How do you ship live fish?

[Nicki Gaga]

I would like to give away some of my small fish, like tetras and guppies. How do I ship them and what kind of transport should I use?

 

[ImACoolguy]

Overnight or priority mail.

Double bagging inside a styrofoam box then insulated with heat or chill packs depending on temperature of destination. Some people use an oxygenation stone. Then pack in the cardboard box.

That's the way many retailers do it.


Caleb

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[Brookster123]

Good shippers starve the fish 2 days prior to departure. Keeps levels down during travel.

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[sinibotia]

Overnight or priority mail.

Double bagging inside a styrofoam box then insulated with heat or chill packs depending on temperature of destination. Some people use an oxygenation stone. Then pack in the cardboard box.

That's the way many retailers do it.


Caleb

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Make sure to label the box with "Live Fish" and "this side up" and stuff as well.

 

[ImACoolguy]

Make sure to label the box with "Live Fish" and "this side up" and stuff as well.

Yes! We have all seen the videos of UPS/FedEx throwing boxes to doorsteps..


Caleb

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[PB_Smith]

ideally you should use oxygen to bag them.
shipping costs for livestock are astronomical, you sure it's worth it for such "bread & butter" fish?


Whomever you are sending them to could probably get them at a local store for a fraction of what it will cost to ship them.

 

[ImACoolguy]

ideally you should use oxygen to bag them.
shipping costs for livestock are astronomical, you sure it's worth it for such "bread & butter" fish?


Whomever you are sending them to could probably get them at a local store for a fraction of what it will cost to ship them.

Definitely true. I only order fish not sold anywhere near me or would cost more in gas to get it.


Caleb

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[Nicki Gaga]

Okay. I guess it's better to give to a fish store. But what happens after the fish store takes them in? Do they, like flush my fish down the toilet?

 

[ImACoolguy]

Okay. I guess it's better to give to a fish store. But what happens after the fish store takes them in? Do they, like flush my fish down the toilet?

Probably put them on display to be sold.


Caleb

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[Nicki Gaga]

Will I still get the money?

 

[PB_Smith]

most stores, if they take in livestock, will offer anywhere from 25%-50% of the retail value of the fish in credit.

 

[Nicki Gaga]

But SOME people told me that if I give people to fish stores, all they will do is chuck them in the garbage. Is this true?

 

[PB_Smith]

Uhhmmmm, fish stores are in it to make $$$, so unless your fish are sick it would be the same as throwing $$$ in the trash.
I ran a store for awhile and we never killed fish that customers brought in.

 

[sinibotia]

I've seen stores take fish for free, buy fish off of customers, and refuse to take fish, but I have never heard of a store throwing fish away.

 

[PB_Smith]

But SOME people told me that if I give people to fish stores, all they will do is chuck them in the garbage. Is this true?

and I may be wrong, but I think it's illegal to throw people in the trash.

 

[Nicki Gaga]

Well, my fish aren't sick. So are you sure they just put them in the display tank for sale?

 

[sinibotia]

You can always ask before hand.

 

[Nicki Gaga]

Okay. I'll ask once I've got the time.

 

[coralbandit]

What does everyone think of kordon breather bags.
I will be test shipping GBR in the next weeks and just ordered some.
Kind of thought anything less was "sub" standard?

 

[Brookster123]

What does everyone think of kordon breather bags.
I will be test shipping GBR in the next weeks and just ordered some.
Kind of thought anything less was "sub" standard?

Yunite just sent me gbr in a kordon. Good enough for him so..

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