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Originally Posted by Tiffi
You can also search the internet for breather bags
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May be difficult to find, as Kordon has apparently discontinued them to do slow sales.
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and bag buddies (for food during shipping).
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'Bag buddies' provide some oxygen and ammonia neutralisation, not food (in fact, fish should be fasted at least 24 hours before being bagged for shipping)...and bag buddies cannot be used in breather bags.
Gel heat packs require no air to work, so you do not need to provide ventilation in your styro box, whereas the regular heat packs will need a couple of small holes in the box to allow air in. The best way to ship is fish in double bags (about 1/3 water to 2/3 air, and only a couple fish per bag) inside a newspaper lined styrofoam box inside a cardboard box (standard tropical fish shipping box...can be bought or begged off most local pet/fish shops). Go with the most expedient shipping possible, and ship in the morning, early in the week to avoid delays or overnight/weekend stopovers.
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