| | |  | Feeders | Home » » » » Fish Mate F14 Aquarium Fish Feeder | | | | | | | Description: | | This versatile feeder may be mounted on the aquarium hood, on a condensation tray, or on the glass edge of the aquarium with the brackets provided. 14 Individual compartments for daytime, nighttime, or for dispensing medication. | | | Features: | |
• Serves up to 14 individual meals
• Feeds all fish foods, including flake
• Easy to use timer provides from 1 to 4 meals per day
• Reliable and accurate quartz timer
• Battery condition indicator
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 6.07 inches | | Product Width:
| 2.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 8.57 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.65 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.65 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 24 reviews |
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10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent for weekendsApr 24, 2009
By Haydns
I have owned one of these units for over two years and use it to dispense food when I am away for short periods. The primary advantage of this unit over others that I own ie Eheim, Aquachef and Rena is the ability to dispense the precise amount of food you desire and even alternate the type of food between feedings.
Filling the small compartments was somewhat problematic until I began using a 1/8 tps measure for that purpose.
Care must be taken to ensure that the food compartment unit is positioned right side up. Failure to do so results in no food being dispensed.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Only one with customizable days and reliable amount deliveryMay 26, 2010
By Godo Stoyke
The only one I have seen that allows you to vary the amount for each day (e.g. you can put more in the feeder for the weekend but still have a "base" feeding amount during the week). Also, the only feeder I have that reliably delivers the chosen amount on the day chosen.
One problem with other (horizontal-axis rotating) feeders I have found is that the ones I tried did not reliably deliver the chosen amount; large flakes would block delivery altogether or at least reduce it, while small flakes would lead to excessive amounts of feed, unlike the Fishmate F14.
After about a year, the rotating part on the Fishmate F14 would sometimes get stuck, which is why I am awarding only 4 stars. Still, if you want the features mentioned above, it's the only game in town that I have seen (so far).
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Good feeder at an inexpensive priceJun 08, 2008
By R. Capria
The feeder's independent compartments permit you to exactly determine the amount of food your fish tank is receiving. You can set it to feed the fish either once or twice daily. It's perfect for a small to medium sized tank. The only negatives are that it only has 14 individual compartments and therefore can only be set to feed the tank for up to 14 days at a once a day rate or 7 days at a twice daily rate. Also, the compartments are not very large and cannot hold enough food for a very large tank (each compartment has a capacity of appoximately 50 to 60 minipellets). Perhaps flake food will work better for a larger tank.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Controlled PortionsAug 23, 2011
By R. Duck
"versatilityguy"
I'm ordering another of these. I have had the first unit for 6 years now and it has performed very well. I have read the other criticisms and they are valid. It's tough to mount. I had to cut a small hole in the cover of my 30 gallon cube, but took me all of 5 minute. I had trouble with condensation once so now I leave the lid open, just the way it looks in the picture. Now it's a nonissue. If these sound like complaints, they're really just minor inconvenineces compared to those I have for all the drum-based fish feeders. I have owned several different models from reputable companies, but they are unreliable when used with flake food. Some days they dump enough food for a horse, other days none at all. Try running yours and checking on its output every day. You'll probably find I'm right. For reliable delivery of food, I haven't found anything better -- and isn't that its primary job?
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 did the job wellMay 15, 2011
By J. Waite
"Jim in MN"
I needed an autofeeder because I was going to be gone for close to two weeks. I bought this particular feeder because it gave me the ability to feed different types of foods to my fish while I was gone, rather than one big drum of flakes. It also gave me the ability to occasionally drop a shrimp pellet or algae wafer in the tank for my cleanup crew.
Some patience is required when putting food in this feeder. The sections are small, so it's easy to get food into another compartment or elsewhere on/around the feeder.
I used the air tube attachment to make sure no moisture got in the feeder, which seemed to work well. Granted, I don't know if the food would have been just as dry if I didn't hook the air pump up to it, but decided not to take a chance.
I couldn't find a good way to use the bracket that came with the feeder with my setup, which included a glass aquarium top. I have two female bettas in my tank (it's the males that will fight to the death), so I was reluctant to completely remove the glass top while I was gone. I also didn't want excessive evaporation of my tank water over a two week period. I was able to put my feeder on top of my light (Marineland LED) and remove a plastic filler part of my hood so the food could drop in the tank.
Overall, this product worked very well in my absence.
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