Re: cold fish

[IDMiamiBob <IDMiamiBob@aol.com>]

In a message dated 98-01-14 13:03:42 EST, you write:

<< After the second day I was noticing problems with some of the fish. I then
> realized they could survive better in a bag put in a fish box, somewhat like
> getting them ready to ship. I spent about 10 hours bagging all the pairs,
> groups, singles and fry. The adults lasted much longer than the fry and our
> outage was only 62 hrs total. I put the fish in the bags with fresh water
> that had a dechlorinating chemical in it. I lost 99% of all my fry from the
> apistos, my adults did survive, A. cacatuoides, A. macmasteri, A. 'Rio
> Tefe', A. rotpunkt, A. borellii, A. juruensis, A. hongsloi. The problem I
> found was leaving them in their tanks with their filters with no air going
> to the tanks. The bacteria in the sponges died off and started poisioning
> the tanks. (FWIW)
> 
> Kaycy
  >>
This is a solid idea, one worth remembering.  I have had fish in bags for up
to a week when moving cross country.  As long as the temperature doesn't rise
above 76F, the oxygen content and exchange rate through the bag will be
adequate, unless you overpack.

Bob