I have three regular fish and am in North Carolina. I'm about to move to Texas. How can I transport them without them dying? We will be driving and it will probably take about two days to actually get home and get all the stuff set back up for the fish. I don't have anyone to give them to, but I don't want them to die. Help? Thanks to everyone who answers, God Bless.
2007-02-19 10:17:53 · 9 answers · asked by Kristin 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
The best method is to mail them. Go to the local pet store and ask for a styrofoam box that they receive fish in. Explain your situation and they probably give you one free. Give the fish just enough water to swim no matter which way the bag lays and fill the rest with air one fish to each bag. Be sure to pack them with plenty of padding that will cushion and also help with temperature control. Pack them and have a neighbor send them out the day after you leave so that they don't arrive to far in advance of you. Having tank chemicals and set up equipment ready when they arrive will be a good idea. The styrofoam box can serve as a temporary tank upon the fishes arrival Fill with water, dechlorinate and float the fish. Believe it or not, this usually works out quite well.
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2007-02-19 10:29:01 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it wasn't too far they might be okay - but I think two days of driving may kill them - even if you have air and all that - just the movement from the driving will eventually get to them.
Most of the time when your moving and driving a bit away - fish don't make it.
I have had some people have luck, but at much shorter distances then you are going. (like states right next to each other)
When you say regular fish that doesn't really help either. Some fish are stronger then others - so if I knew what kind you had it would help too.
Like many have said - overnight sending them is the best if you want them. When I worked at a fish store that's how we got our fish. They came in plastic bags, with just enough water for them to swim in and filled with air, and they were basically in a normal Styrofoam cooler in a cardboard box. You may want to look up exactly who to do it though and contact UPS or whoever you go with about how to ship live animals.
If this is too much of a hassle (believe me I know moving alone can be a pain) visit craigslist.com, find your city and make an add under the free section. Most of the time you can find a new home for your guys.
Good luck!
2007-02-19 10:53:10 · answer #2 · answered by Miss. Kitty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have travelled with my fish using a cooler (the kind for cold drinks). Don't fill it too full (use the water from their tank) or it might slosh over. Whenever I would stop for meals or overnight, I would take the top off the cooler so that the water can get some oxygen (but please don't do this is if the outside temperature is very cold/hot). Just bring along their food and feed them on their regular schedule. It has worked fine for me a few times already.
2007-02-19 10:26:00 · answer #3 · answered by rivkadacat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We pu our 2 Oscars into LARGE jars and put some small holes in the top, I also used the water from the tank so they wouldn't have too much of a shock. And then kept the airrator w/ me so I could put it in the water asap, and no food untill they are back in their own tank. It was a 20 hour drive and I kept them w/ us and kept the jars warm. HTH
2007-02-19 10:32:23 · answer #4 · answered by Amy B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My suggestion would be go to Wal Mart and buy a battery powered airator. It's used to keep bait fish for fishing alive for longer periods of time. That would be my best suggestion to keep them alive. They also have oxygen tabs to put in the water they are traveling in to increase the oxygen level in the water. Lastly, you could change the water each day to keep the water clean and oxygenated.
2007-02-19 10:24:39 · answer #5 · answered by principessajordan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It might be best to send them on a plane packed in a cooler designed for fish transportation.
If they are healthy fish, a pet store should take them off your hands though.
2007-02-19 10:20:15 · answer #6 · answered by allyalexmch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No do no longer holiday with your fish. I traveled with my little turtle and she or he have been given domicile risk-free yet then once I have been given to the hot place she became into going to stay in she died a week later.provide your fish to a sturdy individual.
2016-11-23 19:28:13 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a tank that you can seal the top on if you can, and get a battery operated filter, or a power inverter to run the filter from your cigarette lighter at least at night, and a bubbler to keep them in O2,
Best to leave the tank 1/2 full so it dosen't spill.
2007-02-19 10:23:55 · answer #8 · answered by fighterace26 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not, you can mail them (overnight) if you have someone to mail them to. Otherwise just take them with you and try to maintain their temperature and hope for the best.
2007-02-19 10:20:38 · answer #9 · answered by Random Precision 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋