shipping fish

[fuzzybob4]

what is the best was to ship fish and keep them in a bag for like 3 hours?

[rookie reefer]

when i lived in florida a lived 2-3 hours away from my lfs they should be fine. just had them in a bag.

[EndlessSummer]

are you driving with them or actually shipping them? either way i like using styrofoam too. if im driving i open the bag every once in awhile to get some fresh air in.

[Loverotties]

Originally Posted by EndlessSummer

are you driving with them or actually shipping them? either way i like using styrofoam too.

[fuzzybob4]

driving.

[zero186]

yea i just bag and keep in a cooler to keep temp normal and drive as fast as the law lets me

[aquawolf]

Every LFS I visit is at least 2 hours away from me. I tell them how far I have to travel, and they bag it with extra water. I always bring my styrofoam cooler with me and place the bags in there for the ride home. I have never had any problems with them being in the bags for 4 or 5 hours even.

[yvr]

Fish are kept in bags for up to 36hrs or more when they are exported from their their collection stations. The fish are generally fasted for 3-5 days prior and are kept in bags supersaturated with oxygen though. A few hours in a large bag and a temperature controlled environment should be no problem. For rips longer then 7 hours I would make sure that the fish has not been fed recently.