Moving...

[dollsteak]

I have like 2 gouramis, bottom feeder, 3 rasboras and two gold barbs. Im moving somewhere three hours away and im wondering whats the best way to do this

 

[unwritten law]

just bag them, three hours isnt too long... keep them in a cooler so the bags stay relatively warm as you set the tank up again.

 

[BlueStraggler]

Hey unwritten, I was wondering about this too.
Do you know the best way to keep the beneficial bacteria alive? Will they die off quickly in the absence of water/air flow?
Thanks in advance for anyone who knows.

 

[unwritten law]

just keep it wet.. i have a canister filter so im just gonna keep it full when i move my tank downstairs... or just in a bucket of tank water

 

[dollsteak]

how many fish per bag?

 

[BlueStraggler]

I'd say one per bag...you're moving 3 hours and that means waste will accumulate in the bag for 3 hours. Better to subject one fish to little waste than several to larger amounts.

 

[unwritten law]

depends on the size of the fish/bag... etc.

 

[BlueStraggler]

maybe you could put the rasboros in one, the barbs in one, the bf in another but if I were you I'd give the gouramis a bag of their own.

 

[dollsteak]

how do you get rid of fish you dont like

 

[unwritten law]

take them to a friend or to petco

 

[dollsteak]

is petco the only place that accepts them?

 

[Chris_A]

just keep it wet.. i have a canister filter so im just gonna keep it full when i move my tank downstairs... or just in a bucket of tank water

I would not recommend this actually... If the bacteria are kept submerged it really doesn't take long for them to use up the O2. Your best bet for any length of time is to just keep them moist. For a canister with quick connects (any other than the "new" style fluval/Eheim anyway) the easiest way is to simply drain the water and close the quick connects. For HOB's and Bio-wheels just put the damp pieces in a zip loc and *don't* push out the air.

Also for the substrate, the best way is moist as well. Rubbermaid containers and/or garbage bags are the easiest that I've found. Again, just try to have only a little water in there.

Chris

 

[Chris_A]

is petco the only place that accepts them?

Try Big Al's on 99th st and 34th ave (right around there anyway). You probably won't get anything for them but they more than likely will take them. Just give them a call first and ask for Michael (fish room manager) or David (assistant FRM).

There's no Petco's in Alberta, to my knowledge there aren't any in western Canada actually. Not sure about anything east of Manitoba though.

Chris

 

[unwritten law]

I'm just gonna move my tank downstairs so I should be okay with just disconnecting the filter. I'm still gonna need to drain the tank and take out fish though since it's gonna be way heavy.

 

[jo3olous]

As a last resort, always painlessly euthanize rather than releasing into the wild. Bagging them seperately for a few hours should be just fine though

 

[dollsteak]

i have a crush on you chrisss u know eeverryythinngg!! Im moving to calgary today by the way so I dont know what all i can do today

 

[dollsteak]

im going to be transporting my water in a big bucket, should i put my fish in there?