Fish and Oxygen depletion?

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Mastiffman

Mastiffman

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Hello,

If I'm shipping fish in large bags and do not have an O2 Tank, or Tabs....

Is it okay to ship air corgo without the use of O2 Tabs or Pure O2 in the water?

I plan on Shipping 26 4-5" Tropheus in 2 Large Bags (13/bag) with around 1.5 Gallons of water each. They will be in the bags for around 5-6 hours total...

I'll be withholding feeding them for 3 days prior to shipping

Will I need to use a Battery operated Air Pump and Air Stones piped and Tied into the Bags during shipping? Or Just Ample Air in the bag? (Estimating about 10-12" Above the water of Normal Air)

I will ALSO Be using Rinsed Ammo Chips in the bag as well to absorb as much ammonia possible...

Thanks.
 
Shipping fish without oxygen for 5-6 hours would not be a problem if done right. But your plan will not work. You have too many fish in the two bags. I would put no more than 3 or 4 fish in a bag. Fill each bag with 1/3 water and 2/3 air. Double bag all fish. Bag buddies or similar product will help.
 
joe jaskot said:
Shipping fish without oxygen for 5-6 hours would not be a problem if done right. But your plan will not work. You have too many fish in the two bags. I would put no more than 3 or 4 fish in a bag. Fill each bag with 1/3 water and 2/3 air. Double bag all fish. Bag buddies or similar product will help.
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Thanks. But these are Basically Adult tropheus. So how Am I goin to fit them all in one box? I have a Box that is roughly 25" x 17" x 11" on the inside...

I may not have time to get the bag buddies... I have WC fish coming in and will need this colony shipped the same day to make room...

I have 8 bags. and was planning on keeping the shipping for the whole group around $65-$70 for the buyer.... I have a Battery Operated Air Pump that I could pipe and tie into the both Bags with an Air stone and Ammo-Chips. I was thinking that I could twist the bags tight enough but still have to tape it tothe side of the box to hold it tight...

Would this work?
 
No a battery operated air pump will not work. Almost impossible to make it watertight. Get yourself a large fish box (24" X 18" X 16"). Most local fish stores have them. Get some smaller plastic bags (8" or 10") and put a couple of fish in each bag.
 
If the bags are Taped to the Rim of the Styro Box it would only need to be tight enough to Hold the Airline in and not slip but also Loose enough to let built up air escape.

Is that the only reason that you think that it wouldn't work? I don't se why a Battery Operated Air Pump Wouldn't work for 5 hours....
 
But FedEx will be FedEx and flip the boxes over and drop them on the ground... I wouldn't risk it.
 
I don't know about shipping but I can give you the benefit of bad personal experience. I bought fish from a seller that was only 2 hours away and we agreed to meet up and exchange fish. I packed my guy into a 5 gallon bucket with a small powerhead and heater plugged into my adapter in the car and the other seller packed 5 Indo Dats about 2inches each into a large bag. When we met the Indo's looked a little stressed more so than I thought they should but I took them anyway. By the time I got home a total of 4 hours in a bag for the Indo's one was dead and 2 others looked to be at deaths door while the other 2 barely looked better. Withing 4 hours I had lost all of them despite me doing my best to acclimate them to their quarantine tank. The seller is a vendor with his own business and guaranteed the fish and was a man of his word and refunded me the money. He himself admitted he didn't think it would be a big deal packing them together for such a short trip and said he should have packed them like he does any order no more than 2 per bag oxygen and a tranq tab. It was a surprising learning experience for both of us as I admit I myself would have thought the fish would be fine. Another thing that I've been told by many vendors on here is the larger the fish the worse they generally ship. Despite what we would logically think which is that an adult would be more resilient than juveniles.

In my opinion to save your reputation and fish you no doubt care for I would err on the side of caution. Again I maybe wrong I'm just trying to give you the benefit of my experience.
 
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