Fish on a plane

[Sorrell]

Hi there everyone!
I have a betta for Julie that I will be bringing her in August. Does anyone know if they will let me have him in/as a carry-on? Has anyone done this or know who I would talk to in order to find out?

Thank you B)

 

[canarsie11]

If they dont know it there, dont see the problem. Also, if it domestic flight, there should be no problem!

 

[NinjaSmurf]

Hehe, ma'm, that's my purse, and the top of the bag sticking out of it is a bag of sesame seeds.... never mind that they look like the're moving....

 

[bunjiweb]

If it is a domestic flight, Properly pack it, and declare it. They will see no problem I would have thought.

Ben

 

[canarsie11]

If it is domestic (in the same country) no need to declare anything, just go. Now if international that may be the problem!

 

[Jen]

If you are really unsure, call the airport and they will be able to tell you for sure.

 

[Opcn]

DONT RUN THEM THROUGHT THE X-Ray Have them hand inspected

 

[SnowyzMom]

My daughter SnowyAngel took about 9 fish through as carry on hand luggage, and yes they DID go through the xrays. That was some of their Bettas plus fancy male guppies. The rest all went in plastic bags(lots of air, little water) inside a big foam carton, well duct taped, donated from the local LFS, as cargo and THEY all survived too.

This is via two different flights, through airport luggage handling between planes yet and a distance of over 2000 miles. SO yeah it can be done. Mind you, security tipped the carry on bag over for some strange only known to them reason ...it was quite tiny didn't need to be tipped....so my daughter and her boyfriend had to rush to the washroom right after and put new water into the little plastic cups with airholes that everyone was in(they had Aquasafe or somesuch with them, for chlorine obviously). Snowy may come on here and mention it. Their fish did great.

They DID phone the airline ahead of time. They said no problem, though the airport where they checked in at, had never flown fish before and were like "What?!?!?" But they took the fish. Snowy used a zippered beer/lunch
carry bag from Wallyworld...worked great!

SnowyZMom B)

(no disrespect to Walmart there, my hubby works there)

 

[fishdudein]

Sorrell, you always come up with the best questions!

 

[Sorrell]

Thanks, I try!

 

[VulcanNinja]

What about a car trip of, say, 4 hrs? How would you do that? Just keep em in a bag?

 

[bunjiweb]

Just a big bag would probably work. If you have an air pump use it to pump air into the water / bag before you seal it.

Ben

 

[cat.fish]

i agree with what bunjiweb said

 

[wrs]

I read that you cant take fish in airplanes. They make you flush them. But in a magazine I read, Aquarium Fish, August issue, some girl took her fish w/her and lied that she dumped it. It was a betta btw, and took it through the x-ray and lived.

 

[treefrog]

When I was at the Texas Cichlid show several of the "guest speakers" took auction fish home as carryon luggage.

Don't know the regulations, just call the airline.