SPUD - fish bags or bucket?

[hellohefalump]

I'm moving house and I'm wondering if I should put my fully grown tetraodon suvatti (arrowhead puffer) in a bucket and take him in the front of the van with me, or put him in three or four layers of fish bag and put him in the polystyrene boxes with everyone else with a layer of newspaper to stop him seeing the other fishes and trying to attack them? The journey is two hours, so I'm guessing he'll be in the bag/bucket 3-4 hours by the time I've set the tanks back up.

Also, if I put him in a bucket can he go in with two large goldfish (8/9"approx) or does he need a separate bucket? because the goldies and common plec are travelling by bucket...

 

[SirMinion]

When we took our seven inch Fahaka to Paul's, we double-bagged him in extra strong koi fishbags, then put him in a black bucket and covered him.
The journey was just over an hour and Cookie was fine.

 

[hellohefalump]

When we took our seven inch Fahaka to Paul's, we double-bagged him in extra strong koi fishbags, then put him in a black bucket and covered him.
The journey was just over an hour and Cookie was fine.

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thanks sir! where do you get extra strong koi bags? lfs?

Would three or four normal fish bags do the job just as well? or are koi bags massive?

 

[SirMinion]

Koi bags are huge, yes. Most LFSs will give you a couple for free.

The best way to double bag a fish and avoid corners that can trap and kill a fish is to first bag the fish as usual, leaving plenty of room for air. tie and/or elastic band the top very securely

Then turn the bagged fish upside down (slowly and gently) so that the tied end is down and place it in the second bag and tie it off.
voila! no nasty corners!

 

[hellohefalump]

I've got them! wow they're big! thanks for all the advice sir!