Question With Shipping Live Fish.

[BIGT]

I'm just getting back into having fish again, and i took notice people buy and sell online. i would like to know exactly how people are shipping them i know most do over night shipping. i would like to know like how:
there being shipped what kind of packaging/protection everything i would need to know so fish do not die and its safe for them. i have always though shipping live fish would be a waiste of money casue they can die from what i seen alot of people shipped fish and there still lived and were not dying. thank you for the help. im new to this and would appreciate the help and advice

 

[Davo86]

Checklist for posting fish

- Polystyrene or sturdy cardboard boxes
- Fish bags and elastic bands
- newspaper or brown paper to wrap the fish bags in
- Heat packs depending on species and time of year
- air pump

Step by step guide

- 1/4 or 1/3 fill bag fill of water
- catch fish
- using an air pump in a warm room, fill the bag with air
- tie tightly with elastic bands
- wrap in newspaper
- fit snuggly into box
- write on box, 'this way up' and 'live fish fry' to maximise their safe journey
- Post via recorded next day delivery