How Are Fish Shipped?

[Labenator65000]

I hear of folks ordering fish to be shipped to their homes. How is this done? I am paranoid having the fish in bags for a 20 minute ride home from the LFS. How in the world can they be shipped from far away places and survive?

 

[mfdrookie516]

How do you think they get from the farm or the lakes/rivers/oceans to the LFS?

 

[meegosh]

Here's a great article a member on here wrote about shipping fish. Her and her Husband sell fish and I've never had a problem getting them shipped to me.

Shipping Fish and InvertebratesAquarium Advice

 

[Labenator65000]

How do you think they get from the farm or the lakes/rivers/oceans to the LFS?

I asked first

 

[Labenator65000]

Here's a great article a member on here wrote about shipping fish. Her and her Husband sell fish and I've never had a problem getting them shipped to me.

Shipping Fish and InvertebratesAquarium Advice

Fascinating... Just simple Priority Mail! I would think that they would starve themselves of dissolved oxygen in 1/2 a day, even if oxygen gas were pumped into the bag prior to tying them up.

Well, I might just try that sometime. My LFSes have a weak selection of African Cichlids.

 

[jetajockey]

The key is to use a lot of air. It's a bit trickier shipping larger fish as they need more water volume and air. Breather bags are nice also but not for anything with remotely sharp fins.

 

[mfdrookie516]

I asked first

Wasn't asking... was pointing out that fish have to be shipped to LFS... So, it's not a death trap or really a bad thing at all.