Transporting a Betta

nerdyguy83

nerdyguy83

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Here's the situation: I'm in eastern Pennsylvania for the month. My parents are taking care of my tank back in Erie (western PA). I've been home once, and the tank is doing fine under their care. I found a little pet store here that has the most gorgeous male bettas I have ever seen, and they are selling then for a dollar cheaper than they sell the sad looking little females at Petsmart. I wanted to start up a 2.5 gallon when I got home with a betta, some java moss, and a couple snails. I have the filter and cultured sponges and mature gravel all ready to go back home (the stuff has been cycling in my main tank). The drive home will be around 5 hours. Will the little guy be ok in his cup of water (this place keeps them in cups that are about 3x the size of the ones you usually see in a chain) for the ride home? Should I load it up with Ammo Lock? Are there any other precautions I should take like poking air holes in the top of the cup?
 
Air holes are a good idea. Other than that, he should be just fine in the cup for that period of time. Just be sure he doesn't get too cold from air conditioning or too warm if you don't turn the air conditioning on. It was a scorcher across the northeast today! Maybe get a floating thermometer so you can watch his temp?
 
Think about how long he would spend in the cup before being sold. He should be fine in the cup, just make sure it doesn't tip over.
 
If you fill a box with packing peanuts or shredded paper, etc, you could put the container you're transporting him in securely into the box with less chance the container could roll over and you'd get insulation to boot.
I do this, (box with packing peanuts) when I'm driving fish home from my LFS to help minimize movement of the bags and help hold a consistent temp. I usually toss a light cloth over the top as well to block any light to keep their stress down as well.
 
i won both of my bettas at a New Jersey shore boardwalk. it then went all the way up to Bayonne, NJ. And finally, it took another trip back to my home in Queens, NY. they went through a lot of traveling but they made it. Im sure your betta wouldn't even know it was being transported.
 
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