Kordon Breathable bags (Shipping Question)

[GoVols1983]

I am considering shipping a pair of Picasso clowns from TN to CA, and need some advice on proper shipping. Does anyone have experience with Kordon Breathable bags or have any packaging and shipping advice?

 

[GoVols1983]

Nobody has any feedback on shipping fish? Come on, help a brother out.

 

[KJAG]

Nobody has any feedback on shipping fish? Come on, help a brother out.

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I don't ship fish, but personally have had zero issues shipping with standard bags. Maybe some guys a little more savvy on shipping fish will chime in.

 

[GoVols1983]

Anyone else have any recommendations?

 

[oceanparadise1]

wish i could help but ive never shipped a fish.

BUMP for some help, come on guys!

 

[GoVols1983]

Where do I get regular shipping bags?

 

[alex_moua]

i would go to a local fish store and ask if you could get a cupple bags and multi-layer them, but then but the bag upside down each time you use a diffrent bag that way the fish doesnt get smashed in a corner of the bag while getting shipped, ill consider some heat packs that will last a day or two

 

[RacinRevo0818]

40 hour heat packs, kordon bags if available, insulated cooler and you should be set. Might ask alpha corals for any tips? I know some places will put oxygen in bags. Maybe a few drops of prime to keep ammonia build up down. Also I believe my clowns came individually bagged. Definitely try to have the fish picked up from distribution hub so there not exposed to weather.

 

[PaulKreider]

I'v never shipped fish but I've had them shipped to me.... Seems to rough them up quite a lot.

 

[GHill762]

Here's my understanding, you don't want the bag to breathe. Fish produce toxic ammonia. But the pH drops from lack of fresh air, and this makes ammonia less toxic to fish. That's also a reason some people just temp acclimate fish and drop them in. Once you open the bag the clock is ticking.

 

[bct15]

Here's my understanding, you don't want the bag to breathe. Fish produce toxic ammonia. But the pH drops from lack of fresh air, and this makes ammonia less toxic to fish. That's also a reason some people just temp acclimate fish and drop them in. Once you open the bag the clock is ticking.

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