Patent ID: 6910442
Filing Date: 2005-06-28
Classification: A01K,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method for dispensing food to fish in an aquarium, the aquarium including a tank having a bottom and at least one side, a volume of water having an upper surface in the tank, fish, a filtration system for removing water from the tank, filtering the water, and returning the water to the tank, a prevailing current induced by the filtration system, the method including the steps of (a) providing (b) mounting said support member on said tank such that said support member extends outwardly from the side of the tank; (c) mounting said dispensing member on said dispensing member such that (d) dispensing food into said dispensing member such that said food falls onto said portion of the surface of the water and sinks through said dispensing member to the bottom of the aquarium, said agitation of said portion facilitating the sinking of the food from said portion of the surface of the water and through said dispensing member to the bottom of the aquarium.