Moving/Transporting Fish & Invertebrates Information
Are you planning to move your aquarium and its inhabitants? How about buying livestock through a mail order supplier online? Before moving or transporting saltwater fishes and invertebrates near or far, learn about how to plan ahead for the move, what questions to ask a shipper, and be prepared to handle whatever transit issue may come along to insure the animals arrive safely and in good health.
This introduction for making plans to pack-up and move aquarium pets covers some important questions you need to ask yourself first about WHY you are going to move them before doing so. Once you have evaluated your particular moving situation, just follow the
easy how to pack-up and move aquarium pets step-by-step instructions provided, which is a simple and safe way do it in most any situation.
When having to move and transport aquarium pets to a new location, when placed into a container where they are freely-swimming about together with no cover present, harassment and fighting will occur amongst some species. To avoid this problem, here is an easy way to pack-up and keep the animals separated during transit.
When deadly hurricanes, severe flooding, or other types of threatening weather conditions are coming your way, it may be necessary to evacuate in a hurry. People prepare and take with them all the necessities a family will need for the time they will be away, including their loved pets such as cats, dogs, exotic or other animals. But, what do you do with fresh or saltwater aquarium pets? Should you pack them up as well? The answer is yes you can, but many things need to be considered first.
Are you thinking about ordering fish or other livestock by mail order? Before you do so, take the time to read these valuable packing and shipping consideration tips your About Guides have compiled from 10 years experience shipping live saltwater animals.
Detailed information from Debbie and Stan about how to move fish and tanks either short or long distances, such as from the LFS to home, across town, to a nearby state, a state across the country, and even to an international location.
From the Suite101.com Articles Archive, this article by Winston Vaughan Schoenfeld addresses the basic concerns for transporting fish during a move across town, up to 24 hours, and even further.
Although this information in the FINS Aquaria FAQs contributed by Timothy Shimeall about moving a tank and the fish pertains to a freshwater aquarium, much of it applies to saltwater set ups as well.
From WetWebMedia, this article by Robert Fenner outlines how to move and re-setup an aquarium, including a list of materials and tools needed to do so.
