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Old May 9th, 2008  
Fish Keeper
 
Transporting Fish

I recently bought a green severum for my tank. I found out that they can get really big, so I am going to try to return it to the store tomorrow. How should I transport it? My dad was thinking just putting it in a big ziplock sort of bag. Would this be all right? I do not really have enough time to go and buy some of the LFS Fish Bags...
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Old May 9th, 2008  
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Do you have a bucket that hasn't ever seen chemicals? A kitty litter bucket can be used if it is cleaned out properly. Hot water and a bit of dish soap works for us. Rinse really well.
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Old May 9th, 2008  
Fish Keeper
 
Yeah, I have two 5- gallon buckets for my fish tank... would one of those be better?
It has seen chemicals though, from when I use 'em for water changes...
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Old May 9th, 2008  
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Never use dish soap (or any other soap) in a container that will be used for tank water. Bleach (no scents), ammonia (ditto), or cleaners made specifically for aquariums are the only things that should touch such a container.

For this, however, I would just go with a ziplock.
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Old May 10th, 2008  
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If you have a cooler, you could put the bag inside and wrap it with a towel to keep it from moving around a lot. The dark would help lower the stress for the severum.
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Old May 10th, 2008  
Fish Helper
 
i used xl ziplock bags for a few large fish
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Old May 10th, 2008  
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Yeah, Mine is only about 2 1/2 inches... So what I am thinking now is to put it in a ziplock bag of aquarium water, then putting that in a dark colored bag/box... It is only about a 15 minute drive, so I don't really think I'll need to worry about temp...

I noticed though that my LFS doesn't put them in something dark...
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