how do i move large fish

cudamaster13

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i need to know how to move large fish safely since i am going to be transporting 5-7" fish from temecula southern california to san diego california right now all i have is one five gallon bucket,should i get one five gallon bucket for every two to three fish or are there other options?
 

smitty03281964

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If you have to buy something I would get large rubbermaid containers since they can be used for other things.
 

JML1997

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What kind of fish are you moving, if there aggressive they shouldn't be in the same bucket..
 

Tuneme

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IMO from moving koi make sure its round and not any other shape, other shapes tend to disrupted the water and cause a lot of waves when in transit
i found that circular ones don't, just my 2 cents
 

Bderick67

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I use a coleman cooler, the lid snaps shut and is near water tight. Not familiar with temecula so don't know how long of trip it is. You may want to add a battery air pump and take along some other water for W/C if more then a couple hours.

BTW 7" fish are not really considered large ;)
 

BlackShark11k

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According to mapquest thats a 1 hour drive, I would grab a battery air pump just to be safe (they cost like $10 at an LFS), and you could keep the fish in a bucket or a rubbermaid. I don't think a cooler would be that necessary. And 5-7" is baby size in my book :D
 
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