I have a Fish Mate F14 and its operation is very inconsistent. Frequently arriving back to the feeder only to find the fish never received one feeding! Operation does not merit consideration. I would like to return the one I have but the company website is equally defective.

Works wonderfully for my bettas. I only have four or five pellets in each compartment, with no air hose going to it, and it works brilliantly.

I used this while on a trip for a week to feed a betta. Adjusting the timing for the food was a bit tricky at first. Not sure the instructions did a good job on that end. But once you get it figured out, it works. I plugged in an air hose as directed and the food dropped ... didn't get soggy with moisture. No complaints. Will use it again and might get a second for the other betta (as opposed to a vacation feeder).

The item came on time and the product was in perfect condition!

This came just in time for my vacation. Once I figured out how to set it up, it worked as described. The only tricky parts were the red pegs you use to set the times. They were harder to pull out from the base than I imagined. I used round pellets for my Betta and broke up sinking pellets for the pigmy catfish. There was no condensation accumulated in the food compartments and all of the food was dispersed.

I love this item for everyday use not just when I am away from home. I have goldfish and they stay healthier if fed less food but more often throughout the day. This product enables me to set four feedings and each feeding takes about two hours to dispense which mean they are always foraging and not filling up all at once. After using it my aquarium stays cleaner and my fish seem more content. I feed them both flakes and slow sinking pellets, adding the pellets first and then the flakes with a few pellets on top seems to allow the food to dispense more easily. I would purchase this product again and recommend it to others.

We were heading out of town for 10 days and needed a way to feed our Beta's. I searched online and found the Fish Mate and found PetGuys. Called them and they checked overnight shipping for us. They boxed them up, and I had them the next day. I appreciate the customer service I received, and will use PetGuys again. 11 days later, the fish are fine, and the feeders worked flawlessly.

This was the only feeder I found where you could control exactly the amount of food to dispense at each feeding.

The feeder has worked well for the first week. We mounted the unit to the top of the light fixture on our 26 gal. tank. This created good distance between the food drop and the water surface. No problems with food sticking so far. The fish seems more content with receiving food over a period of time rather than all at once. We are using the 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. feeding times.

I purchased this recently to be able to feed my fish while I was not at home for an extended period of time. I purchased this feeder because unlike other feeders on the market, you can't combine feedings (for example: flake and pellet). I tried this feeder out for a week before I left just to make sure and it worked flawlessly, I then loaded it up on the day I left and hoped it worked. I came back ten days later and everything worked without a problem. There were four compartments that were still full and what was left was dry (I used the air inlet option to keep the food dry). I highly recommend this feeder to anyone who feeds different kinds of foods to their fish. However if you do use pellets, make sure there are no pellets in the area where the timer is. I can see that as the feeder turns, this could be problematic if pellet food gets caught in the mechanism that is both the timer and what rotates the food wheel.

Depending on how often you wish to feed your fish, this is a great automatic feeder. I am going to put the air hose connection on it before I use it, as I just have egg crating on the top of my tank, which means there is a lot of condensation from my tank. I use pellets, and it lets you have up to 4 - 2 hour long feeding sessions / day. This is great for goldfish, as they are supposed to be scavenging all day, and getting small meals.

An excellent feeder for pellet or the like type of fish foods.

I bought the Fish mate for my tropical fish aquarium to feed them when we were gone for a few days. We use flake food for their regular feedings. Flake food does not work well with the fish mate . It takes almost 2 hours for the feeder to dispense the food and then some will remain. There is also a moisture issue. Pellet food works much better but still takes almost 2 hours to feed the fish. The up side is you can measure the amount of food you want the fish to have. It is easy to operate and set the times you want to feed your fish.this is a good feeder if you use pellets but not flake food.

PetGuys is an excellent vendor - great service, quick delivery. The first delivery was a defective item. PetGuys quickly sent another, returning the defective devise. I appreciate this service. Receiving a defective purchase is so uncomfortable. PetGuys made me feel ok with the process by taking the return without a fuss. Thanks so much!

Arrived as promised.

feeder ok works so far

Using it as a holiday/vacation/out of town feeder for my African Clawed Frogs and it works great! Always the right amount of food and nothing gets gummed up. One minor complaint. The timer is very confusing, because you set the feeding time and the current time at two very different points.

I have a Betta fish and I feed him with pellets. I have a one gallon bowel . I was worried that this feeder may not fit the bowel, but it did very well. I wish that the feeder had more compartments rather than just 14, and also more pegs ( there are 4 pegs that you insert into the compartments, and when these pegs move by timing clock and reach to the top of the feeder , they move the compartments so food drops down in the bowl) . So you are practically can not feed the fish more than 4 times per 24 hours. ( having more compartments and more pegs will result in more accurate and gradual feeding). Other than what mentioned , the feeder is working properly .

This is the only fish feeder that I could find with compartments, which is what I need to feed small amounts to a betta. Other units just dump food into the tank, which ended up being too much at once for my fish. This is perfect to dispense small amounts regularly, and you the compartments are big so you can use it for small or large amounts...and also for pellets or flakes (I use pellets). I use it on the edge of my 5 gallon tank.

Very simple, robust mechanism. You control the amount by placing portions into individual compartments. Up to 14 meals can be dispensed at a rate of one to four times a day. An air line can be attached to provide positive pressure dry air inside the unit to prevent moisture buildup and spoilage.

Product was delivered quickly from seller. Used it last week and it worked great.

I run an aquarium maintenance business and have been using these feeders for years. I keep them clean and change the battery once a year and they never let me down. I have yet to find a feeder with a hopper that works, so, even though this one takes more time to fill, it always works perfectly.