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rallysman
09-13-2005, 10:53 PM
Hopefully this weekend I will be going to pick up a 12" clown knife. I was planning on taking a large cooler and an air pump (plugged into a power inverter) for the drive, which could be about 3 hours. Should I take water from my current tank to move him in? tap water with water conditioner? or possibly a combination of the 2. My thoughts were water from my tank and some stress coat. I have never moved a fish this big and I want everything to work out well. All suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance :thumbsup:
redtailfool
09-13-2005, 10:56 PM
take the water from whatever container the fish was taken from. Having a battery driven pump in a cooler should work .Or you can pack it in a large bag and pump some oxygen in it.
rweedon
09-13-2005, 10:59 PM
cooler definitely a cooler
A cooler with the water from it's tank. An air pump wouldn't be totally neccasary, but would be a good idea.
Steve_89
09-14-2005, 5:33 AM
Yep a cooler with a air pump.
I moved my 2ft leichardti like this.
mr.dark-saint
09-14-2005, 9:48 AM
AmQuel (if you didn't pack one with you).
Duct tape to seal off the Cooler.
Strap it down if you can so it does not tip over.
Most important make sure your auto will make the trip without incident. And I wouldn't bother with any of your tank water just pack in much as you can of theirs.
rallysman
09-14-2005, 10:12 AM
Out of curiosity, what if (worst case scenario) I cant get water from the tank he is in. Its in someones home aquarium. Just trying to cover all bases. Thanks again everyone!
Loubard
09-14-2005, 10:18 AM
Then it's impossible to move him. When you place him in new water, he get's in some kind of shock. When he has that, a 3 hour drive would probably get him killed.
Getting water is not having to be a problem, I usuelly got about 5 gallon of water, for a transport container. The owner of the tank he was in has to add some fresh crain water, but further more I don't see any reason why you could not get water from the tank he's in.
Good luck!
joeytoe
09-14-2005, 11:52 AM
Cooler, take water from where he is, an a battery powered pump would be Ideal. But seeing as you have a power inverter he should be Ok. :thumbsup: :woot:
blacktip
09-14-2005, 12:04 PM
I have to agree with everyone else here. Transport him with water from the existing aquarium. I find it difficult to believe that the existing owner would not be willing to part with roughly 5 gallons of water. If it were me, I would just commence with a routine water change after catching the knife, especially since the tank will already be stressed out anyways.
In any case, good luck with the move and I hope it works out for you. I love clown knives and can't wait til I can pick up one of my own.
rallysman
09-14-2005, 1:01 PM
What is the best way to introduce the fish into my tank? Will the change in water be as much of a factor as it would in the move? Sorry to be annoying, but i know this is where i will get the best info.
boredcpl
09-14-2005, 1:19 PM
i think he means picking up my clown.. dont worry you can have as much water as you need for the fish and if it will help with the stess i will even throw in some of the gravel out of the tank.. i can always get more...i just hope ye arrives home health and he loves his new home.. let me know when you do the trip for him looking foward to seeing a fellow MFK.
rallysman
09-14-2005, 1:49 PM
i think he means picking up my clown.. dont worry you can have as much water as you need for the fish and if it will help with the stess i will even throw in some of the gravel out of the tank.. i can always get more...i just hope ye arrives home health and he loves his new home.. let me know when you do the trip for him looking foward to seeing a fellow MFK.
Well that makes me smile to read that, it is infact your clown i am talking about! Try to message me on yahoo sometime (rallysman) so we can work out the details. I'm going to make sure he makes a safe trip, and will post pix as soon as he gets familiar to his new 300 gallon home! I just want to make sure i think of every possible situation. Thanks again, i am really looking forward to it!
blacktip
09-14-2005, 2:06 PM
What is the best way to introduce the fish into my tank? Will the change in water be as much of a factor as it would in the move? Sorry to be annoying, but i know this is where i will get the best info.
There are different theories on this, some depending on the shape of the fish when you get it home.
Typically, I would drip water from the new tank into the holding container using airline tubing to equalize the temperature while slowly acclimating the new fish to your tank water.
However, if the water is all messed up and the fish is terribly stressed and not looking well, then it would likely make more sense to just quickly move the fish into the new tank. In these extreme cases, the stress of the quick change in water conditions is preferred to any more time in filthy water. This is pretty rare though.
managuense-fury
09-14-2005, 3:31 PM
Like everyone else already said a cooler.
rallysman
09-14-2005, 3:50 PM
There are different theories on this, some depending on the shape of the fish when you get it home.
Typically, I would drip water from the new tank into the holding container using airline tubing to equalize the temperature while slowly acclimating the new fish to your tank water.
However, if the water is all messed up and the fish is terribly stressed and not looking well, then it would likely make more sense to just quickly move the fish into the new tank. In these extreme cases, the stress of the quick change in water conditions is preferred to any more time in filthy water. This is pretty rare though.
Thanks. sounds easy and solves what i was worried about. Thanks to everyone else that commented too! :headbang2
mr.dark-saint
09-30-2005, 9:08 AM
Out of curiosity, what if (worst case scenario) I cant get water from the tank he is in. Its in someones home aquarium. Just trying to cover all bases. Thanks again everyone!
If you haven't made the move yet I'd take a 5 gallon water bottle to fill with their water when you get there (maybe 2 bottles). Just in case you catch a stray bullet in your cooler and it's leaking.
I recall Knives don't really travel well or it might have been the one my friend picked up :confused: . Good luck on yours though.
rallysman
09-30-2005, 9:20 AM
If you haven't made the move yet I'd take a 5 gallon water bottle to fill with their water when you get there (maybe 2 bottles). Just in case you catch a stray bullet in your cooler and it's leaking.
I recall Knives don't really travel well or it might have been the one my friend picked up :confused: . Good luck on yours though.
thanks for the advice, he did make the move well. there is a pic of him in my gallery if you are interested
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