How Long Can Fish Stay In The Bag??
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redimpala01
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Originally Posted by NanoKid
The title pretty much says it all
my lfs says about 2 hrs, but you never know he says it all depends on the fish
The title pretty much says it all
my lfs says about 2 hrs, but you never know he says it all depends on the fish
coraljunky
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If its full of oxygen, 12hrs+. People overnight ship livestock all the time.
redimpala01
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Originally Posted by coraljunky
If its full of oxygen, 12hrs+. People overnight ship livestock all the time.
thanks you cleared that up for me. I am relatively new to sw. So 12+ hrs huh? My lfs sucks
If its full of oxygen, 12hrs+. People overnight ship livestock all the time.
nanokid
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well i gotta take the fish its a dottyback its purple and yellow and i got 2 damels too. I got them at like 6.30 today and im getting to my school at 6.45AM. You think they will live? I have a tank at the school because im in aquatic science and i knew i had to take this class because i know so much about aquatics now that i have been in this hobby for 3 years now.
angelman
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Depends.
How was the fish bagged?
Simple, with an elastic band or was the bag filled with air and then sealed tight with a clip type device?
If the latter, they are shipped in that manner and can go a day to two.
If the first method is used, I wouldn't trust it for more than a couple of hours.
How was the fish bagged?
Simple, with an elastic band or was the bag filled with air and then sealed tight with a clip type device?
If the latter, they are shipped in that manner and can go a day to two.
If the first method is used, I wouldn't trust it for more than a couple of hours.
new2salt1
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Using a 5 gallon painter's bucket with 3 gallons of water and slits in the top is much much better than bagging it.
If you are driving to school, there is no reason I can see to bag it.
Make sure the bucket is well sealed/well ventilated, and NO LR WITH THE FISH!!! Sliding rocks or corals could injure/kill the fish and/or coral.
Good luck.
BTW, is this a college class??
If you are driving to school, there is no reason I can see to bag it.
Make sure the bucket is well sealed/well ventilated, and NO LR WITH THE FISH!!! Sliding rocks or corals could injure/kill the fish and/or coral.
Good luck.
BTW, is this a college class??
nanokid
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New2Salt Thank you so much and everyone else 4 helping me and o yea new2salt thank you for the advice. I didnt even get a chance to read ur comment because i have school in the morning at 7:30AM well thats when it starts but i got there at 6:45AM and i just left them in the bag but they are in the tank at my school now and the school is like 5 min away and yes i do drive to school and im loving it instead of goin on that HOTTT bus in the morning and afterschool. Been goin through that for 2 years till i got my first car. No im in highschool, Junior year for me. Ill take pics of my tank at school to share with yall what I got in my tank so far. Tank been set up for about 2 months now.
