Going On Holiday.

Tip #1: Throw the feeding block in the bin.

Tip #2: Do just your normal water changes before you go and after you return.

Tip #3: Stop worrying and enjoy your holiday..... the fish will be fine.

I've been on hols and left them for two weeks and there's been no problem at all.

I like the look of this http://amzn.to/1wd2Ov3 an autofeeder thingy...

True Col.

Used an autofeeder on my cat once, he broke into it and ate all his 3 day supply in one sitting

What do people do about lights? I assume most have timers as it would otherwise be difficult to leave a tank with lights off or on for days at a time.

I use timers from wherever I happen to be when I need one. I got one from Wilkinsons this morning for £3.

I'm lucky in that my son has to just about pass our house to get to work so I leave the food in pill boxes and he calls in to just drop that day's premeasured food in the tanks. When he remembers.

I have a Fishmate automatic feeder. It works better with pellets rather than flakes which tend to go damp/soggy and clog it. This was fine when I had goldfish with bigger appetites and thus bigger portions of food. As my new tank doesn't have a feeder hole in the lid, I removed the lid and set this on a condensation tray with a hole cut out, and left the lid of the automatic feeder open to minimise condensation and the food going soggy as I now have tropicals like yours and the food is much smaller. It worked but some of the food was clogged. This gives me some reassurance that they are being fed at least some food but, having researched the pros and cons of the feeding blocks .v. 'not feeding', it does seem as though 'not feeding' is the safer of those two options.