packing 16" cichla?

[ettfettbranamn]

well, today I'm going to ship my 16" mono, and I guess you guys are the ones to ask, the temperature is around 32 degrees F 0 degrees C and I will personally transport him to the train station, this will take at most 1 hour.
after this he will travel in room temperature for a maximum of 5 hours.

I got the Styrofoam box and a plastic bag inside of it. so far so good. of course I read the sticky on shipping fish but I thought you guys would be the ones to ask. so, will I need the oxygen tablets, will I need to pack him with some sort of heater (like warm bottles of water) basically what need I do?

 

[mjuniorc]

Oxygen 02, and heat packs to be safe... Also do not feed for 4-5 days, prior to shipping or in your case.. Transporting... LOL

 

[snookn21]

I would also recommend triple bagging them, and place newspaper in between bags, also use some kind of calmer. Thats a big fish. Plus do everything mjuniorc said.

 

[Cichlidgeek]

Yeah all that and make sure the water is VERY CLEAN......or else very bad things will happen. Good luck

 

[silverdragon]

any updates?

 

[ettfettbranamn]

well... since you guys decided to chime in late (eyeballing y'all without recognizing my own responsibility for putting this thread up just 6 hours before transporting the fish)

I was left to my own judgement, I packed him in a styro box 16x18x16 with oxygen tablets in it just after I did a wc. also a black plastic bag inside the box. tot weight 15 kg+ he needed no tranq or anything what so ever. now he is in the other guys tank! hoping to put up pics as he sends them!

 

[pwmin]

glad to hear it made it alright...looking forward to pix

 

[ettfettbranamn]

thanks man, yeah, I'll post as soon as the other guy gives me pics..

 

[chloe]

good job ur a bright kid lol cant wait to see the pics
x

 

[BigJ]

gl