I talked to a member on here that had a large ID shark that he wanted to rehome. He was located in lincoln nabraska about 380miles from where I live in iowa. And after thinking it over for 10min I decided I couldn't pass it up and sense I had the weekend off I decided to drive out on Sunday.
A drive this long calls for the smartcar!
40gal container to transport the big guy
Driving threw iowa...if you havnt been to iowa just look at this picture..Great now you never have to come here as the whole state looks just like this pic. Frozen corn fields
This is why I like the smart..driving there and back cost less than shipping!
After watching the original owner catch him, which in the process I was for sure he would break the tank but didn't. Anyway we got him into the container and loaded it into the car
Only 6 more hours until hes at his new home! Even with the lid on he did a damn good job at splashing water outside the container.
Not home yet
well 800miles later me and vinny arrived home in a very wet smartcar.
Time to drip acclimate
1.5hrs later its time to put him in the pond. I can tell hes enjoying his new home. he scares the crap out of my oscars though. lol I have never seen them run away from anything before.
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And some underwater ones.....the driftwood turned my water yellowish
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So overall it was well worth the drive and Id like to thank Patrick for hooking me up with this great ID.
A drive this long calls for the smartcar!
40gal container to transport the big guy
Driving threw iowa...if you havnt been to iowa just look at this picture..Great now you never have to come here as the whole state looks just like this pic. Frozen corn fields
This is why I like the smart..driving there and back cost less than shipping!
After watching the original owner catch him, which in the process I was for sure he would break the tank but didn't. Anyway we got him into the container and loaded it into the car
Only 6 more hours until hes at his new home! Even with the lid on he did a damn good job at splashing water outside the container.
Not home yet
well 800miles later me and vinny arrived home in a very wet smartcar.
Time to drip acclimate
1.5hrs later its time to put him in the pond. I can tell hes enjoying his new home. he scares the crap out of my oscars though. lol I have never seen them run away from anything before.
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And some underwater ones.....the driftwood turned my water yellowish
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So overall it was well worth the drive and Id like to thank Patrick for hooking me up with this great ID.
