Moving large clown knife?

[rallysman]

Hopefully this weekend I will be going to pick up a 12" clown knife. I was planning on taking a large cooler and an air pump (plugged into a power inverter) for the drive, which could be about 3 hours. Should I take water from my current tank to move him in? tap water with water conditioner? or possibly a combination of the 2. My thoughts were water from my tank and some stress coat. I have never moved a fish this big and I want everything to work out well. All suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

 

[redtailfool]

take the water from whatever container the fish was taken from. Having a battery driven pump in a cooler should work .Or you can pack it in a large bag and pump some oxygen in it.

 

[rweedon]

cooler definitely a cooler

 

[BGG]

A cooler with the water from it's tank. An air pump wouldn't be totally neccasary, but would be a good idea.

 

[Steve_89]

Yep a cooler with a air pump.

I moved my 2ft leichardti like this.

 

[mr.dark-saint]

AmQuel (if you didn't pack one with you).
Duct tape to seal off the Cooler.
Strap it down if you can so it does not tip over.

Most important make sure your auto will make the trip without incident. And I wouldn't bother with any of your tank water just pack in much as you can of theirs.

 

[rallysman]

Out of curiosity, what if (worst case scenario) I cant get water from the tank he is in. Its in someones home aquarium. Just trying to cover all bases. Thanks again everyone!

 

[Loubard]

Then it's impossible to move him. When you place him in new water, he get's in some kind of shock. When he has that, a 3 hour drive would probably get him killed.

Getting water is not having to be a problem, I usuelly got about 5 gallon of water, for a transport container. The owner of the tank he was in has to add some fresh crain water, but further more I don't see any reason why you could not get water from the tank he's in.

Good luck!

 

[joeytoe]

Cooler, take water from where he is, an a battery powered pump would be Ideal. But seeing as you have a power inverter he should be Ok.

 

[blacktip]

I have to agree with everyone else here. Transport him with water from the existing aquarium. I find it difficult to believe that the existing owner would not be willing to part with roughly 5 gallons of water. If it were me, I would just commence with a routine water change after catching the knife, especially since the tank will already be stressed out anyways.

In any case, good luck with the move and I hope it works out for you. I love clown knives and can't wait til I can pick up one of my own.