Moving With Fish

[MisssMarie]

How much does it cost to ship 8 bettas overnight in the US? From CA to MT? Or just how much it costs in general? I'll be moving and I don't want to make them come on a 3 day drive, so, I can arrange for them to be shipped. Just curious if you have any estimations? Thanks!

Or, how could I get them comfortably through a 3 day drive? How can I keep them warm?

How much water should I bring?

 

[onidrase]

It costs about 30 dollars in shipping on most websites.

I'd just take the bettas with you on the drive. I'm sure they'd be fine.

 

[MisssMarie]

Yeah? They'll be okay for a 2 1/2 hour drive?

 

[mbeer21]

Yeah? They'll be okay for a 2 1/2 hour drive?

My fish have all been on 7 hour drives before with no problems

 

[MisssMarie]

Lol, meant to say 2 1/2 day drive. 2 1/2 hours would be no issue

 

[onidrase]

Lol, meant to say 2 1/2 day drive. 2 1/2 hours would be no issue

If a betta can live in a bowl for 5 years, it can live in a car for 3 days. Just make sure it has plenty of oxygen and is kept somewhere dark to reduce stress.

 

[MisssMarie]

Thats true! How about in a cooler? And how can I keep them warm??

 

[pablothebetta]

You could get some small plastic tubs and keep them in there for a few days I'm sure - smaller seperate ones for the males and a larger for the females. Not too small, but large enough to be comfortable for a few days. Just be sure to keep any filter bacteria alive. I'm sure it would be quite workable. Think how long it may take to ship them in the post - either that and the conditions they'd be subject to during that, or a 3 day car journey that will be no doubt a lot nicer (and safer) for them

 

[MisssMarie]

I could use the Tupperware containers again - big circular ones with screw on tops

 

[pablothebetta]

Probably fine so long as they're large enough - what are their volumes?

 

[MisssMarie]

2 cups in MDM & 4 in large

 

[OldMan47]

MissMarie, I just got back today from a livebearer auction at the American Livebearer Convention. My fish are being fully acclimated to their new homes but I moved them from the convention to my own home in nothing more fancy than my water change buckets. As it turns out the fish do not recognize that they are being maintained in water change buckets. In fact they are thriving but are waiting for cues from their environment that it is time to breed. Now what would you suggest that I tell them, based on the real world situation that I have where I always make sure there is a cycled tank for any new livebearer? Is it time for them to reproduce or not? If I had them a month ago, by now they would know that I always maintain water conditions that support breeding, but that is simply not the case for these guys. As it turns out the best I can hope for is that the new breeding groups will ask for my opinion before it becomes altogether too negative. It is not that I do not support the breeding of livebearers, but rather that I find it difficult to support less angry methods.