best way to transport rtc and hydrid shovelnose across country?

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twistr71

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there is a possibilty that we might move from new england to missouri in the future
I have a 180 gal tank w/ sump and canister filters
rtc 14"
hybrid shovelnose 14"
ornate bichir 14"
oscar 7"
jade goby 8"

i was thinking of putting the fish in a couple of food grade 55gal drums and using the canister filter and a heater run from an inverter
and maybe keeping all the tank water in additional drums as well for better acclimation to new water

would probably take 2 days on the road in my old 1ton truck
if done in cold of winter it would be heavily insulated

does this sound like a reasonable way to transports my babies?:help2:

once there will eventually build LARGE tank for them:drool:
 
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Jack Dempsey
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The rtc and shovelnose hybrid [geussing rtc x tsn] should be fine in a big enough bag. They are a hardy fish and can go through a lot.
 
K626

K626

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Or I'd use very large Rubbermaid containers with filters. I'm going to be doing a similar move (south Florida to Kentucky) and I was wondering about that too.

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the two things you can't skimp on, are aeration and maintaining temp.

If you CAN use 55 gal drums, that's ideal - or other large rubber/plastic containers - If it's a couple of days, then I would not overthink the filtration - just don't feed them for a few days prior to moving them, so that they can clean out their system beforehand.
 
xraycer

xraycer

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If you can get one of those really large coolers they often use for salt water fishing, that would be great insulation.

Another idea is fill some 2 liter bottles of soda with fairly warm water and put that in with the fish as well. Just make sure to secure it well so it does get thrown around while you're driving and injure the fish.

Add a bit of Prime to the water every 10hrs or so to help keep ammonia level down.
 
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xraycer said:
If you can get one of those really large coolers they often use for salt water fishing, that would be great insulation.

Another idea is fill some 2 liter bottles of soda with fairly warm water and put that in with the fish as well. Just make sure to secure it well so it does get thrown around while you're driving and injure the fish.

Add a bit of Prime to the water every 10hrs or so to help keep ammonia level down.
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Yep big coolers work great. They help keep the temperature stable and are easily moved around on a furniture dolly, even by yourself.

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Can always make the emergency heaters King of DIY did with the ice melt in a pinch for heat.
 
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