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Duct Girlie
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I am going to college and its a 6 hour drive. I want to bring my one fish with, I believe he is a goldfish. What would be the best way to drive in the car while bringing my fish?
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runfortheanimals3k
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you really care that much about a fish? I guess you would have to hold it in a fish bowl or put it next to you. At fairs and carnivals, they usually give you a fish in a big plastic bag.
I plan on doing the same with my 1 goldfish hun, but mines an 11 hour drive. fro all the research ive done this is what i came up with:
(i have 10gal tank so its prob easier for my)
1) dont feed the fish for 2 days before departure, this will reduce the chance of intestinal-related disease in the stress of moving. also he wont pollute his water on the trip. (u may want to do a cleaning and water change the day before too)
2) empty the tank to the point that you can carry it safely (im gonna pour out 5 gallons into a fresh home depo bucket so that i dont have to give him 50% new water when i get there, you may want to do something similar but if its a huge tank, put the fish in 5 gal buckets each)
3) remove decorations from the tank and keep them wet in their own tank water in sealed bags or buckets.
4) get an ac adapter for the airpump so you can keep the water oxygenated in the trip (also if theyre tropical get one for the heater too)
5) put some sort of covering (but not a SEAL) on the top of the tank/containers so that water wont splash out, but air from the air pump can still circulate out.
i think thats all i came up with. its gonna be traumatic for the little guy, so try to keep everything in the tank stable before u leave, and make sure u put back everything (including HIS water, not tap water) soon as you get there. best of luck
(i have 10gal tank so its prob easier for my)
1) dont feed the fish for 2 days before departure, this will reduce the chance of intestinal-related disease in the stress of moving. also he wont pollute his water on the trip. (u may want to do a cleaning and water change the day before too)
2) empty the tank to the point that you can carry it safely (im gonna pour out 5 gallons into a fresh home depo bucket so that i dont have to give him 50% new water when i get there, you may want to do something similar but if its a huge tank, put the fish in 5 gal buckets each)
3) remove decorations from the tank and keep them wet in their own tank water in sealed bags or buckets.
4) get an ac adapter for the airpump so you can keep the water oxygenated in the trip (also if theyre tropical get one for the heater too)
5) put some sort of covering (but not a SEAL) on the top of the tank/containers so that water wont splash out, but air from the air pump can still circulate out.
i think thats all i came up with. its gonna be traumatic for the little guy, so try to keep everything in the tank stable before u leave, and make sure u put back everything (including HIS water, not tap water) soon as you get there. best of luck
GrayCat777
New member
clean (without detergents!!!!) beach cooler with water from oiginal fish tank will definitely do the trick. The more water you got the more chance fish gets
There's a neat little portable air pump that can be purchased for about 10-12 dollars and runs on batteries. Nice to have in power failures, as well. Run an airline from the portable pump into the cooler where you have the fish. You wouldn't have to turn it on for about the first 2 hours or so.