Moving Fish Across Country,

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Ok, so I have a little bit of a dilema. I am moving from Massachusetts to Palm Beach County Florida. I am going to be driving down with my family. So this of course is going to be a huge move and I am in a jam currently. My other half wants me to sell my tank and all the live stock and just start over and buy a new tank once settled. I am getting a 180 gallon. But here is the thing some of the fish I have I love and some including the catfish species I have spent years looking for.
I am not sure as to how I can move the fish. I can sell the main display tank but keep some of the fish and bring my 40 gallon breeder with me to use for a week or 2 after we arrived and settled down in the new house.
Before we begin discussing how to bring the fish with me, these are the fish I will be bringing with me:
~ 6 Red Hook Silver Dollars
~ Oxydoras Niger
~ Megladoras Irwini
~ girafee cat
~ hassar cats
~ ornate pims
One thing I can consider is having the fish shipped to me. In order for that to work, I would need someone from MA hold the fish for the days I'm driving down and then ship them back to me as soon as I get settled. While this is considered the easiest, it could put a burden on someone else.
Another thing I am considering is getting a few large rubbermaid tubs, fill them with clean rodi water, add a piece of decor for hiding, add battery operated air pumps and pray for the best.
As it may take 2 or 3 days, I am thinking each day I can replace the water with fresh rodi water.
What would you guys recommend? Any and all help would be great.
 
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The wet spot has hassar cats commonly in stock so if you do end up selling your fish to make the move easier then you could get more from them.
 
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I am planning to do something similar to this next year.

Do you have a new place picked out? Or are you still figuring that out? Are you planning to do multiple trips? Is flying an option?

I am planning to drive most of my stuff down in a uhaul and tow my truck on a trailer behind it. I plan to put a 300g aquarium in the back of my truck before putting it on the trailer. Want to get it set up on the other end and have my fish here packed up and fly on the plane with them when a tank is ready on the other side. Rough plan but still have a year to iron out details.
 
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Flying with your fish on a plane is problematic. Some airlines forbid it and in the cargo hold they'll be subject to damage from luggage which is much heavier than the typical overnight packages.

Driving is always better. You can give them more water, the chance to vent CO2 to the atmosphere, and you have more control over what happens.
 
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Flying with your fish on a plane is problematic. Some airlines forbid it and in the cargo hold they'll be subject to damage from luggage which is much heavier than the typical overnight packages.

Driving is always better. You can give them more water, the chance to vent CO2 to the atmosphere, and you have more control over what happens.
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How do fish arrive from other countries or continents? Not in a car.

It is a 4 day drive to where I am moving to.
I’m pretty sure a 4 hr flight would be much more suitable.

Shipping a package as fragile cargo isn’t as complicated as you may seem to think. It happens all the time.

Thank you for your opinion tho.
 
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Matteus said:
How do fish arrive from other countries or continents? Not in a car.

It is a 4 day drive to where I am moving to.
I’m pretty sure a 4 hr flight would be much more suitable.

Shipping a package as fragile cargo isn’t as complicated as you may seem to think. It happens all the time.
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Fish are shipped by carriers such as Fed Ex. The packages are much smaller and lighter than the luggage in a passenger plane.

Fish are shipped by air when quantities are small and because the shipper isn't driving the same route.
 
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