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April 19th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Transporting fish!!! Help NOW
I have to trasnport a few fish to Dino's place today and am missing a few ingredients. First of all how big does the bag need to be to hold the fish?
Second of all do I have to transfer them in a styrofoam cooler? Keep in mind These fish need to survive for quite a while. | 
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April 19th, 2008
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
| Do not put too many fish in a bag. It is always better to use a larger bag or put fewer fish in a bag.
Do not put too much water in the bag. Fish depend on oxygen dissolved in the water and need more air than water to survive. Fill the bag only 1/4 to 1/3 with clean tank water but use enough water to keep the fish submerged and in a normal upright position if the bag is laid on its side. Use a larger bag if these two conditions can not be met at the same time.
A cooler would be good, especially a soft-sided one. To help keep the temp. more steady overall and to give them dark.
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April 19th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by COBettaCouple  Do not put too many fish in a bag. It is always better to use a larger bag or put fewer fish in a bag.
Do not put too much water in the bag. Fish depend on oxygen dissolved in the water and need more air than water to survive. Fill the bag only 1/4 to 1/3 with clean tank water but use enough water to keep the fish submerged and in a normal upright position if the bag is laid on its side. Use a larger bag if these two conditions can not be met at the same time.
A cooler would be good, especially a soft-sided one. To help keep the temp. more steady overall and to give them dark.
| What he said.  | |
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April 19th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Well all I could find was some regular zip-loc bags, so thats why I needed some help. any other ideas? | |
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April 19th, 2008
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| | Moderator
| Yep, Dave knows better than any of us about moving fish. | 
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April 19th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| ok ok I found some garbage bags for a little garbage can about 12" wide and 18" tall will hold a few gallons i suppose, the thing is that they're white. So wont that stress the fish. Also today is water change day so do I use tankwater or do a water change and use that water? | |
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April 19th, 2008
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| | Moderator
| I would do a water change and then that water. The cleaner the water, the better.
I would also go with the ziplock bags, unless you've got really thick trash bags (water is heavy, and you don't want the constant stress of the water to split a seam in the bags).
If you don't have a cooler, try to find a box and pad it with towels or blankets. This will help cushion/insulate the bags. | |
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April 19th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Ok I have a box and will do the waterchange. I have some thick garbage bags. But why not the smaller ones? | |
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April 19th, 2008
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| | Moderator
| It's not the size, but the mil thickness that I'm concerned about. The bags that I have for my little 12" garbage can are extremely thin, and wouldn't be able to hold a lot of water without splitting. Ziplock bags, on the other hand, are extremely thick, and ziplock prides its bags on being able to be filled with liquid and survive. | |
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April 19th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| i filled the small trashbags at over 50% and swung it around, no leaks and sturdy, is it the fact that their white? | |
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April 19th, 2008
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| | Moderator
| If they can take that abuse, they're good.  | |
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April 19th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| ok, now how many fish per bag? I need to transport 4 cherry barbs? the puffer gets his own bag I know. | |
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April 19th, 2008
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| | Moderator
| That one I'm not sure on. Dave? Dino? | |
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April 19th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| also account for the length of time they need to survive, well now its water change time. | |
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April 19th, 2008
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| | Moderator
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Originally Posted by Narcicius also account for the length of time they need to survive, well now its water change time. | Fish survive in bags for days on end when being shipped so don't stress 
Carol | |
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April 19th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| wow thanks butterfly that really makes me feel better. | |
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April 21st, 2008
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| | Moderator
| How did the trip go? Any losses? | |
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April 21st, 2008
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| | Galactic Overlord
| Nope.
All fish arrived here fine. | |
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