elpaninaro
02-19-2004, 11:27 PM
Good evening all,
My name is Tom and I have been posting mostly in the newbie forum- got my discus tank yesterday and preparing for fish in 6-8 weeks time.
Great posts here and I greatly appreciate all the time you guys have taken to share recipes.
I never thought I could get much use out of a Walmart salad shooter- but it appears there is one in my future Carol! ;)
Two questions.
I am timing the delivery of my first fish with my departure from my current job in mid-April. This will allow me to be here at home a LOT when they are first getting going. But then it will be time to work again and so I wonder the following,
1. Each morning after I feed the fish a recipe of yummy fresh stuff, what do I put in the automatic feeder to cover them for 2-3 feedings during the day before I get home to do fresh stuff again? Even if cooked and frozen, will some of these fresh meat dishes spoil and be a serious danger if they are sitting in that auto feeder for several hours until dispensed? How about freeze dried worms and the like? Flake or pellet foods ok?
2. Let's say I spoil them with fresh delightful food during those weeks I am home before I go back to work. Does that create a backlash when they have to go on autofeeder during the day and maybe eat alternative things? Wierd question I know, but the more I read the more I think these discus are pretty damned smart (and willing to show it!)
Thanks for any thoughts!
Tom.
My name is Tom and I have been posting mostly in the newbie forum- got my discus tank yesterday and preparing for fish in 6-8 weeks time.
Great posts here and I greatly appreciate all the time you guys have taken to share recipes.
I never thought I could get much use out of a Walmart salad shooter- but it appears there is one in my future Carol! ;)
Two questions.
I am timing the delivery of my first fish with my departure from my current job in mid-April. This will allow me to be here at home a LOT when they are first getting going. But then it will be time to work again and so I wonder the following,
1. Each morning after I feed the fish a recipe of yummy fresh stuff, what do I put in the automatic feeder to cover them for 2-3 feedings during the day before I get home to do fresh stuff again? Even if cooked and frozen, will some of these fresh meat dishes spoil and be a serious danger if they are sitting in that auto feeder for several hours until dispensed? How about freeze dried worms and the like? Flake or pellet foods ok?
2. Let's say I spoil them with fresh delightful food during those weeks I am home before I go back to work. Does that create a backlash when they have to go on autofeeder during the day and maybe eat alternative things? Wierd question I know, but the more I read the more I think these discus are pretty damned smart (and willing to show it!)
Thanks for any thoughts!
Tom.