My Shipping Experiment

First topic message reminder :

so i have long wondered what was the best way to ship fish so i went out and purchased some breather bags. i tried to ship some fish to fern and they did not make it. so in order to attempt to figure out what went wrong i propose the following experiment. i also measured out 3.5 cups of water every time.

i have randomly selected 3 fish for each bag. these fish are around 2.5" each and healthy. i will use water from the same tank every time as a control variable. bag one will just have water in it and will serve as the control. bag 2 will have 2 bag bubbies tablets, bag 3 dechlor/ stress coat for 10 gallons, bag 4 sink water with dechlor / stress coat for 10 gallons, bag 5 1 bag buddy tablet, and bag 6 is double bagged.

Bag # 1 Control
Bag # 2 2 bag buddies
Bag # 3 dechlor
Bag # 4 Sink water with dechlor
Bag # 5 1 bag buddy
Bag # 6 double bagged

i plan on opening the bag in two days to determine the results. i will keep you posted and if anyone has any suggestions on how i should change the experiment please let me know. also they were placed in 2 separate boxes in the same room and same location.

let the experiment begin.

They were double bagged (tied end going first into second bag). Also, the water was blue so I am not sure if he used some special water or some tablets that turned the water blue. He also shipped all the fish in a styrofoam container so that it would not get extremely hot.

Water is blue due to bag buddies.

so the standard way. how many per bag and how big was the bag? also how many days in transit?

Ok so what are the bag buddy's supposed to do? I've never seen them or used them, I've gotten fish with them and its still hit or miss

Did I miss Jill?

Holey Rock of Texas wrote:

so the standard way. how many per bag and how big was the bag? also how many days in transit?

I put 1 Tablet per bag...regardless of number of fish per bag.
REad the label...

No just the one sp44 decided he didn't want to live in FL

But I think vics take shipping harder than most

they produce O2 and calm the fish.

So the same concept as using 1/2 dose of stress coat and O2?

The fish actually took 2 1/2 days to get here. He shipped on Monday at 5 PM and I had to flag the UPS driver down today at 10 AM. I think that if I would have waited until 4 PM probably most all of the fish would have died in this heat.

Each front was bagged individually because some of the fronts were almost 4" long. He used those long tube bags with only half of the bag being filled. It weighed around 35 Lbs total in the styrofoam container.

nice. sounds like he did it the currect way but a little long on the shipping.

airball2006 wrote:

Today I received my Gibb Ikola. The person sent me 14 and 6 ended up dying. They were all bagged the same way; yet 8 made it and 6 didn't. I guess sometime it also depends on the strength of the fish.

Good thing the seller is going to reimburse me for the dead fish.

I will not send 4" fish on a two day freight.
How much did you pay on shipping if I may ask.

Same day Airfreight is the best method of shipping for Big fishes.

same day is the best way for any fish!!!!!

yep AIR CARGO RULES!!!!

Good luck on your experiment!! i hope you find the right way to ship them.. i heard that air cargo is one of the best way to ship stuff..

khrister wrote:

airball2006 wrote:

Today I received my Gibb Ikola. The person sent me 14 and 6 ended up dying. They were all bagged the same way; yet 8 made it and 6 didn't. I guess sometime it also depends on the strength of the fish.

Good thing the seller is going to reimburse me for the dead fish.

I will not send 4" fish on a two day freight.
How much did you pay on shipping if I may ask.

Same day Airfreight is the best method of shipping for Big fishes.

I didn't pay much. I think it was $20. This was the main reason why I bought these fish from this person. Shipping was reasonable and guaranteed. I would definitely buy more fish from him because he also takes accountability for the health of the fish and packaging regardless of which method they are shipped in.

I have always been scared to have fish shipped to me thats why I have never had fish shipped to me.