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Originally Posted by volleyballgk  Question though...how do you move fish? Do you keep them in the tank or put them in something? |
You can't really leave the fish in the tank unless you are moving a very small tank a very short distance...i.e. when I moved my 10 gal Betta tank from the bedroom to the living room, so I drained until only 1/4 of the water was left and just picked it up.
Moving tanks 6 hrs away is not for the faint of heart, lol. Basically I had two coolers, and filled ziploc bags (1/2 gal) halfway with tank water, then caught the fish and put them in the bags, and the bags in the coolers. Then I put the filter media in ziploc bags with water (can't let it dry out or you risk cycling your tank). Then I took out the driftwood from the bigger tank and triple bagged it in a trash bag, and took out all the live plants, wrapped them in wet paper towels by species, bagged them, and put them in a third cooler. Then I drained both tanks and scooped out the substrate, which was bagged (also needs to stay wet) or put into a bucket and covered. Then it was just a matter of collecting all the equipment (heaters, thermometers, lights, food...etc.), putting bubble wrap around the 29 gal, and loading it all into the car...only to reverse the process 6 hours later in Illinois, haha. But every single fish survived, even the Rams which are rather delicate.
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Originally Posted by digits mama Kim looks so cute proped up against the seat..haha |
Haha...the poor girl was stuck there, because shortly after that pic she stepped over the seatbelt...I had to unhook her and the seatbelt then reattach to free her. Crazy dog...
