I ordered a couple of fish and a frag from a store I've done business with before. They did their thing and got the package to the shipper. Long story very short: Shipment was supposed to go overnight priority but it took 5 days, arriving this past Monday.
Blame has already been resolved here--the shipping company had the package in their possession the entire time and failed to move it along, despite the overnight priority shipping method. The store and I have a good rapport so that relationship is not at issue.
Anyway, the contents seem to have survived, which I attribute to the relatively cool weather between point of sale and destination and a whole lotta luck. One of the fish was none the worse for wear. The second took until this morning to start looking normal but he's looking much improved, eating and likely to survive. The frag is still stressed but seems to have turned around.
My question: Can fish and frags typically withstand being in multilayered plastic bags that long??? I thought after a couple of days they would be soup.
I'd love to hear your experiences!
Thanks,
Jim
Blame has already been resolved here--the shipping company had the package in their possession the entire time and failed to move it along, despite the overnight priority shipping method. The store and I have a good rapport so that relationship is not at issue.
Anyway, the contents seem to have survived, which I attribute to the relatively cool weather between point of sale and destination and a whole lotta luck. One of the fish was none the worse for wear. The second took until this morning to start looking normal but he's looking much improved, eating and likely to survive. The frag is still stressed but seems to have turned around.
My question: Can fish and frags typically withstand being in multilayered plastic bags that long??? I thought after a couple of days they would be soup.
I'd love to hear your experiences!
Thanks,
Jim