What is the best way to transport tropical fish?
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December 17th, 2011 at 6:01 pm
we usually just put ours in a bucket.
not sure how long it is okay to keep them in there tho.
December 17th, 2011 at 6:04 pm
Throw them in the WC
December 17th, 2011 at 6:22 pm
group them in seven or eight small plastic “breeder” tanks with lids. Try to minimize changes in temperature. If possible, have the tanks held by people during transport so that they don’t slosh around too much.
December 17th, 2011 at 6:27 pm
In sealed bags of water, placed inside a large polystyrene box. Ask at your local petshop or fish wholesalers.
December 17th, 2011 at 7:18 pm
Put them into plastic bags filled with tank water, just like they do at the pet shop. Load the plastic bags into a big cooler bin. They will be fine like that.
Make user you look after your fliters as well, keep them in water too so they dont dry out and loose the cycle bacteria.
The only problem I can see is working out the logistics with the truck to minimise the time they are out of the tank.
I would try and move the tank myself, in my own vehicle along with the fish so that the time between emptying and re-filling was as short as possible. Discuss that with the moving guys, maybe they can load the tank last and unload first with no delays it will be OK.
Ian
December 17th, 2011 at 7:33 pm
Place them in several small containers (use plastic bags like the pet stores use) that has enough air and oxygen to sustain them. Put the fish securely in a styrofoam or similar container. Place a small hand-warmer in the container to help maintain the warmth for the duration of the trip.
Make sure you save and move some of the water as well to keep from having “new-tank syndrome”.
December 17th, 2011 at 8:29 pm
Obviously break the tank down last to minimize the transport time. You can buy clear plastic rubbermaid containers of 10 gallons or so and you may need a few of these. Anything more and they’ll be too heavy with the water. You can poke holes in the lid for air but so they don’t splash around. I would transport these yourself. Double dose them with Seachem’s Prime to make the water stable and you can also get battery operated filters.
Good luck : )
December 17th, 2011 at 8:50 pm
tricky one
ok we have moved our fish many times and many miles with 100% sucess rate maybe i can help.
get a large ice chest (like the ones you use when camping)
get a portible batery operated pump(avalible at your local pet store maybe walmart has them)you can also get the one’s that work off of your car cigerette lighter.
first when you are ready to move the fish drain out enough water from your tank directly into the ice chest ( you want the fish to be able to swim around freely and not get banged up while in transfer, and the water is already treated and your biological system is in place this will prevent you having to cycle the tank in its new location) put the batery operated pump in and get it going. put some stress coat into the water this will help the fish during transport.
then remove all your pretties from the tank(fish will hide in them and be hard to catch) do not put the pretties in the ice chest they may roll around and cause injury to the fish. placing them in plastic bags will help keep them moist,and clean.
then catch the fish (be gental),and put them into the chest.
when you get to your new home set up your tank first (not the kitchen,bedroom etc..)
use all the water you brought with you this water is ready for fish, then add your water and chemicals just as if you were doing a water change(be sure to add stress coat) now you have sucessfully moved your fish and done your monthly water change too!!
WARNING–always check the water quality in a new place before you put it into your tank different water companies have differant levels of clorine,lead etc.. getting water from a local pet store may be a good idea untill you can find out what kind of conditioning your new tap water is going to need.
good luck.
December 17th, 2011 at 9:15 pm
To do it properly, you could get yourself some styrofoam coolers, put tank water into that and place your fish in it just before transport and make sure that the lid is sealed and try to minimize the vibration in the cooler. Then set the tank up first thing when you get to the new home and make sure you put some slime coat in the tank.
However, I’ve seen and used everything from tupperware to garbage bags to transport fish. Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do. My friend transported the contents of his 10gallon, 75 gallon (large cichlids), and 45 gallon tanks in 35 gallon garbage cans in the back of a pickup cab. He had a heating pad an everything. He drove about 9hrs and only lost 1 fish.
When they come from the fish farmer or the exporter they’re placed in bags like from the store, there’s usually a mild setative in the water and the bags are placed in the styrofoam coolers and shipped en mass. They end up in those bags for days. Fish will live in the bags from the pet stores for a few hours depending on the size of the fish and the bag.
December 17th, 2011 at 9:38 pm
Ask your local pet store for some of the bags they use for selling the fish, they’re strong and made for the job. Put the fish into the bags and add some “stress coat” to protect their scales if you wish.
When I transported my fish, I used a large thermos box, I placed a warm (not hot!) hot water bottle at the bottom, and covered it with a piece of polystyrene. Place the bags on top of this and use more pieces of polystrene to wedge the bags in so that they don’t move around to much.
I lost a few fish in the move, but the majority survived.
Hope this helps!!
December 17th, 2011 at 9:46 pm
get some good buckets that haven’t been used for other purposes. You’ll need to buy a battary operated bubble system. I’m pretty sure you can get them for pretty cheap.
here’s one,
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3669+8120&pcatid=8120
it’s expensive, but you get the idea of what to look for.
December 17th, 2011 at 10:30 pm
Hi,
Is it possible for you to put your fish in a temporary tank for a couple of days maybe with a friend? Once you move it will take a while to get your tank up and running properly and it will be less stress for your fish if they can move straight into a tank that is what they are used to. Hope it all goes well for you.
December 17th, 2011 at 11:08 pm
put into plastic bags(like the ones you get your fish in from the pet shop), then get a polostyrene container but this must have a polostyrene lid aswell. Then all of the fish should be alright because the polostyrene will hold the heat of the water, this is the way some fish get imported into this country
December 17th, 2011 at 11:23 pm
its easy…. put them in a plastic bag individually so they won’t fight each other…….then totally back them up in a box…….after that transport them to your home……..remember buy a heat pack for it so it will warm the fish inside the box………