Live Tropical fish boxes!

[dmopar74]

just use regular boxes and cut sheets of styrofoam to line the boxes with.

 

[thefishguy7]

just use regular boxes and cut sheets of styrofoam to line the boxes with.

I really hate receiving fish in boxes like that, the water is usually cold and if a bag leaks water gets everywhere.

 

[gomezladdams]

Most lfs are more than happy to give them away.
I also get many styros from drs offices,post to your local freecycle.org site and Im sure someones got a bunch they hate seeing go to the dump

 

[usernamesRdumb]

just use regular boxes and cut sheets of styrofoam to line the boxes with.

I totally agree. If you do this with care it can be better than any other shipping box. The trick is to use quality duck tape and seal up the corners. If the bags are sealed correctly they will not leak.

 

[thefishguy7]

I totally agree. If you do this with care it can be better than any other shipping box. The trick is to use quality duck tape and seal up the corners. If the bags are sealed correctly they will not leak.

Sure maybe if you are shipping small fish. There are plenty of spiny fish that can poke a hole through multiple bags with ease. My irwini pair broke through 5 bags and were packaged by one of the most experienced shippers in the country.
How can 1/4" strofoam sealed with duck tape be more effective than a 1/2"-1" seam free styofoam cooler?

 

[cichlaguapote]

I totally agree. If you do this with care it can be better than any other shipping box. The trick is to use quality duck tape and seal up the corners. If the bags are sealed correctly they will not leak.

Correct even with shipping tape it's ok. I shipped fish via ground and it lasted with this type of insulation. The trick is to use enough heat packs and seal the styrofoam so there's no gaps. You're heating the air in the box not so much the water.

Sure maybe if you are shipping small fish. There are plenty of spiny fish that can poke a hole through multiple bags with ease. My irwini pair broke through 5 bags and were packaged by one of the most experienced shippers in the country.
How can 1/4" strofoam sealed with duck tape be more effective than a 1/2"-1" seam free styofoam cooler?

While this can be true as you have to do it right and seal it all the way with tape like I said above. They sell 3/4" - 2" styrofoam at lowes and to be honest.. it works. I used 3/4". Sure if you're shipping spiny fish you may need to line it with a bag but even one peice molded styro can and usually does leak. Mine did. Spiny fish should really be shipped in some sort of a make shift cage if possible anyways. Similar to the way piranha and even some dats are shipped. If not then really one peice molded box or not the bag and the foam for the most part is gonna leak in that situation. The problem is finding a "cage" for the spiney fish you're shipping usually is very time consuming and not cost effective.