Transporting a Firemouth

[powellmacaque]

I'm transporting a Firemouth 6 hours away. Should it be fine in a gallon jug?

 

[I Ate A Cake]

How big is it?

If you could, I would personally get the standard 5G bucket, wrapped in blankets/towels to avoid heat loss.

 

[powellmacaque]

It's a mid-sized juvie. Only about 4 months old, about 3 inches long.

 

[steelshade]

Multiple gallons would be better. More oxygen and won't loose heat as quickly. Get a small bottle of Seachem Stress Gaurd and add some to the water.

 

[MySpace Mike]

Don't forget to stop for a second and stir the top of the water creating more oxygen into the bucket. I moved my fish and it took 12 hours, but when I stopped for gas I would stir the top of the water and do a small water change to help out removing ammonia and stuff i nthe water.

 

[bgcoop8784]

just use a cooler, keeps the temp stable, more water, and also has a lid so nothing splashes.

 

[powellmacaque]

I ended up using the cooler idea.

Here's something related, but a bit off topic:

I had to move the fish because it was getting beat up in its old tank. I moved it to a 10 gallon (temporarily). How long do I have to setup another (bigger) tank before the 10 gallon harms this fish?

 

[froglover007]

You probably don't have that long. I would say you have a couple months at most. Just remember, a smaller tank won't necessarily harm the fish physically as long as water is kept in check. Just make sure that you get a 30 gal. or more so the fish is happy.

 

[powellmacaque]

I definitely plan on getting at least 30 gallons, and I'll definitely keep the water in check. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't stunting growth or anything by keeping it in there.

 

[RDTigger]

I have 2 juvies about this size...in a 30G..

They are territorial and it not big enough for them. Maybe more numbers wouold help aggression, but the smaller of the 2 is getting pretty beat up..