Saltwater limit for carry on?

[cdw79]

I'm moving to Houston TX soon, and I've been slowly breaking the tank down. An LFS I know well in Houston agreed to hold several coral and fish for me while I set up my new tank, and I was planning on taking them through TSA this week. I've done this before with great success, but never with more than a few frags. Is there any kind of water limit I should be aware of? The hope was to bring a small torch colony, a fungia, a Wilsoni colony the size of my fist, and a clam, plus 3 fish, with everything in a styrofoam cooler in separate Tupperware, but I wasn't sure if I'd start to be approaching a maximum amount of water or something. Anyone have experience with this?

 

[exnisstech]

Not sure as I don't fly but it might easier just to overnight ship it to the store.

 

[Propane]

Not sure as I don't fly but it might easier just to overnight ship it to the store.

Good idea!

 

[PapaFishRocks]

I fly all the time for work. TSA can sometimes be cool and other times….not so much.

IMHO: Not worth the risk.
Just ship them.

And welcome to Houston! Lots of us reefers here.

For reference:
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/liquids-rule

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Not sure as I don't fly but it might easier just to overnight ship it to the store.

My employer it will be easier to ship the items PPS instead of bothering with the hell thats TSA. Other airlines offer something similar so check with whoever your flying with.

https://www.aacargo.com/ship/pps.html