What a great topic! This was inspired by my Facebook friend, Anja.
Moving to a new home is always a huge chore and is especially challenging when you own large fish. This is how I moved my koi from Northern California to Southern California... about a 7 hour trip:
Moving to a new home is always a huge chore and is especially challenging when you own large fish. This is how I moved my koi from Northern California to Southern California... about a 7 hour trip:
.What You Need
1. A 30 gallon clean rubbermaid tub with lid
2. Stress Coat
3. Water
4. An aquarium bubbler with air hose (aquarium pump)
5. A 50 watt or 100 watt power inverter
6. A large fishing net and extra help!
1. Placed the fish in a clean 30 gallon Rubbermaid tub filled with water. A clean ice chest will also work. Make sure no chemcials were used to store in the container or used to clean the container.
2. Add stress coat drops. This can be purchased from any pet or fish store.
3. Set up an aquarium bubbler with an air hose to add oxygen to the water. Make sure the air hose is secure and the hose remains submerged in the water. Check the line every few hours to make sure the air hose does not slip out of the water.
4. Cover container with the fitted Rubbermaid lid.
5. Plug a power inverter into the car cigarette lighter and plug in the electric bubbler. I purchased my converter from Radio Shack.
6. When you drive, be careful of bumps and turns... drive carefully and your fish should do just fine!
2. Add stress coat drops. This can be purchased from any pet or fish store.
3. Set up an aquarium bubbler with an air hose to add oxygen to the water. Make sure the air hose is secure and the hose remains submerged in the water. Check the line every few hours to make sure the air hose does not slip out of the water.
4. Cover container with the fitted Rubbermaid lid.
5. Plug a power inverter into the car cigarette lighter and plug in the electric bubbler. I purchased my converter from Radio Shack.
6. When you drive, be careful of bumps and turns... drive carefully and your fish should do just fine!
Just a Note: Koi are very strong creatures. If you are moving large koi you will need a large fishing net and at least 2 people to move the fish. They will struggle and fight as you transfer them over to the container and then back again to their new home. Between me and my husband, it was a BIG task trying to move Champlain the Koi.
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