Re: [GSAS-Member] Albino in a bucket

[Laurel Larsen <laurelthequeen@gmail.com>]

Bagged fish generally have more movement, thus more oxygenation, and  
if fish are bagged for long periods of time, they are usually sedated  
(which reduces need for o2) and bag buddies which I believe not only  
bind nitrogen but release o2 into the water.


On Oct 18, 2009, at 11:38 AM, Erik Olson wrote:

> Hmm, now that doesn't make sense... if same number of fish, keeping  
> in an
> environment with at least as much water & more air-to-water surface  
> should
> be far less stressful than the closed environment of the bag.  There  
> must
> be another variable at work.
>
> On Sun, 18 Oct 2009, Jeff Schulstrom wrote:
>
>> No problem leaving fish in a closed bag for 24 hrs, but leaving em  
>> in a
>> 5 gallon bucket, I have noticed the fishes were starting to gasp on  
>> the
>> water surface after a few hrs, depends on how many fishes are in it.
>> It is safer and less riskier to use an airstone or sponge filter than
>> having to check on em every hr..
>>
>> So, in tupperwares, were they sealed or not?
>>
>>
>> GoBlueCichlids
>> www.wolverinecichlids.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com>
>> To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat <gsas-member@thekrib.com 
>> >
>> Sent: Sat, October 17, 2009 11:10:18 PM
>> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Albino in a bucket
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> When I collected wild fish in the amazon, we just put them in  
>> tupperware
>> containers and did water changes 1-2 times a day.  No problems  
>> keeping
>> them alive and that was for a week at least.
>>
>> I have also seen folks at the conventions keep them that way as well.
>> Some bring airstones and pumps.
>>
>> I bring tupperware, dechlorinator, and just change water daily.  Or  
>> put
>> them in breather bags as well.   Most fish shipped take more than a  
>> day or
>> so and do okay.
>>
>> Glad you found a solution.
>>
>> Kathy Olson
>>
>>
>>
>
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