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product_id: 6817829
title: "14-feed Automatic Aquarium Fish Feeder (F14) - Timer Controlled for Precise Reliable Feeding, Vacation or Daily Use with Included Clamps, Serves Up to 14 Meals"
brand: "fish mate"
price: "$179183"
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# 14 timed meals/day Compact 5.47x4.65x1.54 in 1+ year battery life 14-feed Automatic Aquarium Fish Feeder (F14) - Timer Controlled for Precise Reliable Feeding, Vacation or Daily Use with Included Clamps, Serves Up to 14 Meals

**Brand:** fish mate
**Price:** $179183
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🐠 Never miss a feeding—keep your tank thriving on your schedule!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** 14-feed Automatic Aquarium Fish Feeder (F14) - Timer Controlled for Precise Reliable Feeding, Vacation or Daily Use with Included Clamps, Serves Up to 14 Meals by fish mate
- **How much does it cost?** $179183 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- fish mate enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted fish mate brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Long-Lasting Power:** Runs over a year on a single AA battery, delivering reliable feeding without constant maintenance.
- • **Space-Savvy Design:** Slim, compact footprint fits seamlessly into minimalist or crowded aquarium setups.
- • **Effortless Installation:** Mounts securely on hood, glass edge, or condensation tray with included clamps—no tools required.
- • **Versatile Food Compatibility:** Dispenses pellets, sticks, and flakes with ease, catering to all your fish’s dietary needs.
- • **Precision Feeding, Zero Guesswork:** Up to 14 pre-measured meals ensure your aquatic friends never miss a beat—even when you're away.

## Overview

The Fish Mate F14 Automatic Aquarium Feeder offers precise, timer-controlled feeding with up to 14 individual meals, compatible with various fish foods. Its compact design and versatile mounting options make it ideal for any aquarium setup. Powered by a single AA battery lasting over a year, it guarantees reliable, worry-free feeding whether daily or during extended vacations.

## Description

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Review: Excellent Feeder - Ensures My Betta and African Dwarf Frog are Well Fed Each Day - The Fish Mate F14 Aquarium Fish Feeder is a fantastic feeder to use when you're away from your fishtank for more than a week at a time. The feeder works very well to dispense pellets, dried bloodworms, and dried brine shrimp to my betta and African dwarf frog. To use, simply set the time on the unit, put in a peg (or multiple pegs if you plan on feeding more than one time a day) at the time you want the food to drop, then let the unit do its thing. The clock works like a kitchen timer - the peg rotates as the minutes tick away, and once it gets the designated feeding time, the peg helps move the large circular feeding tray to drop the food in the water. This unit doesn't work all that well with flake food, although it is advertised as being able to dispense it. This wasn't a huge issue for me as I can use betta pellets to feed my fish, but it would be nice if it worked better for the flake food for the guppies - luckily those greedy guys like betta pellets also. I've been using the unit since I originally ordered it in May - so far, it's run about 2 months on a single battery and it's worked flawlessly. We've refilled the unit every two weeks, and so far everyone is alive and well in the tank. I plan on changing out the battery before we go on vacation to make sure that the battery doesn't run out once we're gone. This feeder has worked so well that I just ordered a second unit for our other tank. One thing to note is that if you plan on feeding your fish twice a day that there's only enough slots for a weeks worth of food. If you feed once a day, this can hold two weeks of food. Overall, this is a really handy feeder to have and it will guarantee your fish will be fed the correct amount for the days that you're gone.
Review: Far from perfect, but arguably the best design on the market, for smaller tanks. - I was going on a 2 week vacation, so some sort of auto-feeder was essential. The problem is, which one? The reviews are nearly universally bad, for all of them out there. Drilling into the detailed review shows clogged feeders, feeders dumping too much food, broken mechanisms... EVERY design seems to have some sort of major issue. But the biggest issues seem to lie with RELIABLY feeding a precise amount of flake food, especially if you only need a SMALL amount (for a small tank). With a any tank, no food is obviously bad. But with a small tank, too much food can be just as bad. Two weeks unattended, dumping too much food, can destroy your tank water quality far worse than going two weeks without food will. (In fact, most fish CAN go two weeks without feeding, although there are exceptions, so do your research!) This design has great promise. Each compartment is individually loaded, in advance, with the EXACT amount of food you want to be delivered per feeding. There are 15 compartments, but one is over the opening at any given time, you have up to 14 feedings. That's 14 days of food, if you only feed once per day. Less, obviously, the more times you feed per day. (7 days worth for 2x per day, etc.) No danger of overfeeding. Any mechanism can risk getting jammed, of course, but this unit does not seem any more prone to it than over auto-feeders on the market, and arguably less likely. As far as imperfections, well, there are many. 1) It's bigger than you would expect, although that makes sense once you see how it works, and of course you can't really make a ring like this any smaller without making the compartments too small to be useable. As it is: 2) The compartments are small enough that it's a little fiddly to get them loaded, but that's down to individual dexterity. (How big do you want this thing to be, after all? See point #1!) Another review suggested using a simple piece of paper while loading it, to help "funnel" the food into the compartment, which is a great idea. 3) The timer mechanism is confusing and a bit bizarre. Using the tiny red pegs to indicate feeding time is weird, and it's disturbingly easy to accidentally knock a peg out of place, which prevents things from working correctly. It works, but it's definitely a bit odd. Ergonomics could definitely be improved, although once you get it, it does work well enough. 4) I've read complaints about the mounting methods provided, but anyone with a reasonable amount of ingenuity should be able to work with that they have, or jury rig an alternative. Mine sits perfectly on top of my tank light, and just dumps food to the water below. 5) I've read complaints about moisture causing sticking, and while it didn't happen to me (in a problematic sense, at least), I didn't bother connecting an air pump as recommended in the manual, either. Based on reports, that goes a long way to helping reduce moisture within the feeder. I think the people complaining of the issue didn't bother, either, which I consider a user error. Only a few feeder models offer this option, and it's a great idea, so I'm glad this one gives the option. So clearly there are issues, but, IMO, they are all manageable issues, or user issues that aren't really the fault of the unit. And many of the issues would apply to other feeders as well, so pick your poison! For me, the fear of dumping too much food and causing a large nitrate spike was far worse than other concerns, so the ability to pre-measure each meal was key. The competing "drum-style" designs are simply asking for trouble, IMO. For really large tanks, with tons of fish, where larger portions are being measured out, it's less of an issue, but it's really hard to accurately measure small amounts of flake food with in person with functioning fingers! So it's hardly surprising that cheap drum mechanisms struggle with it. After my vacation, I came back to a nearly empty feeder. Just a few stray flakes here and there that were stuck under the wheel, but not enough to cause a problem. The rest of the food was all properly emptied, on schedule. I did have a friend stop by the house once, during my trip, just to make sure things seemed shipshape, and they were. I also tested the feeder for the two weeks leading up to my vacation to be sure of the operation, and I'm glad I did. Overall, however, I'm pleased to report that it worked splendidly. Next time I'll hook up the air pump to help keep the flake from sticking (even though it wasn't a problem), but I'm going to be a LOT more confident next time I go on vacation. (I'll still test it to be sure, about a month before I go, so I can address any problems with time to correct them if needed.)

## Features

- AUTOMATIC FEEDING: Offers convenient, worry-free feeding by delivering 1 to 4 timed meals per day, with a total capacity of up to 14 individual food portions
- FOOD COMPATIBILITY: Designed to accurately dispense a variety of fish foods, including flakes, pellets, and sticks, ensuring all types of aquarium fish are properly fed
- EASY INSTALLATION: Versatile mounting options allow the feeder to be securely attached to the aquarium hood, a condensation tray, or the glass edge using the provided brackets
- LONG BATTERY LIFE: Operates for over a year on a single AA battery, allowing your fish to be fed reliably over extended periods without frequent battery replacements
- COMPACT DESIGN: This space-saving unit measures just 5.47 in (L) x 4.65 in (W) x 1.54 in (H), making it ideal for tight spaces or minimalist setups

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Customer Reviews | 3.6 out of 5 stars 7,691 Reviews |

## Product Details

- **Material:** Polypropylene
- **Target Species:** Fish
- **Brand:** Fish Mate
- **Recommended Uses For Product:** Multiple Pets
- **Special Feature:** Durable, Feeding Schedule, Portable, Portion Control

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Can a single slot be mixed with pellets and flakes to feed at the same time?**
A: Yes - I've put both pellets and flakes in a single slot and it dispensed them fine.

**Q: The timer is working, but the food compartment is not moving at all and therefore, no food is pushed into the tank. Any suggestions?**
A: I set the timer for 9 am and 9 pm. No movement occurs until 9 pm rolls around. Then,  SLOWLY, over two plus hrs the compartment with food moves over the hole.  Could that be the case for you?  Also, check to be sure food isn't restricting movement in some way. I feed algae tabs to my pleco. I must break up some of them.

**Q: Can it be programmed to dispense every other day?**
A: YES YOU CAN. If you set it up with 1 pin it will move the feed ring once a day. So in the case that you want it to feed once every other day, just put food in every other bin using only 1 pin at desired feeding time. There are 14 usable bins since one is always over the dump hole....meaning in the above scenario you would still get 14 days worth, but feeding only 7 of those days. Using various appropriate food bins matched with appropriate pin/pins, You can also feed 1x a day for 14 days, or 2x a day for 7 days....and so on.

**Q: How does this work...how do i set it to serve 14 meals ...1 a day ?**
A: There are 14 total slots that can rotate once a day. We typically feed our fish 3 pellets in the morning and 3 at night, so you can either set it up to do multiple feedings(3 pellets in each slot) (if you choose 2 times a day, it feeds up to 7 days 14/2=7 a day) or just once a day (6 pellets in each slot) (14 days). There is plenty of room in the slots for way more food!

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Feeder - Ensures My Betta and African Dwarf Frog are Well Fed Each Day
*by K***N on July 28, 2021*

The Fish Mate F14 Aquarium Fish Feeder is a fantastic feeder to use when you're away from your fishtank for more than a week at a time. The feeder works very well to dispense pellets, dried bloodworms, and dried brine shrimp to my betta and African dwarf frog. To use, simply set the time on the unit, put in a peg (or multiple pegs if you plan on feeding more than one time a day) at the time you want the food to drop, then let the unit do its thing. The clock works like a kitchen timer - the peg rotates as the minutes tick away, and once it gets the designated feeding time, the peg helps move the large circular feeding tray to drop the food in the water. This unit doesn't work all that well with flake food, although it is advertised as being able to dispense it. This wasn't a huge issue for me as I can use betta pellets to feed my fish, but it would be nice if it worked better for the flake food for the guppies - luckily those greedy guys like betta pellets also. I've been using the unit since I originally ordered it in May - so far, it's run about 2 months on a single battery and it's worked flawlessly. We've refilled the unit every two weeks, and so far everyone is alive and well in the tank. I plan on changing out the battery before we go on vacation to make sure that the battery doesn't run out once we're gone. This feeder has worked so well that I just ordered a second unit for our other tank. One thing to note is that if you plan on feeding your fish twice a day that there's only enough slots for a weeks worth of food. If you feed once a day, this can hold two weeks of food. Overall, this is a really handy feeder to have and it will guarantee your fish will be fed the correct amount for the days that you're gone.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Far from perfect, but arguably the best design on the market, for smaller tanks.
*by K***N on August 27, 2014*

I was going on a 2 week vacation, so some sort of auto-feeder was essential. The problem is, which one? The reviews are nearly universally bad, for all of them out there. Drilling into the detailed review shows clogged feeders, feeders dumping too much food, broken mechanisms... EVERY design seems to have some sort of major issue. But the biggest issues seem to lie with RELIABLY feeding a precise amount of flake food, especially if you only need a SMALL amount (for a small tank). With a any tank, no food is obviously bad. But with a small tank, too much food can be just as bad. Two weeks unattended, dumping too much food, can destroy your tank water quality far worse than going two weeks without food will. (In fact, most fish CAN go two weeks without feeding, although there are exceptions, so do your research!) This design has great promise. Each compartment is individually loaded, in advance, with the EXACT amount of food you want to be delivered per feeding. There are 15 compartments, but one is over the opening at any given time, you have up to 14 feedings. That's 14 days of food, if you only feed once per day. Less, obviously, the more times you feed per day. (7 days worth for 2x per day, etc.) No danger of overfeeding. Any mechanism can risk getting jammed, of course, but this unit does not seem any more prone to it than over auto-feeders on the market, and arguably less likely. As far as imperfections, well, there are many. 1) It's bigger than you would expect, although that makes sense once you see how it works, and of course you can't really make a ring like this any smaller without making the compartments too small to be useable. As it is: 2) The compartments are small enough that it's a little fiddly to get them loaded, but that's down to individual dexterity. (How big do you want this thing to be, after all? See point #1!) Another review suggested using a simple piece of paper while loading it, to help "funnel" the food into the compartment, which is a great idea. 3) The timer mechanism is confusing and a bit bizarre. Using the tiny red pegs to indicate feeding time is weird, and it's disturbingly easy to accidentally knock a peg out of place, which prevents things from working correctly. It works, but it's definitely a bit odd. Ergonomics could definitely be improved, although once you get it, it does work well enough. 4) I've read complaints about the mounting methods provided, but anyone with a reasonable amount of ingenuity should be able to work with that they have, or jury rig an alternative. Mine sits perfectly on top of my tank light, and just dumps food to the water below. 5) I've read complaints about moisture causing sticking, and while it didn't happen to me (in a problematic sense, at least), I didn't bother connecting an air pump as recommended in the manual, either. Based on reports, that goes a long way to helping reduce moisture within the feeder. I think the people complaining of the issue didn't bother, either, which I consider a user error. Only a few feeder models offer this option, and it's a great idea, so I'm glad this one gives the option. So clearly there are issues, but, IMO, they are all manageable issues, or user issues that aren't really the fault of the unit. And many of the issues would apply to other feeders as well, so pick your poison! For me, the fear of dumping too much food and causing a large nitrate spike was far worse than other concerns, so the ability to pre-measure each meal was key. The competing "drum-style" designs are simply asking for trouble, IMO. For really large tanks, with tons of fish, where larger portions are being measured out, it's less of an issue, but it's really hard to accurately measure small amounts of flake food with in person with functioning fingers! So it's hardly surprising that cheap drum mechanisms struggle with it. After my vacation, I came back to a nearly empty feeder. Just a few stray flakes here and there that were stuck under the wheel, but not enough to cause a problem. The rest of the food was all properly emptied, on schedule. I did have a friend stop by the house once, during my trip, just to make sure things seemed shipshape, and they were. I also tested the feeder for the two weeks leading up to my vacation to be sure of the operation, and I'm glad I did. Overall, however, I'm pleased to report that it worked splendidly. Next time I'll hook up the air pump to help keep the flake from sticking (even though it wasn't a problem), but I'm going to be a LOT more confident next time I go on vacation. (I'll still test it to be sure, about a month before I go, so I can address any problems with time to correct them if needed.)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Simple solution that really works
*by R***G on January 9, 2017*

It's closer to 4.5 stars. I've used the drum autofeeders in the past and hated them because it's so hard to guess the opening for the right amount of food to dispense, and the moisture makes short, moldy work of flake food. I have 4 tanks, I bought one to try out: it was a bit frustrating at first because the tray moves/lifts off so easily that it took me 3 (irritating) tries to get the food in and the feeder situated on the aquarium. I learned it's very helpful to stick a fat pen (sharpie, etc) into the opening to keep it from spinning. The aquarium I tested it out on is 55 gal, and that has the LED light inserts - I just removed one of the lights, pulled back the plastic cover that protects the light, and set the feeder so that the opening was over the exposed water. It was too close to the water for the flake food, and I was not interested in hooking up an air pump, so I elevated it by putting some cut wood paneling pieces under it to raise it about 4". That helped tremendously, but sometimes the flakes still got too moist and wouldn't dispense because it stuck to the sidewalls of the tray. So rather than raise it anymore, I just opened the cover - viola! That did it. I have several different kinds of fish, so in addition to flakes, there are shrimp pellets, freeze-dried bloodworms, and algae tablets (broken into pieces. What makes this great is that it dispenses exactly the amounts of the different foods rather than random mixture from the drum-style feeders and this is what sold me. I have ordered 3 more for my other tanks - all of which I can make work in a very similar fashion. Do test it out before you go on vacation - make sure you've worked any of the bugs out and that you're confident it will work while you're gone. I was ready to get rid of my tanks because it was so stressful trying to arrange someone to come over to feed them while I was out of town, but now this has removed the stress and I'm glad that I can keep my fish tanks:) The cons are the irritation at how easily it is to mess up the food you so carefully distribute into each cell, just by a little bump (thus having to do it all over again), and the price - I don't see how in the world this thing should cost almost $25 - that's highway robbery for such a simple gadget (no LCD display or anything - just a simple clock mechanism and all plastic parts). But I'm obviously willing to pay it because it's a simple solution that works really well. *Update, I'll bump it up to 4.75 stars (still the price factor is ridiculous), but I did order the other 3 and have them all on my tanks. They work so well, I use them as everyday feeders (they were originally intended as vacation feeders only). Using them creates less wasted food because it dispenses a little at a time over an hour, so the fish have time to get it all rather than having some of it get sucked up in the filter. I have it feed them 2x a day - so once a week I fill all the feeders (it's helpful to remove the feeder, set it on a table, stick a fat pen (or something comparable) into the opening to stop the wheel from spinning, and use a small funnel when adding food to the chambers.)

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