So..Nu Nu the Eel and I were talking about me going to California during Christmas to visit some relatives and were wondering if anyone has had experience with bringing fish/corals on the plane with them? Is it legal? Is it possible? Please tell, thanks!
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Last time I flew I know you weren't alowed more then like 3oz of any liquid in a container so that may pose a problem but you may be able to put it under the plane with your luggage but then I wouldn't trust the baggage handlers. Honestly best bet would probably be shipping them.
Gboy66 said:Dont fly much eh?
I know..all those guys throwin the cases around..i hope you dont want to bring a fish jake!! Only coral IMO
Yeah maybe..but that is prob more expensive than the livestock..
Haha yeah! Either an anemone or a coral. Jack tells me about the cheap anemone sold down in Cali haha.
Id be careful putting it in a suitcase. They DO inspect checked luggage sometimes and will remove things that arent allowed. Well, they screen all bags and inspect fishy (no pun intended) looking bags. They took my sand and rocks away from me a couple times, stupid TSA!!
Not sure about it though, it it doesnt get inspected, i think youd be fine. You could bring more than 3oz of liquid in a checked bag. You could also just ship it via fedex or something to the place youre staying
You can ship boxes on airlines too i believe. Youll probably pay out your butt though
Thats like a 5 hour flight i believe? Corals are fine for that long, i know nothing about sw though lol
Just my 2 cents
That was kind of a lot haha
Not sure about it though, it it doesnt get inspected, i think youd be fine. You could bring more than 3oz of liquid in a checked bag. You could also just ship it via fedex or something to the place youre staying
You can ship boxes on airlines too i believe. Youll probably pay out your butt though
Thats like a 5 hour flight i believe? Corals are fine for that long, i know nothing about sw though lol
Just my 2 cents
That was kind of a lot haha
Gboy66 said:Yeah..bubbletips are pretty cheapSo how long is the plane ride? If you live on the east coast..thats pretty far for the coral
Haha yeah the plane ride will be about 5 hrs. Prob shorter than it would be if I were to ship it.
George9 said:Yeah thats probably best. Why do you need to bring corals to see your relatives though
Hahaha noo. It's the opposite way around. I live in Michgan. Visiting relatives in Cali. Wanting to bring some livestock back to Michigan. Haha they rip you off here...as far as I know haha.
JustinKBreen
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Shipping would be no more reliable than checking baggage. Most commercial flights carry overnight cargo for shipping companies such as ups, dhl, etc. In other words it theoretically could end up on the same flight, same handling conditions.
Funny thing, cargo from third party shipping companies isn't screened by TSA. All the security TSA puts people through and contraband can still end up in the cargo hold.
It would definitely have to be checked for US flights anyway. I would also check with the specific airline to see what their rules are.
Funny thing, cargo from third party shipping companies isn't screened by TSA. All the security TSA puts people through and contraband can still end up in the cargo hold.
It would definitely have to be checked for US flights anyway. I would also check with the specific airline to see what their rules are.
mfdrookie516
Aquarium Free - 2+ Years
I think a lot of people just use wet paper towels to bring corals with them in their carry-on luggage. I don't know if a nem would work with that though.
