Transporting fish

[Marauder225]

This weekend I'm going to be buying a 75 gallon for 80 dollars. The only issue I'm having is the guy had four iridescent sharks 1 blood parrot a few Corys a few tiger barbs and about 15 platys. I gave to show up take down te tank transport ish go home and put everything back. First off I know four iridescenta in a 48 inch long tank is going to cause problems but temporarily I just need some advice on getting the fish moved Easily so they don't get to stressed out

 

[Marauder225]

Forgot about te two kissing gouramis and the blue gourami and I'm forgetting something else I think

 

[skjl47]

Hello; I have carried fish in bags for over seven hours before without problems. Others have posted about moving with fish across country by using 12 volt or battery powered air pumps. It will depend on how long you need to have the fish in transit.
I like to carry fish in styrofoam coolers. I like to put a large bag in the cooler s a liner and then the fish in other bags. This way if the small bag holding the fish has a leak it should not empty competely (That is if there are enough bags in total to keep the water from spreading out.) The coolers also help to keep the water temp steady. Carry the fish inside the vehicle where it is warm during cold weather and cool during warm weather.
Spread the fish out in several bags with a good amount of water for each fish. I have had fish shops put O2 in bags for long trip before.
I have read posts about special bags that allow for oxygen exchange but have not used them.
You may be able to keep the beneficial bacteria going by placing stuff from the tank in a bucket for the trip. Plants, gravel ,filter media and such will have the bb on their surfaces.
Check with your local fish shop. They may have some of the shipping boxes or other good advice. Good luck.

 

[Pomatomus]

I have transported many fish during my wild collections and aquarium adventures. You can either have a LFS bag the fish with oxygen (they will last at least 24 hours in there). Or the other option is to buy a battery-powered air pump used for fishing bait. You can buy them at almost any sporting goods store. 2 "D" batteries will keep them going for hours. I would put the fish in a plastic cooler, rubbermaid trash can, or several buckets. Any of those will work with an air pump.

And I second the suggestion to save some of the BB by keeping the unwashed filter material submerged during the trip. It doesn't have to be aerated, but the container shouldn't be air-tight.