Should I Transport Or Get An Autofeeder For A Month?

I have a Betta in a 10 gallon planted tank at my apartment, but I have to stay with my parents (hour and a half away) for pharmacy school rotations for the month of September, then again in December, and February.

It it better for me to bring him with me or get an autofeeder?

I don't want to cause him too much stress; I've had issues with him eating his tail when I first got him and it's not fully back to normal yet. On the other hand, I don't know if I feel comfortable with or if I can trust an automatic feeder for that long. Any advise is appreciated!

 

Hello, and welcome to fishlore!
I would say it'd be better to bring him, only because auto feeders can fail, and they have a bad history for so many innocent fish keepers in the past.
Anyways, you kinda have to bring him, who's doing water changes for that time?

Unless you have someone that knows how to care for fish, and can feed him and do water changes, I would suggest bringing him.

 

I have an office betta. Most of the time I take him home with me for my vacations unless I arrange for someone at my office to feed him.

 

How is he going to get water changes if you're going to be gone for a month? Bring him with you. Maybe set up a tank at both locations since you're going to be doing a lot of back and forth.

 

Thanks for the replies everyone! My orginal plan was to bring him along but I got nervous when I was looking up all the requirements for the transport. I wish I could have two tanks, but unfortunately my parents going to be moving.

 

Could you set up a tank (substrate, a plant, a cave) at your parents' house and bring your betta and his filter and heater with you each time? Perhaps not ideal, but that way you won't have to cart the whole tank along with you.

I know you said your parents are going to be moving, but if you have just the basic tank and move the filter with you, it would be easy for them to move the tank.

 

Thanks for the replies everyone! My orginal plan was to bring him along but I got nervous when I was looking up all the requirements for the transport.

I know it can be nerve-wracking, but I recently drove 2,000 miles with my betta and it worked out well. I would suggest transporting him in a sealed plastic bucket with his tank water and an airstone... a 1.5 hour trip shouldn't be too terrible.

Good luck!