Nicki Gaga
Aquarium Advice Freak
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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?
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.
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.
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?
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?
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?