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Posted by NetMax on August 1, 2005, 7:23 pm
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>>In 3 weeks time I will be moving house to Plymouth, a journey that will
>>take me about 4 hours and I need some advice on how to transport my 4
>>Clown Loaches and one Red Tipped Shark. Can anyone tell me how I can
>>keep the oxygen levels and temperature high enough to stop them from
>>dying? If anyone can help me I will be very grateful.
>>
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> Don't feed them for a few days before, it keeps them from
> fowling the water. Then get the biggest freezer bags you can
> find and put the fish in individual bags with as much water as
> the bag can take.
Correction: 'as much *air* as the bag will hold'. The water quantity is
to keep them wet, and for a bit of thermal insulation as required. The
air provides the oxygen (air holds *much* more O2 than water).
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www.NetMax.tk
> Put the whole lot in one or more of those cool box / picnic
> hamper things and you should get through a 4 hour journey.
>
> Don't worry too much about temperature at this time of year.
> Tropical lakes can go down to 15C overnight, or even lower, as
> long as it's gradual, and the raise in temperature afterwards is
> gradual the fish will survive it.
>
> --
> Edward Cowling London UK
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> take me about 4 hours and I need some advice on how to transport my 4
> Clown Loaches and one Red Tipped Shark. Can anyone tell me how I can
> keep the oxygen levels and temperature high enough to stop them from
> dying? If anyone can help me I will be very grateful.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Em