packing dimensions(Width) 2.7 inch,Packing dimensions(Height) 5.87 inch,Packing dimensions(Depth) 3.43 inch
  • Convenient worry-free feeding for healthy fish
  • Easy To Set Up And Use And Includes Easy Start Guide
  • Integrated Fan And Ventilation System Keeps The Food Dry
Take the guess work out of feeding

I have used this every day for a year and love it. I have it feed my 55g twice a day. I feed small pellet food, about the size of sand. Yes, if you have the door open too much it'll dump food in. I did a couple test pours into a plastic bag so I could get it just right. I have it set on about 1.5 notches and it's worked perfectly for me. As you can see from my picture, it does get a little bit on my light, but it doesn't bother me. The feeder has helped me automate my tank, which is one less thing to worry about. I would love to see Ehiem redesign the door so that it's more sturdy/accurate, but I haven't had any major trouble with it.

Reliable, schedule highly customizable, and holds plenty of food

Extremely useful and functional, this automatic food dispenser is awesome. I first ordered one in 2012 for a 10 gallon aquarium and it has worked great for over two years. I have not changed the battery yet and I have it set to feed the fish once a day (4 rotations of the dispenser). The adjustable cover limits how much food that gets dispensed. An automatic food dispenser is highly recommended whenever possible and this one fits the bill perfectly. Your mileage may vary, of course, but the way I have it setup, the food dispenser can hold about a year's supply of flakes. This means that for about a year, I never forget a feeding or worry about my fish dying because of not enough food. It's fun because the fish learn quickly. They quickly learn the timing so that when it's about that time, they start working up a frenzy and then when they hear(?) the motor turning, they go into full frenzy mode looking for food. In fact, I think they are more tuned to the motor because when I manually feed them off schedule by pressing the manual release button, the fish go nuts before any flakes even hits the water. This dispenser has been so reliable and has made this hobby so pleasant that I ordered a second one for my second aquarium and have recommended this dispenser to anyone who has even hinted at the hobby as a way to make the hobby a pleasant experience. The dispenser comes with mounts to attach to the side of the aquarium but my aquariums' lips do not work well with the mounts so I simply put them on top of the aquarium, resting on the hob filter or the light. The feeder requires only a small opening so mounting options are endless. The programming allows a huge number of variations in your feeding schedule. Since I feed my fish only once a day, I definitely am not taking full advantage of the programming available but if you require a complicated feeding schedule, take a look at this feeder. It will likely fulfill your needs. The motor is on the loud side, esp for its size. However, since feedings are infrequent, the noise is not a huge concern. The volume is not as loud as running water, but it is a bit louder than the rest of the aquarium. In fact, the slight extra noise is nice because it allows me to remember that a feeding is occurring which mean that it is time for a fish watching break. Simply put, this is a highly recommended dispenser for any aquarium owner.

Don't worry. Just buy this one.

Hands down no holds barred no question this is the one to purchase do not worry about which one to get just get this one. They even include two alkaline AA batteries in the box. Not carbon zinc, alkaline batteries. The instructions are extremely easy and straightforward and very simple to follow to set up the feeder. Took me all of 5 minutes start to finish to get it set up. I have a 100 gallon aquaponics tank with 20 tilapia and I need to keep them fed while I am out of town for a few days. I have the Stage 2 round pellet feed. I tested the feeder a few times to make sure it was releasing the correct amount of pellets, and to be sure it didn't run out before I got back home. I figure it holds enough for about 5 days at the current feeding rate. When they get larger I may have to get another feeder and have each one release half the needed amount. I have it sitting on a shelf about four feet above the tank to keep it from getting wet from the splashing. It is tied down to keep it from falling into the tank. Extremely secure and reliable. Highly recommended.

EHEIM fish feeder 5*

I own 3 Eheim Everyday Fish Feeders. They are also called air feeders due to a fan used to feed air into the food containter when it activates, to help keep the food fresh. I run a home aquaponics system and so have various tanks to raise fingerlings before they go into my aquaponics tanks. This feeder is the only unit I use for these indoor tanks, though I use a professional US made super-feed feeder in my outdoor grow tank. I highly recommend the Eheim brand and this particular feeder. I will comment on why I recommend this and then some special handling items. First, as I mentioned I have three of these units. Two are run 24/7. These units are reliable, last between 1-2 weeks for feeding capacity (different sized fish supplied by each one), and built very well. The built well comes from the fact that one unit has fallen into the tank twice. Immediate recovery, turn off, then air drying of the internals was sufficient for the unit to operate as good as new. I have used these units for 8 months now without problem. They do come with a sticky backed velcro mount so that they are not prone to fall into the tank. I use those on the one that likes the water. I have had problems with only one unit after about 20 days of first operation where it lost its programming, and upon replacing the batteries it operated for a few days and completely died. This occurred with use out of box, it was not dropped into the water :-) and it was used as recommended. I emailed Eheim, and was advised to return it to their factory or an authorized service center. I returned it to Eheim's Montreal office with a copy of the email and they sent a fixed unit back about 4 weeks later. So, this is why I also recommend the brand. Nothing is perfect, and when I got one lemon out of three -- they fixed it. On using these units: * you must calibrate the feeder so that on an average run it feeds the amount you want -- that is, weigh or measure the amount fed after 10 consecutive runs and then determine what the average is for each feed -- it is a simple mechanical feed mechanism -- this is why it is reliable -- so it is not exact. Your fish are not exact either, they can eat a bit less sometimes. * once you know how much to open the feeder, mark it with a permanent marker -- you need to close it to refill, so this way you will know where to open it back to * you can run the feeder up to 4 different times a day, and each time can have an optional second feed a minute after the first * I grow tilapia, so I feed my fish only what they will completely eat in 2 minutes * the unit is heavy on the side towards the water when it is full -- when doing tank maintenance, remove it so it out of the way (obvious, but I did drop one unit twice) * if your unit goes for a swim: take it out immediately, remove and discard the batteries, keep the battery door off and gently blow dry the unit. Dispose of wet food and clean out the food compartment. Once you are certain everything is DRY, then put fresh batteries in and reprogram the unit. * when using the unit for the first time, allow a week (before you go on vacation) to ensure it is operating fine and feeding the way and amount you want -- don't just set it up the night before you leave -- this way you will see how long your feed lasts also * the feeder does dispense less when it nears empty -- but again, fish adapt * I only use the unit with pellet food - one feeder has a mix of 1/8" and 3/16" pellets, the second feeder has fingerling powder Good luck!

Modified slightly for food type.

This thing worked great. Easy to program. Only downside was that the hole was too big for red tiny bit fish food. So opened it to the second setting and used a piece of teflon tape wrapped around electrical tape to cover most of the opening. I left a tiny square open and adjusted the opening until I had the right amount of food. I'm not sure if the Teflon tape is required but I didn't want the red tiny bits to stick to the electrical tape. It works great and kept our fish live for a month absence.

Easy to program, easy to set up and mount, quiet operation, dispenses accurate amounts of fish food with help from ribbon

I have a one gallon tank with a betta. The size of the tank is too small to recommend. However until I find a tank that fits my space, that is it. The Eheim was just barely able to fit over the opening of the tank (it's one of those goldfish bowls). There was no problem mounting the unit on the lip of the bowl. However, the feeder is so long that the dispenser was just barely able to hover over the water. There is a small sliding door that allows the food to escape. The problem is the amount dispensed depends on how much food you load into the food chamber. The more you load, the harder is is to dispense 5-7 pellets which is something of a super sized meal for a betta. On the smallest door opening that would release pellets, i was getting 30 pellets (well, Betta Boy was getting 30 pellets. He was confused). Finally, I became fed up and pushed the door to the smallest opening that went "click". Then I started scotch taping the door opening smaller and smaller until it dispensed the correct amount. (update: June 6, 2017 - scotch tape isn't the best for long term use. The pellets stick to the tape and slowly build up clogging the hole. Taping a piece of ribbon in place worked out better. ) The motor is very quiet. i am sitting about six feet away from tank and it's not easy to hear when the feeder is working. Programming feeding times is easy using the instructions provided. I just needed to double check the settings because it's easy to overlook the arrow symbol that indicates a feeding. It's been two weeks and Betta Boy has figured out who feeds him now. That was quick.

Switch to automatic feeding with this...

So about six months ago I switched to automatic feeders (compared to hand feeding) and have bought about 6 of these devices (all for different tanks) as my daily drivers. I believe over this course of time I can list a few pros and cons about this product that I think you should think about. Pros: 1) Simplicity - this product is super simple to manage and program. I lost the owners manuals a couple of months ago and honestly with three to four buttons, you don't really need the manual to figure out how to program this device. Also the amount regulator is really easy to adjust (tiny plastic door) depending on the quantity of food you want to distribute. I like to err on the side of less, and just increase the # of revolutions if I feel the fish need more. 2) Consistency - this was a huge reason for me to switch to automatic feeders. I am a sucker to over-feeding, and working with mostly nano tanks, I have gone through every problem that too much food can bring. From algae, to smelly water, to fat fish, to being tempted into an extra pinch of food for entertainment's sake, yeah I made all those mistakes and paid for every single one of them. Now I can go weeks without ever touching the fish food which gives me a baseline to adjust the amount if I need to. It also helps me diagnose problems without worrying about the variable of over-feeding as a cause. 3) Dependability - been using this device for months without a hitch. Mainly I wanted to use this as a helper during vacations, but I wanted to make sure it would do the job while I was watching it. Sure enough, after a couple of months I never ran into a technical problem with this product. Also the 'dissolving' food option for vacationers seemed like a cheaper route, but the reviews I read about those products,scared me away with putting so many extra chemicals into the water (btw when you are away for multiple weeks you probably aren't going to have someone do water changes). Cons: (yes I still would give this product 5 stars) 1) Different types of food - will require a second feeder. I have corys and gouramis in the same tank so I need two of these devices to make sure both get the food they need. For the gouramis I have flake food, but for the corys I have sinking pellets. I have thought about mixing the two together and having just one device, but I realized earlier on that the consistency would seriously fail if I tried this. 2) Food of different sizes - could get stuck. So this doesnt really matter for flake food, but if you have bettas and the pellets are of different sizes then you might want to switch to flakes. If you leave the door to tight, the large particles could get stuck and block the food from coming out, but if you open the door too wide, you could end up dropping too much food. Bottom line, unless the pellets are consistently the same size, go for the flake food AND err on the side of not dropping a lot of food. 3) Moisture - don't place over an air stone or HOB filter. I learned this the hard way coming back from a one week vacation. I positioned the feeder over an airstone, and the water splashes ended around and inside the container. After a week all the food was rotten and was caked into the feeder (the fish were fasting for quite a few days). Rachel O'leary mentioned this, that if you have a really moist or humid fish room, you shouldn't use fish feeders at all, and I totally agree with her. But keeping the feeder away from my HOB filter and air stone was perfect in keeping all of the food dry for weeks upon weeks. 4) Forgetting - to change or re-fill food. This is a great problem to have btw, but I do forget to refill or adjust the programming base on my fish stock at the moment. For example, if I move a whole mess of fish out of a tank and forget to adjust the amount of food dropped, then I can easily run into a problem of over-feeding. While this is clearly an operator's error, a practice not done everyday is easy to forget. Those are my thoughts on this feeder, even with all the cons to keep in mind, I would definitely give this product 5 stars and I will continue to buy only this brand because it works for me. Please note that I have not used any other brand, but I did comb through all the reviews before settling on this device and I think the pros greatly outweigh my concerns. Hope this review helped.

the very best available in MHO!

I am sold on these feeders. Have 2. One dispensing into a guppy tank once a day. I mix Omega One Color and Tetra Color flake foods in a ziplock bag. Crush to a somewhat fine powder and set the unit to feed once a day at 7:30am. The instructions are clear and simple, you can set your feeder to do 1 or 2 rotations up to 4 times a day. The unit itself is very sturdy and well made. It has a button you can press to do a manual feeding. The slider door lets you set it for as wide or as narrow as you need. I have mine set at the smallest possible opening. I tested it on plain paper several times before graduating it to the tank. The slider door does not move on its own during rotations. I have not, however, tested it with pelleted food. To tell you the truth, my guppies can't even handle the mini tropical pellets so I've not had the need. I've read reviews here about moisture inside the container and the sliding food door opening on its own and overfeeding. In the unit I have the door cannot be slid open unless I manually push it with my finger and when the drum rotates the food does not push on the door open at all. Overall this is a very good feeder. I daresay it's the best available, but it has its limitations and the feeder is only as good as the conditions we put it in as well as the food we put in it. That being said, HOWEVER, as with everything, there are duds in every batch. Luckily I've not gotten any.

Works great long-term!

This fish feeder took a little time setting up, but once we did, it's been great for 6+ months! I used the round bottom of a disher tool like a pestle to grind up our flake food into smaller bits to feed our little fish just the right amount at each feeding (we have the feeder set to twice a day), and that worked like a charm. The food is staying fresh in the feeder, we're not overfeeding anymore and our fish are happy and healthy. I love not having to mess with other vacation feeding systems when we're gone, or even just remembering to feed the fish. I did a lot of research and am really glad I ordered this feeder!

Its not just for vacation - best purchase I've made for my tank

I bought one to start but due to an accident on my part, it fell into the tank and never recovered - total fail on my part. I've since bought two of these - one for meat and one for veggie. Both are using flake food, not pellets. Pellets just fall to the bottom of my tank and rot. I know a lot of people are looking at these for feeding during vacation - but I use them everyday even while I'm home. They ensure my tank is fed the same amount of food every day and consistently throughout the day. Instead of one or two large feedings, I do 2 very small feedings from each feeder - that's 4 times a day. My fish are happy and healthy and there is less waste and fewer water changes as a result. I did have to adjust the water flow to create more surface disturbance in order to get some of the flake food to fall below the surface - otherwise, the food would just flow into the overflow sump. When I manually feed them, I would put the flakes below the surface by hand. Because I can feed many times a day, I feed a LOT less food at each feeding - and my fish have also learned to get the food from the surface quickly after feeding.

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