Pleco Fry being transported

[Mdg03]

Hi,

So my bristlenose pleco had some fry and there are too many for my current tank so was looking at getting rid of some of them. They’re about a few weeks old and my parents have recently bought a tropical tank and we’re looking to get some pleco. However they live 3 hours from here and was just wondering would this be too long for the pleco to stay in a bag without any form of heater. Or if there is a way to heat the water on the go what would it be?

Thanks for any help

 

[Ichthys]

Would they be going by car? If you have an insulated bag or polystyrene box, and you only put a few in each bag, with plenty of air, they should be ok in a warm car. Also if you speed a little where there’s no police (I didn’t say that).

 

[GaryE]

If you are transporting the young, and they are less than 2-3 months, it's harder. You have to stop feeding the fish for at least a day and a half, so they can empty their guts. If they poop in the travel container, it pollutes the water.

You can single back them in a bag at that 1/3 water, 2/3 air (no zip locks) or a large. clean jar or wide necked bottle. Put them in a cooler. They should be good for 12 hours.