shipping fish

[bettagurl]

how do you ship a small pleco?
i have a very young pleco that i bought a few months ago(i didnt know anything about fish then)he is in a ten gallon right now,he's about 2 inches.i was planning on putting him in the classified adds for free,only to a good home,i dont want to give him to my any of my lfs's because they are all bad places to be a fish.i need help with the shipping,i think you do overnight,but how do you "package" a fish?i want him to have a good home,he had a very bad start in life(he is one of my rescues)and he has got so much persoality.
thanks

[kcooley]

half fill the bag with water. double bag with news paper in between each bag. put about 6-10 pages of newspaper around bag and put a heater pack underneath

[bettagurl]

where can i get a heater pack?

[fish_freak]

I wouldnt use a heater pack unless it will be somewhere very cold. That little bag will get hot enough in the back of a delvery truck. its still summer and warm in most parts of the country.

[bettagurl]

I wouldnt use a heater pack unless it will be somewhere very cold. That little bag will get hot enough in the back of a delvery truck. its still summer and warm in most parts of the country.
thanks
ill put him up some time soon,ill miss that baby. :(
but he needs to be somewhere that he can grow and live a long happy life,im going to try and make sure that he will go to a big tank(100gal at least)thanks for your responses.:)

[125gJoe]

I wouldnt use a heater pack unless it will be somewhere very cold. That little bag will get hot enough in the back of a delvery truck. its still summer and warm in most parts of the country.Good advice.
Most fish will not survive deilvery trucks. There might be a chance with next day (air) morning delivery, if you can get that service. Shipping next day is expensive...


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[Must4ng s4lly]

I ship fish every week so I might be able to help here.... I put about 3 to 1 air to water in the bag (Depending on fish size and bag size). I withhold food two days prior to shipping so the fish do not poo up their bag. I use styrofoam inserts in the box on all sides to keep the temp more moderated. I do use newspaper between each bag and I make sure they fit fairly snuggly to prevent flopping around.

I do not use any heat packs until the weather is really cool / cold...

I will go two day Priority or overnight. Do not use Dead Ex or DHL. They are really bad with on time delivery IMHO.


I hope this helps! :)

Oh to put air in the bag, I just use an airhose off one of my air pumps and I do double bag with rubber band ties....