How long can fish live in the bag?

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i want to get a new fish tomorrow and it'll be about a 45 min trip for the fish so i wanted to know how long they can live in the bag?

 

[wocka]

im not sure but i remember hearing 48 hours

 

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does anyone know if Wocka is right

 

[flatzboy]

I the fish will do fine for 45 minutes but don't let him sit in the car with air off because it could get to hot.

 

[zap800]

well a pretty good lfs i go to said their small bags with pure o2 is good for 6 hrs and their big bags are good for 12hrs. i asked because this place is 2 hrs away from me so i didnt want to have any fish not make it.

 

[msd2]

45min should be no problem as long as they use O2. If not make sure it is a very large bag to bring the fish home in. And someone made a good point, climate control em, a cooler (not cooled) would be ideal if your in a high temp area. You can also hit them up to see if the have insulated boxes that you could have to transport. I get them from work from blood samples and it keeps the animals temp amazingly stable.

 

[bang guy]

I have shipped Clownfish without O2 and they were fine. Doesn't mean it was the best way but it worked.

 

[rbmount]

When they are shipped from SWF.com they are in bags for almost 24 hrs.

 

[squidd]

When I clean the "skum" out of my tank, I put them in bags on a table...
One time they tried "rolling" out a window...
I think they were trying to escape before my niece came over...:yes:
:hilarious