just woundering

[USMCtanker]

you know when you get shipped a fish, some places put that blue stuff in the water. what is that. oh and my bud whats to ship a fish to his friend so where could he get one of those heater things they put in the box. he wants to do everything right other wise he will not ship them, can u blam him

thanks for the help

 

[DiXoN]

you may be able to get the heat packs from a local sports store they use then to heat up injuires.
not sure on the blue stuff.
when i shipped fish i just did not feed to 2 days then put them in a decent sized bag and pumped oxygen into the bag.
i put them in a poly box with air filled bags and added 1 - 2 heat packs depending on the time of year

 

[rallysman]

I've seen oxygen tablets turn the water blue.

 

[USMCtanker]

thats prob what it is

 

[guppy]

Some places treat shipping water with methelene blue to prevent fungus due to shipping bumps and bruises. Also read this sticky
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6317

 

[Dirty Fish]

Sounds like a product we call Bag Buddies. They're designed to oxygenate the bag and release a stress coat to help calm the fish for those extra long trips.