How To Properly Bag Fish For Transport

[bae1994]

heres a quick and simple guide to bagging fish ready for transport i made

first of all you will need a fish bag most fish shops will sell them to you very cheaply

now fill so that when the bag is tied there will be 1/3rd water and 2/3rds air (use water from tank)

now lift the bag and check for leaks as even new bags can have pin prick holes in

now if the fish bag is rounded like the ones im using then dont worry but if it has corners then tape them up so its rounded

now place fish in the bag after rolling down the sides so that the fish is not bashed against the sides

now straighten the bag

now quickly close the top of thebag and twist the top so the bag is pressurized

now some may decide to tie the top of the bag however i find the best way is to fold over the twist and wrap a band around the twist untill its tight

now to double bag place the sealed bag in a bowl or steady counter top and slowly slide the a second bag over the top

now gently turn over the bag so the water and fish is now at the top of the bag and slide the sealed bag to the bottom of unsealed bag

now twist the top again

now turn over top and seal as before

now you have succesfully bagged a fish ready for transport

now some of may not be able to get the nack of closing the top DO NOT BE TEMPTED TO BLOW THE BAG UP WITH YOUR MOUTH

so you may choose to use a air pump to fill with air

so fill with water so that the tied back will be filled with 1/3rd water and 2/3rds air

place air tube in bag and sqeeze the top tight around the tube

now allow to fill

once pressurized carry on as usual

 

[aly_starh]

should be pinned, i agree

 

[bae1994]

thanks

 

[Shred]

Purely out of interest, why is blowing it up with your mouth a bad thing?

 

[Tolak]

You are putting CO2 into the bag, the fish need O2.

 

[llamalord305]

You are putting CO2 into the bag, the fish need O2.

Ah, you beat me. I think I've seen some machines doing this, it's pretty cool.

 

[Oscar Betta]

Nice tutorial! I agree, this should be pinned. I may need it in a few months, and I don't want to have to look through pages and pages of topics.

 

[boost]

Nice tutorial, iv always tied mine tho, im all thumbs when it comes to bands

 

[bae1994]

thanks every one

 

[england]

Very good i always knot mine as awful with rubber bands

Also show how to box up them properally with heat pack's etc

 

[bae1994]

ive never boxed any fish before so maybe thats a job for you nelly lol as id giive the wrong advice

 

[england]

maybe when i get a chance

Easy really, what i do is wrap up each of the double bags in a few sheets of newspaper, then before line the box with newspaper and

place a heat pad at bottom of box, then place each fish bag in, all space left i cram full of screwed up newspaper tightly compacting

box, then on top another heat pad<in summer i only used one as fish i was sending were sub tropical...

If you can get the poly boxes from local fish shops or online, depending on fish your wishing to send get a box the appropiate size,


Then get name and adress and stick it so box does not have to be turned upside down, then also write in big bold lettering...

Live fish stock, please handle with care<keep this way up>

 

[bae1994]

yeah ill have a look into it then and probably do one

 

[Rezatii]

Usefull, should be pinned. I always use rubber bands, I'm shocking with tying knots -__-

-Rezz

 

[hensonc4098]

An interesting species of jellyfish you were posting near the end there