I've always shipped with a little bit of activated carbon and zoelite in the bag. It also doesn't hurt to pump a little O2 into the bag rather than just plain air.
Whats the best shipping for live fish?
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What are some good signs to put on the box? Like fragile or do not freeze or FRAGILE!! LIVE FISH! or something like that?
Check the USPS rules, but i'm pretty sure they don't allow you to ship live animals/fish. So, putting LIVE FISH would be trouble. Most people who ship USPS either write PERISHABLE KEEP PRESSURIZED AND AT ROOM TEMPERATURE or WATER SAMPLES DO NOT FREEZE
I use the former, and I also write fragile if there's room.
I use the former, and I also write fragile if there's room.
^ what he said.
see if you can get a guarantee too.. it might cost a little extra, but if you can guarantee that they'll pay for it if they do something wrong, it would be a lot of weight off your mind. also, consider putting a styrofoam box inside another box with the bag of fish in the very center. the styrofoam will help "absorb" some of the forces that might shake the fish up.
also, they make gas permeable fish bags, so that oxygen and whatnot can still get in, but the water can't get out. this would be a good option so you can fill the whole bag with water (meaning the fish dont get sloshed around as easily)
see if you can get a guarantee too.. it might cost a little extra, but if you can guarantee that they'll pay for it if they do something wrong, it would be a lot of weight off your mind. also, consider putting a styrofoam box inside another box with the bag of fish in the very center. the styrofoam will help "absorb" some of the forces that might shake the fish up.
also, they make gas permeable fish bags, so that oxygen and whatnot can still get in, but the water can't get out. this would be a good option so you can fill the whole bag with water (meaning the fish dont get sloshed around as easily)
put "PERISHABLE KEEP PRESSURIZED AND AT ROOM TEMPERATURE"
like the other poster said. that would be your best bet.
like the other poster said. that would be your best bet.
that its none of their business.
or that it's your famous organic banana bread
your homemade cream soda.
home-canned beef stew
some sort of liquid homemade food would be best.
or that it's your famous organic banana bread
your homemade cream soda.
home-canned beef stew
some sort of liquid homemade food would be best.
