Let me start by saying I *wanted* to love this feeder. The idea of controlling my fish’s meals via an app while sipping margaritas on vacation? Sold. But reality hit hard.

The build quality is surprisingly sturdy—no flimsy plastic here. It feels premium mounted on my 20-gallon tank, and the food chamber is cleverly designed to avoid clumps (moisture-ruined flakes are the worst). Manual feeding works flawlessly: press a button, and voilà—dinner is served.

Now, the elephant in the room: the app. Or lack thereof. After wrestling with WiFi settings for hours (pro tip: it ONLY works on 2.4GHz networks), I discovered the app vanished from the App Store. Tetra’s silence on this is baffling. Without scheduling, it’s just a $50 button pusher—useless for actual automation.

Ironically, my clownfish now associate *me* with food more than ever since I’m stuck manually feeding them. Ruby, my betta, does adorable backflips for hand-fed pellets—something this gadget can’t replicate.

Verdict? If you find it cheap and treat it as a backup feeder (or enjoy tech DIY challenges), maybe. But for true ‘set-and-forget’ reliability? Keep dreaming—or hire that neighbor kid.