Moving Aquariums And Fish 600 Miles - How?

providing you starve your fish for 2 days before you move then your fish can be bagged up and they will be quite happy bagged for just over 24hours as long as you keep the tropical fish warm.

So if you have your fish all ready in uckets on the day of the move and then bagged them up and put them in poly boxes as the last thing that goes on the van then you should be able to unpack them the next day, the bigger the bags and less fish per bags with more air in the bags the longer the fish will last bagged up.

and of course it's best if you can save as much water as possible as no doubt your new place will have difference water parameters.
 
I don`t know a lot about this but Is it possible for you to put some tank water in one those plastic boxes, put your heater, filter and air stone or whatever in the box . Place it on the back seat and use one of those power inverters that can be bought from maplins to power your equipment from the car battery ?
They can be plugged into the cigarette lighter socket and are £29.99 for a 150w model.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criter...ce=9999&SD=true

I still think my ideas possible and fairly straight forward ?
 
providing you starve your fish for 2 days before you move then your fish can be bagged up and they will be quite happy bagged for just over 24hours as long as you keep the tropical fish warm.

So if you have your fish all ready in uckets on the day of the move and then bagged them up and put them in poly boxes as the last thing that goes on the van then you should be able to unpack them the next day, the bigger the bags and less fish per bags with more air in the bags the longer the fish will last bagged up.

and of course it's best if you can save as much water as possible as no doubt your new place will have difference water parameters.
Hi well we transported 14 adult discus and they were in the bags for 6 hours.Unfortunately two died.But the rest did fine and are happily living with us as part of our family.The most important thing for them is air while in the bags so we stopped at a service station half way home and asked politely if we could plug an aerator into the power point and give the bags more air.I reckon if you stopped at a pet shop before leaving to put the air in bags that might help.We kept them in styrofoam boxes so they couldn't see the light on the way home.Air is the main important thing though and I think that as they travel on the planes for long periods they might be alright but there could be a chance of losing the ones that stress. :D :D :D
 
so it sounds like everybody agrees that bagging them seperately is better than putting them in several buckets?

what if I were to open up the bags when we get there? we probably won't know exactly where to put the tanks when we first get there...
 
once in the bags, i dont recommend opening them until you are ready to put them in the tank. when you open the bag is makes the ammonia in the bag get really toxic really fast. they would be better off left closed until you get to your destination. think about it, when we are shipped fish at our store, sometimes they are in bags for 48 hours. just when you bag them up, make sure there is 1/3 water in the bag and 2/3 air.
 
Also, when you get to your new place and have their tank(s) ready to go, open the bags in a dark or dim room and acclimate them slowly. Keep the lights off for awhile. While you take time to acclimate them, you may want to stick an airstone in each bag--if you have that many, or any at all.

When I get my new fish delivered to me through the mail, I clear my calander for the day and spend all day acclimating them, and start with a dark room. The only light that they see when they arrive is through a crack in the door, and then several hours later, I turn on a table lamp on the other side of the room.

You'll also want to keep them as quiet as possible. Try wrapping a black trash bag AROUND the tank to block out noises and light. This will help keep them quiet. And NO peeking!! The sudden "blast" of light will scare them!
 
okay, supposing I decided to sell some, what are the chances that any of these could survive in a 37 gallon goldfish tank, if I put in a heater so it never falls below 70-degrees?

2 shrimp, bn pleco, 4 yoyo loaches, 4 female bettas, 3 emerald cories, 4 otos
 

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