Transporting BIG fish

[hi_zitz]

I have 3 blood parrots. One is 9'' the other two are 8'' and a smaller 4''. I am moving this week and have to board them at the local fish store (1 hour away) and have just about NO IDEA on how to get them there, or back for that matter. I was thinking of putting them in my 5 gallon bucket that I use to transport water into my tanks, but i'm not sure if this is a good idea (its a home depot all purpose bucket)... Any ideas?

 

[Snailguy101]

Well don't put him in a bucket Maybe you could put it like in a bag filled with air like they do at pet co or go to your local fish store and ask what to do

 

[tttnjfttt]

for the really big guys, possibly a brand new trash can? Anohter possibility would be to take your hospital tank and fill that up. A 5 gal bucket would be pretty small for a 9" fish.

I think whatever you do, you will probably have to fill the container in your car then add hte fish.

 

[Tolak]

I moved some larger plecs, 2 10" & an 8", in a couple of orange home depot buckets a while back. Fill half way with tank water, put a towel over the top once the fish are in. The towel keeps them from jumping, & makes it darker, which calms them. To keep the bucket warm, just wrap it with a blanket.

You could also use a large cooler, as long as it is clean. I've seen larger fish being sold at auctions, foam cooler & all.

Tolak

 

[Snailguy101]

I've heard of people using coolers I think that is the best way

 

[freddyk]

I agree with a cooler as the best way, but I'd still obtain some bags from the LFS that they use for big fish and put them in those first. Bags are much neater, you don't need to worry about water sloshing all over, and you can lock the bag with air in it. I personally don't move my fish without bags, it just makes too much sense.

 

[juanveldez]

I too would go with a large cooler and some extra large bags. and at the very least double bag them all, then with any extra space place empty bags filled with air so that they don't get tossed around.

 

[shuhu]

just remember to plan eveything, specially timing and having eveything on hand before getting them home. We had a bad experience with one parrot fish that was accidentally left on a bucket for over 2 hours along with 2 three spot gouramies, the parrot didn't made it