how the h3ll can this work?

[Flareside]

I found a product that I thought was long extinct. I havent seen it since I was a kid- the ivory colored "disolving shell" that feeds your fish for up to a week while you are on vacation. What a crock of crap. The thing is supposed to supposedly disolve and little tiny particles are released which feed your fish for days.
Give me a break! Anybody ever try it?

[fischfan13]

This stuff will mess your water quality horribly.
I think that you nailed it on the head...
What a crock of crap

[joe_jaskot]

Weekend feeders could work if you had a tank with acidic water. They don't dissolve in water with a high pH. Some plecos are amused by them.

[Zippo]

I've seen these things for decades. If used properly they do work. Mainly they were used in small fish type community tanks. If i need to be gone for the weekend i would feed a greater amt before i left, fish in the wild don't eat like most of us feed them in captivity anyway. I'd venture to say 90% of hobbyists overfeed. :bandit:

[mack74]

I just threw one out last week I found in a box, label said 1987 ha

[Zippo]

I just threw one out last week I found in a box, label said 1987 ha

I saw them in the 60's lol.

[Flareside]

what people dont realize is that for a weekend- fasting them is actually a good thing to do. Not tossing in that garbage.

Anybody here fast their fish?

[YoungAquaticPhotos]

Yea when I go away for a week they don't get fed!

[jerrytheplater]

Two weeks won't hurt adults either.

This guy recommends fasting your fish when medicating them for up to two weeks. http://www.nationalfishpharm.com/