Moving Fish

"Heather" wrote in message
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Thanks KL,
I take it you drained them down to prevent spillage?

Yes and to make them light enough to carry. One was a 55g tank.

Should I take out all
the gravel and transport that separately, ? it would cut down on the
weight.

We left the gravel in, with just enough water to cover the fish's backs.

and give the fish more water.
How low did you go? in relation to the depth of the fish?

The remaining water just covered their dorsal fins. If your fish are large
you can put them to something else to move them. Something like a cheap
tote from Wal*Mart or K-Mart.

And why did you wrap them in blankets?

To keep the glass from getting scratched or cracked.

were they tropical?

Most were goldfish. A few were tropicals but I moved in early summer so it
was warm here.

mines cold water.
Unfortunately I'm travelling from the west of Ireland to London, England,
about 500 miles at a very rough guess.

That's a long trip. I would put them in a plastic tote with a battery
powered airstone. Bring extra batteries. When I moved from New York to TN
I sold my fish rather than try and move them 1000 miles.
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KL....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
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