Transporting Fish?

[laxdudeee]

Hello everyone, I am quite new to this process but am eager to start it. I go to school 2 hours away however and am worried about transporting my tank. It is only a 5 gallon tank but would it be as easy as transferring some water to a 1 gallon jug from the tank and covering it with, say, a paper bag?

Does anybody have experience with this? I am going to get my supplies today so wish me luck and thanks for any information you can provide.

 

[TLM4x4]

I would think with a tank that small you could drain it half way, maybe put a garbage bag over the top and put it on the floor board of your car in transport with no probs...good luck!

 

[laxdudeee]

that is also what I was thinking, thanks.

 

[Pure]

Yup that would be the easiest way to do it. This should not be tried with anything larger than a 10 gal. Anything bigger and you risk stressing the seams and later causing leaks.

 

[cybersymes]

hey there...
i moved a 3 gallon tank in my pickup...
[i was able to pop it on the back]...
drained some water out...drove slowly...
no worries...the fish were stirred...not shaken.

 

[Lotus]

Just make sure you take out any ornaments (caves/castles/pillars) that could possibly fall on the fish or squash it against the side of the tank.

 

[cybersymes]

Just make sure you take out any ornaments (caves/castles/pillars) that could possibly fall on the fish or squash it against the side of the tank.

yikes...good point...i totally forgot that...

 

[CAPSLOCK]

What I've done with my 2.5g is about like that, except I put the lid back on over the plastic bag... it holds the bag on there, and you don't have to find somewhere to transport the lid. Actually, I leave the HOB filter and heater right in/on there when I transport it, so it all travels in one happy package.