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darren
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Re: How to ship goldfish?
« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2010, 03:29:08 AM » |
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2 litres of water, add fish (which haven't been fed for the last 3 days), 3 litres of oxygen (pet shop may have oxygen or a person with gas welding gear may fill your bag), twist bag and seal with 2 rubber bands, double bag, place in cardboard box lined with a quarter of an inch of news paper top, bottom and all 4 sides (to prevent penetration of courier parcel handlers hooks) tape up box, address, label "live fish" and send. Note water temperature affects fish metabolism/oxygen consumption rate so cool down and/or use a white box if weather v hot. Also don't ship fish with a full belly or they could get burnt gills from xs unprocessed ammonia. No weed in with fish as it could act like a barrier as they slosh around. Fish are totally safe as the water is not compressible, oxygen level will be at maximum so they dont even have to pump their gills while in transit. Adjust water volume and oxygen to suit length of journey and number of fish holidaying. A couple of fish would last about 10 days before they will run out of oxygen and start gulping at the surface.
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