Bag Blowers

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When I buy a fish from the local pet shop the worker will sometimes blow air into the bag and then do the quick grab and rubber band, then write with a marker the price of the fish on the bag. Heres are my questions...

Does blowing air into the bag vs. simply grabbing the bag make a difference for the fish? (due to air water reactions and chemistry?)

Will my tank water be changed when I float the bag in my tank, since it contains some marker writing on it?

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it think if it is perm. marker and it drys
i don't see a problem.
if the guy blows in the bag he is blow carbon dioxide in there
the fish won't have air as much verses just grabbing the bag
 
bluedempsey said:
it think if it is perm. marker and it drys
i don't see a problem.
if the guy blows in the bag he is blow carbon dioxide in there
the fish won't have air as much verses just grabbing the bag
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This was what I was thinking also.

So would you ever actually ask somebody not to blow into the bag? I can just see the crazy look on the guys face as he calls security on me! :ROFL:
 
We've got pure oxygen at my store. It really helps. Simply blowing air into the bag isn't good, as it fills the bag with carbon dioxide, as mentioned above. If no oxygen is available, simply are catch the bag. It's not hard.
 
When I worked in a store, I simply put the bag on a flat surface and did a fast grab, bag was filled with air every time.
 
Thanks for the confirmation guys, I wish all pet shops used oxygen to fill their bags.
 
Simply blowing into a bag will SLIGHTLY raise the CO2 level but not much, A case in point is giving someone CPR, if all we were blowing was CO2 cpr wouldn't work. Even holding your breath as long as possible will not deplete all the O2 from what you exhale. Pure o2 is best. bagging room air is next, blowing in the bag is not dangerous to your fish for short trips but is damn unhygenic. I have been known to ask for a health certificate stating that the clerk is free of TB, STREP, and any known airborne diseases before getting the fish rebagged. I have never gotten to see one but I have caused a couple of places to change their procedure.
 
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