Sincerely,
Bill Flowers
Dustin Smith wrote:
> I think one of the main problems with transporting fish is
> overstocking. You can keep them as cool as you like, but if you have
> 50 fish in a 10 gallons of water, you're going to have losses. I
> think having fewer fish in more containers is the answer. We rarely
> lose any fish in transport. We went for 5 or 6 days earlier in the
> year and didn't lose any fish that I can remember. I also think that
> adding some Amquel or Novaqua to the water to try to remove as much
> ammonia as possilbe is a great idea. Battery air pumps are nice, but
> I can see Mark's point about running warm air through a container that
> you are trying to keep cool. Just my thoughts. Dustin
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