I have one guppy in my one gallon tank here at college with me. I will be going home for the holidays, and I need to bring her home with me. It's a 5 hour drive. Should I leave her in the tank and bring the whole thing home, or should I put her in a bag and transport the empty tank separately? Which would be easiest for me and the least traumatic for my fish?
2007-12-03 07:50:04 · 8 answers · asked by smiley 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
Less tramatic probably would be to leave it in the tank, but it will spill. What you can do is to emty maybe half of the tank out and leave the rest in. You can always put the tank in a container so that if water does spill, it won't ruin your car. But please, take your fish home for the holidays. Good luck!
2007-12-03 07:54:01 · answer #1 · answered by Hill Topper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really, it would be best if you left the fish at school... Guppies can easily go more than a week without food and stay perfectly healthy... Just make sure that your tank will still get the electricity to run the filter and heater you are hopefully running. Feed it very well the week before you leave, and the day before you leave, clean out its tank so any decaying food is removed, not left to soil the water.
If it is absolutely necessary for you to take the fish, put it in a plastic baggy with one or two inches of water and at LEAST 5 inches of air. Every hour, you can open the bag to let fresh air in, but it probably won't be necessary. Keep the bag in the dark to avoid stress and heat from the sun. Contact me if you have any questions.
Soop Nazi
EDIT, VERY Important: If you are using a filter, keep the media (filter pads) in tank water to keep the nitrogen fixing bacteria alive, or you will experience spikes upon replacing your fish in its home.
2007-12-03 17:06:51 · answer #2 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I used to travel home with my fish all the time.
I'd put them in a sealed plastic container (like a large tupperware) so it didn't slosh all over my car. I emptied the rest of the tank until there was maybe an inch or two of water above the gravel, so that didn't slosh all over my car (and wasn't so heavy- i had a 10-gallon). Try to keep at least half (more is better) of the home tank water so when you refill the home tank, it won't be any worse than a normal tank change.
All my fish seemed to do fine with the move.
2007-12-03 16:04:22 · answer #3 · answered by kckli 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly depending on how long you go away, you could just not worry about it. If it is only going to be 5-6 days, then your fish will be fine. You could also get an automatic feeder, but these are messy. To take the fish, I would get a bucket or something to put the tank in to prevent spill. A bag will run out of oxygen if not properly enclosed. As long as you don't have a turbo deisel, then you should be fine with transporting the whole thing. Don't feed her at all the day of the transportation.
2007-12-03 16:00:01 · answer #4 · answered by Guppy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitely empy the tank and then transport. I'd put her in a little zip-lock tub. The kind with the thinner lids, so you can poke some holes in the top. That should be okay for 5 hours.
2007-12-03 15:55:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The baggy would be easiest. With the tank, you'd have to worry about keeping it upright in the car where the baggy would form to the surface it is sitting on.
2007-12-03 15:54:21 · answer #6 · answered by Giddygoon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put the fish in a medium sizes sealed container. make sure the water is the right temperature, and feed her before you leave. keep her on the floor of your car. the vibrations from the car will keep the water moving. she should feel alright.
2007-12-03 16:58:22 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whos driving you or the guppy
2007-12-03 16:07:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋