Moving with my comets

Hi everyone!
We are moving about a block away. We have 2 comets in a 29 gallon tank.
One is 4 years old and about 8 inches long with tail and the other one
is only about 1 year old and about 6 inches long with tail. I would
appreciate any advice you have on the best way to move them. Should i
use a large net to catch them? And how long can they stay in a plastic
tub until the tank is set back up?
Thank you all very much!!!!
And Blaze and Spike thank-you!!!

Moving only a block away??? hmmmm. If it were me, and I'm not the guru like
Ingrid or Geezer,

I would hand catch them (not a net) and move them into a bucket of fresh, day
old water... This means you fill a bucket the day before and let it age before
you put the loved ones in... Make sure you match the water temperature. Get
two of those 5 gal buckets from Home Depot. They work nicely, and then when
you are done, you can return them for a refund. ; ) While they are in the
bucket, have an airstone in it for air, and put a couple of their fave toys in
- but not so many it takes up the whole thing. For us, we put one of their PVC
tubes in to hide or play... Move the fish to the other awaiting bucket every
day. It's a real pain to swap buckets daily, but they will stay well until
they finish "moving" too...

Magic menagerie wrote:

Moving only a block away??? hmmmm. If it were me, and I'm not the guru like
Ingrid or Geezer,

I would hand catch them (not a net) and move them into a bucket of fresh, day
old water... This means you fill a bucket the day before and let it age before
you put the loved ones in... Make sure you match the water temperature. Get
two of those 5 gal buckets from Home Depot. They work nicely, and then when
you are done, you can return them for a refund. ; ) While they are in the
bucket, have an airstone in it for air, and put a couple of their fave toys in
- but not so many it takes up the whole thing. For us, we put one of their PVC
tubes in to hide or play... Move the fish to the other awaiting bucket every
day. It's a real pain to swap buckets daily, but they will stay well until
they finish "moving" too...

I concur with Magic, although I would ensure the "new" water for the bucket
(which should be as large as possible) is the same temperature as the water
in the aquarium and that the PH is the same. If PH is different, stabalise
with some tank water.

Empty tank of water, and move. You might want to take filter media and soak in
tank water, so as not to dry out. Set tank up in new house first thing and
re-introduce fish.

at the new location Fill up a big (new or very clean) rubbermaid tub or garbage can
with enough water to fill your tank, drop in the normal conditioners, drop in an
airstone and let it age overnight.
2. Day of the move get a clean bucket, fill with tank water, drop in an airstone and
move the fish over.
3. Empty the tank of water. There are almost no useful bacteria in the tank water so
it is pointless to break your back schlepping water. The good biobugs live in your
filter and sides of your tank. If there are just filters, give them a good swish in
the tank water once the fish are outta there. Then put the whole filter into a clean
garbage bag and tie it tight to prevent drying out. If there is gravel, clean it in
treated water and use zip lock baggies (heavy duty). Dont clean the tank out.
4. Load the tank up, take it to the new house, put in the gravel, fill with the aged
water, get the filter going, drop in the airstone and let it run until the water is
clear. Now go get the fish.
5. The BEST way to move fish is in a heavy duty plastic bag. They dont loose
scales, dont get knocked around. Any fish over 5 inches needs its own plastic bag.
Only put enough water over the fish in the bag to cover it to a depth of twice the
height of the fish. Blow up the bag with air, twist the bag closed TIGHTLY, fold the
twisted top down and rubber band it. It should be tight as a drum. The reason is it
is easy for a fish to get caught in a fold and not be able to move the gills and
breath. The low amount of water will slosh nicely aerating the water with the air in
the bag. The longer the move, the bigger the bag, the more air, the fewer fish. If
the move will take more than a couple hours Amquel or other ammonia neutralizing
stuff can be added to the bag water.
6. When you get to the new house open the bag and IMMEDIATELY move the fish out of
the bag into the tank. DO NOT open and let it float, DO NOT mix bag and tank water
or it will fry the gills of the fish. DO NOT dump the bag water into the tank.
7. Dont clean the filter until it has been set up for 4 or 5 days after the move.

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Hi everyone!
We are moving about a block away. We have 2 comets in a 29 gallon tank.
One is 4 years old and about 8 inches long with tail and the other one
is only about 1 year old and about 6 inches long with tail. I would
appreciate any advice you have on the best way to move them. Should i
use a large net to catch them? And how long can they stay in a plastic
tub until the tank is set back up?
Thank you all very much!!!!
And Blaze and Spike thank-you!!!




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