Help on how to ship piranha from east to midwest

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Diogenes;3165660; said:
i'm on a plane from LAX to bangkok thailand 8/1. I'll be out of my current place by 6/30. You will know something well before that. I am gonna run down some other LFS stores in the area first. I'm considering a craigslist ad, but the thing is you don't know who your dealing with on CL. I am open to shipping him, but I think he'd hate it and might die in transit. You know if you do end up keeping him, he has a tendency to grow on you. I've never kept a rhom but from what I hear comps are a good deal more outgoing, and he'll hunt right in front of your eyes. Matter o' fact sometimes he looks bored with feeders until you look at him, then he'll charge the glass a few times and then go searching for something to kill to entertain you. Pretty bad ass fish for a piranha.
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Yea let me know when you find out what you want to do. worst case I can babysit it for you until you come back a married man :)
I know AS can help you ship and they are very good at it, so if you want to ship him to Dankzville I would say email Bong (aquascapebong@hotmail.com)
and get a quote.
either way, let me know and I'll keep the tank open for you until then
 
thanks again man. I really appreciate it. I was already trying to imagine freezing or filleting my dude. Not a pleasant mental image.
 
Diogenes;3165694; said:
thanks again man. I really appreciate it. I was already trying to imagine freezing or filleting my dude. Not a pleasant mental image.
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I know how you feel about not be able to find a good home for your fish but it's not dead yet, why would you think in such extreme way??
will you do the same to your woman?? lol like if I can't have her, no one else can..I'm gonna cut her head of. hahahahaha :ROFL:
 
jp80911;3165709; said:
I know how you feel about not be able to find a good home for your fish but it's not dead yet, why would you think in such extreme way??
will you do the same to your woman?? lol like if I can't have her, no one else can..I'm gonna cut her head of. hahahahaha :ROFL:
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hehe

nah but see jun 30 I'm moving out and stuff is being given away, and stuff is being put in storage. I got a place to stay, but I can't keep any fish there right now and if moving day comes and I don't have any where to take him and my tank comes down and doesn't go up anywhere else what am I gonna do? I would never release into the wild, I'd take personal responsibility and dispatch the fish. I mean after all it's just a fish, but it's one that I like a whole lot you know? The lfs was gonna lemme trade him in, but when I called the other day they said they didn't have space. I guess it's not economical for them to have one tank set aside for one very aggressive and expensive fish. There's tons more places to try and there's a place in baltimore that said they might be interested. We'll see. I know the place I got him would've taken him back, but they're closing. A 55g would be fine for him though.
 
what you have him in now? 75g? I don't mind keeping the tank for you too but I ain't gonna give it back. lol
 
alas much to my shame. He is housed in an inadequate sized tank. He's in a 37g. It was supposed to be temporary until we moved in december. It provides adeqaute gallonage for dissolved solutes and he gets a 50% PWC after every feeding. He doesn't swim that much, mostly just lurks in one place, and he came out of a tiny 20g at the LFS with no gravel, no hides, and constant bright light. He was hiding behind the filter tube when I found him. He's not quite 6" and should be fine until he gets 7" or so but the footprint is not ideal. Still though he's showing good colors, no disease, no chimple, he's fine. He's even grown atleast half an inch since last Oct.
 
oh ic. well you treated him good. don't think I can do 50% pwc after every feeding..
but my 55g do have a fluval 405 so I think that's enough for one serra. :)
anyway, just let me know when you need me to babysit him for you. best luck on everything else :)
 
jp80911;3165581; said:
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Chank, if he ships then it's yours, I'm not trying to steal the fish from you by all means. just give him an other option as backup in case nothing works out for him.
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i was messing with you too.. i understand its cool i know..

Diogenes;3165660; said:
i'm on a plane from LAX to bangkok thailand 8/1. I'll be out of my current place by 6/30. You will know something well before that. I am gonna run down some other LFS stores in the area first. I'm considering a craigslist ad, but the thing is you don't know who your dealing with on CL. I am open to shipping him, but I think he'd hate it and might die in transit. You know if you do end up keeping him, he has a tendency to grow on you. I've never kept a rhom but from what I hear comps are a good deal more outgoing, and he'll hunt right in front of your eyes. Matter o' fact sometimes he looks bored with feeders until you look at him, then he'll charge the glass a few times and then go searching for something to kill to entertain you. Pretty bad ass fish for a piranha.
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thailand i wanna go lol!!! its what ever you feel like doin its just so you know if u wnated so sell him i could pay for shipping plus a little on side for what u want...!!!! i got a open 90galloon now Cause some one was gonna sell me a Black diamond Rhom but backed out lol:D not gonna say names lol but its cool either way just let me know or some one know lol either or you know he will be in a good home
 
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