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Title: WHAT DO I NEED TO MOVE FISH
Post by: fishguy420 on February 16, 2013, 10:05:40 PM

today i left caro mi and came up to gaylord.I had bought 2 really nice peacocks 1 was a blueberry and the other was a really nice ob peacock well only 1 of them made it home and i spent 20 dollars on them both the ob died

Title: Re: WHAT DO I NEED TO MOVE FISH
Post by: vaudeville on February 16, 2013, 10:25:29 PM

It happens to all of us
Not to say we are not bummed
It could be nothing you did but just the all day stress on the fish

I guess one suggestion is to rebag before going home
Tony is the pro at this and always full of it I mean suggestions

Title: Re: WHAT DO I NEED TO MOVE FISH
Post by: JeffroM on February 16, 2013, 11:30:58 PM

Quote from: fishguy420 on February 16, 2013, 10:05:40 PM

today i left caro mi and came up to gaylord.I had bought 2 really nice peacocks 1 was a blueberry and the other was a really nice ob peacock well only 1 of them made it home and i spent 20 dollars on them both the ob died

Did you buy them from Shaun Dunham?  I only ask because I believe he is in Caro and I know he bags fish properly - so I would then look for other possible problems.  Where in the car did you keep them?  In a styro?

Title: Re: WHAT DO I NEED TO MOVE FISH
Post by: NorthernAquatic on February 16, 2013, 11:46:22 PM

Hello,

I am curious, did they die in transit, or after they were taken out, and put in a tank?

Title: Re: WHAT DO I NEED TO MOVE FISH
Post by: Super Turtleman on February 17, 2013, 06:53:06 AM

If you got them from Shaun they should've been fine. You can bring them home in a bucket with a battery operated pump...

Title: Re: WHAT DO I NEED TO MOVE FISH
Post by: GrizzlysDad on February 17, 2013, 07:06:21 AM

Quote from: vaudeville on February 16, 2013, 10:25:29 PM

It happens to all of us
Not to say we are not bummed
It could be nothing you did but just the all day stress on the fish

I guess one suggestion is to rebag before going home
Tony is the pro at this and always full of it I mean suggestions

He wasn't at the auction Rob...just coincidence that he posted the same day.

Title: Re: WHAT DO I NEED TO MOVE FISH
Post by: fishguy420 on February 17, 2013, 10:25:05 AM

no i got them from the pet shop in caro not shawn and yes i had them in a styrofoam container and they were in the back seat with me the one that died was swiming upside down and so we pulled over cause i thought it might have been lack of air and rinsed out styro and bought som e water and put them in there after awhile it started doing the same thing again it lived in my tank 4 about a half hour

Title: Re: WHAT DO I NEED TO MOVE FISH
Post by: NorthernAquatic on February 17, 2013, 10:36:19 AM

Could have been stress, or temp, but proly stress.

When I make fish runs, I use an old 40 quart cooler, with some water in it, plus a heater. Then when I close it up, it's totally dark.

Keeping them at the same temp, and in total darkness, seems to do the trick for me.'

And I always take a little amquel with me as well.

Sorry for your loss.