Transporting fish

[BlazerFRS]

Hello; I will be transporting my fish home from college for winter break in a few months, and I am looking for a more practical method than the rubbermaid container she came up here in.

I have read Goldfish will be fine in a plastic bag with airspace for up to 2 days... but I am reluctant to trust such claims whole heartedly.

The trip home is about 5 hours, anyone have any suggestions?

I also saw these bags on aquabid
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/aucti...ing&1126146294

Claims seem a bit out there... anyone have any thoughts?

TIA

[greenmaji]

Kordon does make breather bags..
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=60675

[Fishyfanatic]

The fish should be fine. They get shipped all the time overnight. But a good product that I have used when purchasing fish from far distances is called something like Buddy Tab or Air Tabs or something like that. basically you put it in the bag with the fish and it's a blue tablet. It will turn the water blue as it fizzles. It releases extra oxygen into the water. That way the fish can travel further and not suffer from lack of oxygen. I forget the name of them though. I've only been able to find them at one store. But maybe you have seen what I am talking about?

[PsiPro]

I bought a battery operated bubller for my fish, split them up into two 2.5 gal tanks, filled water half-way up and brought some wate along with me to top them off and give them fresh water every so often. They did fine.

[Skuseman]

INHO the Rubbermaid container approach is the best bet. You get to save more of your exsisting water. This will help you when setting up your new tank.I think the pills will work but the poor fish will be in a very little bit of water and you will have to start your cycling process completely over. Adding more stress to your fish. You can take a lot of your plants and rocks and put them into the rubbermaid container and take it out when you reach your destination to make it moveable again. Hope this helps

[Fishyfanatic]

The pills work and you don't have to recycle the tank. Put the filter pads in used tank water in ziploc bags. That's how I moved my tanks. And when I say to add the pills, basically you bag fish up how you buy them at the lfs. Plenty of water and plenty of air. Drop in a tablet and off you go.

[BlazerFRS]

I was planning on leaving an inch or so of water in the tank and just popping the bio-wheel and filter in there; that way I can keep the gravel 'live' too.

I'll take the big rocks out and just leave the gravel.

I could also keep my hornwart nice and moist that way too.

[greenmaji]

you will need some O2 to keep things alive.. a battery operated pump would do well.. or an inverter for the car if you could reach the plug... you could use a regular air pump or internal filter w/your old media.. :P