need help keeping big fish during big move

[zot@semilog.org]

Hello All,

I just joined last month --  I am moving to Seattle around early 
September.  from NH.

I am planning on keeping my electric catfish Sparky.  Two of us will be 
driving across the country when it's hot out, with my geriatric 
cat-mammal.  Keeping the 10.5" long (standard length) monster in a 
5-gal bucket at a tolerable temperature and good water quality as well 
would be a bit much.  Especially since we do not have an apartment 
lined up yet, and would be staying with friends or family for the first 
few days.

Is there anyone on the list who would be willing and able to keep a 
large fish, unsuitable to a community tank, for at least 10 days and at 
most a month?

She is in a 65-gal tank right now, but would most likely be fine in a 
Rubbermaid tote or a somewhat smaller tank for such a short time.
She does discharge her electric organ when she feels threatened (say, 
when stupid owners touch her back "to see what happens").  But she 
isn't especially aggressive, and lets me pet her snout without fear or 
self-defense.  Especially when I'm feeding her.
(BTW, the bigger the tank, the smaller the shock you feel.)

I would ship things like food in the Fed-Ex box with her, along with 
whichever accessories like whisper-filters or water treatments you 
wanted, and of course re-imburse you for anything else she needed that 
I don't send.
And getting her out of your tank and back in mine is very high on my 
priority list once I arrive -- directly after renting an apartment.

Thanks, and looking forward to the meetings in the fall,
Steff

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Stephanie Zimsen
16 Elm St West
West Lebanon, NH  03784  USA
zot * at * semilog.org

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