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Type F (Figure 2.1). Similar to type D except that a blower is added, which
distributes the feed over a greater distance.
Type G (Figure 2.1). The feed is delivered on a conveyor belt driven, at selected
intervals, by a motor controlled by a time switch.
The microcontroller-based Fish feeder falls under type A but instead of a
slug it is replaced by a rotating disc. The hole of the disc governs the amount of
feed released at each rotation of the disc. (Michael, 1987)
Types of feeds
Most
commonly,
fish
food
can
be
divided
into
3
main
categories:
1. Manufactured food. This includes floating and sinking pellet, granular and
flake food.
2.
Freeze-dried
feeds.
Worms,
larvae,
brine
shrimp
and
krill
etc.
3. Live foods. Maggots, fresh insect larvae, live worms, and feeder fish – all
come under this category.
The microcontroller-based fish feeder uses manufactured foods. The
prototype can released flakes, granules, and pellets from the container.
Flake food refers to a kind of food that is most commonly eaten by both
marine as well as tropical freshwater fish. This is ideally suited for top dwellers
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