I hope this doesn't anger anyone but I didn't know what other forum to put this in but I am moving from California back to the southwest and want to take my tank and male and female dovii with me. It's about a 16 hour drive and I was curious how to package them for that long of a journey. I'm more worried about the temperature of the water and oxygen in the bags I put them in. Male is about a foot long and female around 7 or 8. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Moving...need advice!
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Styro foam coolers for each one....Make sure to bring a portable oxygen pump with you so you can provide them with oxygen...also dont feed them for a couple of days prior to your trip.....when you get to Arizona? setup the tank right away and use the stress coat and water dechlorinator...let the tank cycle for a couple of hours and then add them, cause you dont want to leave them in the styro foam cooler for too long...I think this would work...dovii are hardy fish....keys: Oxygen, and keep water cool..good luck
For a dovii in a 16 hour drive don't get a stryo cooler. Shell out a few more bucks for a decent hard walled cooler or two. Use a third cooler for your filter media to keep it damp and you won't have to worry about a second cycle or anything. It's a lot easier than it seems. Enough oxygen gets exchanged just from sloshing around driving that I highly doubt you'd need a portable air pump. Just stop every few hours and open the top to check on them and you'll be fine.
Modest_Man;3090968; said:
I pack fish all over the place
Last trip was from Portland back to Tricities and then back home.. Took between 14-18 hours total.... And Some were bagged some were in my trusty cooler The only thing I would add is If you can keep the coolers in the cab or in the vehicle with you then the cahnces of temp cahge are less
UNLESS you have AC on.. Then I would put the coolers in the trunk I am with Modest on this
Packin fish with you on such a short trip is CAKE!! Just my opinion
I'm more worried about moving my tanks if and when that day comes. When I used to move my 55 it was a pain to empty the water and gravel. The fish were the easy part. Now I have a 125, another 55, a 29, who knows how many more by the time I move again? That's gonna be an all day move by itself.