Hardy Movable Fish?

[thor meeki]

Can I fish for them in iowa and just take them home? Would netting them be a good idea?

Either way would work, just need a sport fishing licence.
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[Dane]

I think I would be more worried about the stress on that tank moving that much.

 

[kjfan1]

really? even with two careful men?

 

[Dane]

Yeah really. The vibrations and bumps in the car can cause stress on the tank. Personally I would consider finding someone that lives close to campus that I could leave the tank and fish with over the summer.

 

[kjfan1]

That is a possibility. Does anyone know a good moving method. Such as styrofoam"?

 

[peewee]

bichirs?

 

[redm18]

I think in Iowa you can catch and keep most sunfish as they are considered baitfish. I would recomend using some sort of net. I got my sunfish from Brian Zimmerman over at Nanfa. He was a great guy to deal with. http://forum.nanfa.org/index.php/topic/1948-pricing-current-stock/

 

[mshill90]

You are renting an apartment I gather, as most dorms won't allow tanks that big.

Does your land lord know you are planning a 55 gallon tank? Most college rentals are older homes that are poorly maintained. I am not sure I have ever seen one I would trust to support the weight of a 55 gallon tank.

Have you seen the place you are moving into yet?

A 55 gallon tank only weighs 467 lbs... so about 500 with stand and all. Most houses have support beams under floors... 2 people sitting on a couch weighs just as much as a 55 gallon tank...

 

[kjfan1]

Ha yeah man. I'm not moving it full of water either so dane still doesn't make sense to me. I just picked it up today and drove it home and I struggle to believe it caused stress to the tank.

 

[BODYDUB]

You are renting an apartment I gather, as most dorms won't allow tanks that big.

Does your land lord know you are planning a 55 gallon tank? Most college rentals are older homes that are poorly maintained. I am not sure I have ever seen one I would trust to support the weight of a 55 gallon tank.

Have you seen the place you are moving into yet?

It's just a 55G........