I'm wondering if it's worth the trouble. You can always sell your stock, move your tanks and get new fish in Denver. I'm sure you enjoy your fish, but they're fairly common and very young. They can be replaced.
traveling with fish
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yeah but i like these fish lol its going to sound bad but i had like severe depression this year and last year and thats what got me to buy them, so i kinda like them too much to get rid of them lol
Be very careful in this heat. Don't put them in the trunk of a car, keep them in the AC (even if they're in a thick cooler). I just lost a bunch of africans I was bringing home from up north. Had them in a thick cooler, thought they'd be fine, checked halfway through and no probs, not hot, got home and they were all dead. It sucked.
I would probably go with two buckets instead of the one IF you don't go with the larger rubbermade. the more water the better. figuring a way to keep the biological filtration going using the air pump will make a big difference. don't feed them for a day before the move. do a water change at night. keeping some plants in there will help reduce their stress, since they'll feel hidden.
I've never done this myself but I just thought of this.... What if you put a sponge filter in your tank now so that it's ready by the time you move. Get the container from Walmart as suggested. Use your air pump to power the sponge filter that you will have siliconed onto the bottom of the container (so that it doesn't float up or crush anything). Probably overkill, but I'm sure it would ensure survival if done with fasting and AC.
Bring the ich medicine, only use when ich occur!
As for dechlorinator, i suggest prime.
You can dose it daily to neutralize the harmful ammonia and nitrites.
As for dechlorinator, i suggest prime.
You can dose it daily to neutralize the harmful ammonia and nitrites.
I just moved to Denver from PA and didn't lose a single fish. All the fish were in a car we towed behind the Uhaul. We used a few reflective sunscreens to keep sunlight from entering the car which kept the car quite cool. We still had to turn it on and run the AC in the afternoon though.
What I did for the fish was get a few 5 gallon buckets from Lowes(gray = dark) and lids for each. I divided fish up into 6 buckets. I got a 100W power converter from Amazon for $20 and used that to power an air pump(they use very little electricity so no worry about draining the battery, you could run 3 or 4 with no problem). Into each lid I punched two holes, one for an airline to run in and another to vent the air. In each bucket I put an airstone and put a piece of filter media in each. The turbulence created by the airstones actually provided decent waterflow over the biomedia. When the lids are snapped on, no water was able to spill out. For hiding spots I recommend PVC pipe. Its light so it wont crush any fish when it shifts. But don't put too much in either, one or two pieces is enough.
I treated all the buckets with prime to neutralize any ammonia and then made the 30 hour drive. When we got to our new apartment we moved all the buckets in and put filters on each. All the fish are currently doing fine.
I don't recommend the big tubs from Walmart if your fish are small enough for buckets. The lids are not that well sealed meaning you can only fill them half way and will still end up with water sloshing out. The lids for the 5 gallon buckets are very tight and we had absolutely no leakage despite some serious bumps along the way.
BTW you will love Denver, I've been here just two weeks and it is awesome. A helpful non-fish related tip: turn all your lotions and liquids so that the liquid runs away from the opening. The altitude and lower air pressure will cause all your bottles to "pop" when opened and it can squirt things all over the place.
What I did for the fish was get a few 5 gallon buckets from Lowes(gray = dark) and lids for each. I divided fish up into 6 buckets. I got a 100W power converter from Amazon for $20 and used that to power an air pump(they use very little electricity so no worry about draining the battery, you could run 3 or 4 with no problem). Into each lid I punched two holes, one for an airline to run in and another to vent the air. In each bucket I put an airstone and put a piece of filter media in each. The turbulence created by the airstones actually provided decent waterflow over the biomedia. When the lids are snapped on, no water was able to spill out. For hiding spots I recommend PVC pipe. Its light so it wont crush any fish when it shifts. But don't put too much in either, one or two pieces is enough.
I treated all the buckets with prime to neutralize any ammonia and then made the 30 hour drive. When we got to our new apartment we moved all the buckets in and put filters on each. All the fish are currently doing fine.
I don't recommend the big tubs from Walmart if your fish are small enough for buckets. The lids are not that well sealed meaning you can only fill them half way and will still end up with water sloshing out. The lids for the 5 gallon buckets are very tight and we had absolutely no leakage despite some serious bumps along the way.
BTW you will love Denver, I've been here just two weeks and it is awesome. A helpful non-fish related tip: turn all your lotions and liquids so that the liquid runs away from the opening. The altitude and lower air pressure will cause all your bottles to "pop" when opened and it can squirt things all over the place.
