Tetra Vacation Tropical Slow Release Feeder, 0.85 oz.

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Tetra Vacation Tropical Slow Release Feeder, 0.85 oz.

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Tropical gel feeder. Contain no plaster and feeds up to fourteen days with the Tetra Vacation Tropical Slow Release Feeder. Feeders do not cloud water and may stay in your tank when you return from vacation.

  • - Existing plaster blocks are "old school" technology that can wreak havoc on your water quality
  • - Tetra's innovative new gel feeder blocks contain no plaster and feed up to fourteen days with the Tetra Vacation Tropical Slow Release Feeder
  • - Feeders do not cloud water and may stay in your tank when you return from vacation

Specifications

SKU1031538
Primary BrandTetra
Days to ShipShips Next Business Day
Weight.85 OZ

Additional Features

Grain FreeNo
Personalized Item flagNo

Ingredients

Water, daphnia, agar-agar, citric acid (preservative), vitamins (ascorbic acid, inositol, niacin, a-tocopherol-acetate, riboflavin-5-phosphate, d-calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin a palmitate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin b12 supplement, cholecalciferol), xanthan gum, paprika oleoresin, yeast extract, magnesium sulfate, feeding oat meal, biotin.

Guaranteed Analysis

Crude Protein 3.0% (Min.), Crude Fat 0.1% (Min.), Crude Fiber 1.5% (Max.), Moisture 90% (Max.), Phosphorus 0.05% (Min.).

Feeding Guide: Remove foil seal, drop gel formula feeding block(s) into the aquarium. If the feeder block is not fully consumed when you return from the weekend, you can leave the block in the tank and resume feeding with your regular food. Since fish feed at their option, the block will not cause overfeeding or pollute the tank. If you keep particularly large, hungry fish you can add another feeding block to the recommended amount. For a 14-day vacation: 10-19 gallons 1 block, 20 - 28 gallons 2 blocks, 29+ gallons 3 blocks.

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55 out of 148 (37%) reviewers recommend this product

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vacation feeders great for babies

laurieintexas

16 years ago

We had a vacation feeder in while we were gone for two days, it was a 5 day feed...

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Worked well enough

Kittyhawk99

16 years ago

I was gone for four days and the weekend feeder fed my fish for a good five days...

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Please pull this off your shelf

Mrzalinski

1 month ago
Bought this for our 5 night trip, dad fed them 2 days and then dropped this in 3 nights ago…. Came home to find all my happy healthy fish dead, $100+ in fish dead… every one of them. The disc looks moldy and nibbled on. Please do not buy this product

No, I do not recommend this product.

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1 month ago
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Killed my fish in less than 12 hours

dandd

8 months ago
As above, I put this in the tank, clouded it completely and one fish died. Have taken it out and chagnged water, now were late leaving for holiday, don't use this
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Originally posted on tetra-fish.com

Response from tetra-fish.com:
8 months ago
Consumer Relations
We take the quality of our products, and the concerns of our customers very seriously. Although every one of our products must pass strict Quality Control Guidelines before leaving our facility, we want to know what happened in your tank. So that we can get to the bottom of this situation and help you, email our team at petsupport@spectrumbrands.com.

If I could rate zero I would

Tamela

11 months ago
I had a very well established tank with fish that I've had for quite some time and doing very well until I used this product. I went away for 3 nights and 2 days, and thought this product qould be just right to feed my community. I came home to a weird and not pleasant smell, discovered it was coming from a completely annihilated aquarium!!!! To say this disk turned the water bad is an understatement! I lost my whole community!.I have grown to be quite fond of of each of these small creatures and gel songuilry as I trusted this company and have those fish down in the worst way I'm heartbroken and very disappointed and angry. This feeder left the water like someone had poured baby oil all in the tank. Nothing else was changed to our routine except adding this feeder disk. I now wish I had never bought this product much less put it in my fish tank. I wish I had read the other reviews...more than one for sure, that state pretty much the same thing, prior to using it. I've never had any other issue with tetra products, but now I may reconsider using anything tetra brand ever again.
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Originally posted on tetra-fish.com

Response from tetra-fish.com:
11 months ago
Consumer Relations
Thank you for taking time to make us aware of your experience with the vacation feeder. We are certainly sad to hear what happened to your tank! So that we can get to the bottom of this, please email petsupport@spectrumbrands.com.

Good fish food!

Yummy for fish

11 months ago
Great! I am gad of the opportunity to have this vacation food.

No, I do not recommend this product.

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Excellent quality

Jesselee

1 year ago
Bought fish feeder tablets last week for vacation and didn’t have to worry

Yes, I recommend this product.

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Great product. Does the trick perfectly

Tetratank123

1 year ago
works great for my planted tank filled with different type of tetra's. They clean it up every time.

Yes, I recommend this product.

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fish hate it

NDice

1 year ago
put it in for vaca for a week,came back and not touched by the fish.It says leave it in until is gone,i finnally took it out after 2 weeks,still not touched?
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Originally posted on tetra-fish.com

Response from tetra-fish.com:
1 year ago
Consumer Relations
We appreciate your providing feedback on this nutrition product. We are disappointed your fish did not appear to eat any. So that we can help you, email petsupport@spectrumbrands.com.

Killed my fish in 12 hours

Sarah2345

1 year ago
We did a test run before going on vacation and it killed my sons fish within 12 hours. They water immediately turned cloudy, but I suggested that we let the filter run and clear it up. Wrong decision.
Originally posted on tetra-fish.com

Originally posted on tetra-fish.com

Response from tetra-fish.com:
1 year ago
Consumer Relations
Thank you for reaching out to us! We are so sad to hear of your son's fish loss! So that we can get to the bottom of it, please email our team at petsupport@spectrumbrands.com.
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I have two goldfish and two tiny catfish (Corey Catfish?). Would they all eat it? Would it be good for them? 

  1. It would work for both types of fish although goldfish are big eaters and may eat it before the cory cats have a chance to do so.



Can this be used for a single betta?

  1. I've had 1 betta in my 40 gallon as well as my 10 gallon. I've never seen them feed off of this vacation food.The vacation food for bettas sink to the bottom. I stopped using them when I started using my automatic fish food feeder which include the floating betta food. All my bettas have lasted 4-6 years



Will this work with my tank? I have a betta, several tetras, 2 snails and 2 ghost shrimp. Thanks in advance!

  1. Yes, it will definitely work with all of those species. Depending on the length of time you will be gone, we would recommend 1/4 to 1/2 of a block for up to a week.



Do the Tetra vacation feeder blocks work for goldfish in a pond?

  1. Thank you for your question. The Tetra Gel Feeder Block is for freshwater aquariums only.



Good for tropical fish?

  1. You could try feeding them these Tetra blocks before you go away on vacation as a test. Cut up a block into quarters or halfs and leave them in the bottom respective areas. Though I have never tried the gel feeder block for my Beta, I have given him the white plaster blocks and he has eaten it. I would prefer not to use the white plaster as it will cloud the water if used long term and in bigger sizes but if it's only one Beta then it should be ok. I will try the gel feeder and see for myself so I know for next time for my Beta but my goldfish love the product. It does not cloud water or leave any messy residue or make the water smell. Both my goldfish Orandas ate the whole block when we went away during Christmas for 5 days. Initially they picked at it and was curious but I am sure they figured out that it's a new form of food and probably devoured it in no time. It's a great alternative to automatic feeders but if you are going away for more than a week then I would suggest an automatic feeder or get someone to help you feed your fish but be careful who you ask to help you. My neighbor killed my other Beta when we went away for 3 weeks by overfeeding it and the water became brown sludge when I came home! Not sure about the Danios as I have never had them so you can also try with them as a test. I am sure all fish have a great sense of smell and can figure out that it is food. It won't hurt to try so you will know for next time. My Beta looks for food on the bottom as well as the top and he loves his pellets, frozen blood worms and peas. I feed my goldfish and Beta cooked, peeled peas in combination with pellets as their main staple diet. Peas aids in digestion and gives them an alternative to vegetables in a convenient pellet form. Both Beta and Orandas love peas and gobble them up hungrily like they haven't eaten for years! Good luck and have a great vacation!



Can I use TetraVacation for my Beta???

  1. I did, and he ate a little bit. But, I wouldn't recommend this if you have only one betta, and a small tank. It's meant to be for 10 to 29+ gallons of water and several fish. Also, if you use this in a small betta tank it will cloud the water a lot! I gave him about 1/8th of the block, and when I got home, it was so cloudy I could hardly see him! It may not do this if you have 10 to 29+ gallons. I would not recommend this for only one betta.



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