kelzandmike Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Hi everyone We have a 60cm arowana and we are wondering what the best way to transport him would be, its going to be an approx 5hour trip as we are moving cities. Any help and tips would be greatly appreciated Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Trout/soft freshwater fish net and a large/HUGE bin that has a lid on it. Bottles of hot water to keep the water temp up. I wouldn't feed it for 4-7 days before as you dont want a ammonia spike on the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 You can also add an airpump to add movement etc to water to help gas exchange. Insulate bin and if possible put inside cab of truck car etc to help with heat loss as its a more stable temp. hth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jn Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 how about a very large chillybin? should help keep the temp level...and would be nice and strong. Maybe lined with a large bag of sorts to be sure there's nothing offensive (ie: residue etc?) What about oxygen though? will a bin with a lid be a problem? I guess 5 hours isn't too long. Would some ammo-lock in the transport bin be an idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 TWH sells large (100L) plastic bins cheaply, i'd advise putting a decent amount of water inside, then using a thin bead of silicone / hot melt glue to make sure that the area around the lid dosent' leak , and drilling a hole in the top of the lid. Admittedly this will require destroying the lid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 I transported my 20"+ black aro to auckland in a big chilly bin. It was only about 60x40cm (maybe? Can't remember, fish didn't have a huge amount of space tho). Don't worry about the water temp at this time of year, unless you're doing it at night time on the back of a ute or something. Aeration should be alright if there's enough water in there, use a large container and only half fill it so there is plenty of air too. Starve it for 5+ days before hand so it doesn't pollute the water, and maybe use something like ammolock to help keep the ammonia down. I was sh!t scared of moving mine, drained the tank to half and removed everything except the gravel, had towels everywhere, ready to pick it up if it ended up on the floor. It was the last fish left in the tank, and didn't really put up a fight once caught, and seemed quite peaceful once in the chillybin. Good luck! Take some pics and let us know how it went and what you'd do differently next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kd123 Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Staying in the same town sounds an easier option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Ah well, he only cost ya $13 anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 moving big fish is never easy make sure the tank hes going to isnt extremly full cos aros will jump a few times entering a new tank being angry or scared or both. when i move big fish, i have moved a few in my time. Big chilly bin, NOT POLY!, well i had one nightmare iwth poly moving a 16 inch royal clown - the poly cracked uner neath leaking most of the water. chilli bin will keep warmth in or a plastic container from plastic box... really cheap stuff and good too! a 100 litre should suffice or more. you can spend 18 bux for peace of mind a battery operated air pump, one load of battery lasts 20 hours, i tried it:D but with that, a 5 hours trip should be ok, obivosuly a tank should be ready and set up at the other end wtih a cycled filter. if you have a fully cycled filter, you dont have to starve them but people say you do, when fish are hungry, they are under more stress in theory.... the chilly bin, line the top with foam or styro foam, cos that WILL jump int he container. make sure the container is not clear enough to let thight through, so its completely dark, any light changes can frighted an aro, some fish dont mind but aros are very jumpy - no punn intended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelzandmike Posted March 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Ah well, he only cost ya $13 anyways Doesnt matter how much he cost us, we want to move him safely from TePuke to the Manawatu. Hes a beautiful fish and we would of paid way more. Cheers for all the help, im sure with all the tips we'll get him there safely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 I'm presuming you have a large cycled tank waiting at the other end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelzandmike Posted March 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Yes we have tanks at the other end for all of our fish as we have to move 3 oscars, 5 plecos and various others We were just concerned about moving the aro being so big and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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