Shipping fish/ clown loaches...

Kordon Breather bags

shipping fish in a nut shell , fast the fish for a couple days, keep fish number low in the bags, use insulation..many folks use insulation from home improvment stores and cut the sheets to fit . add plenty of padding in the carton to minimize movement of the bags, heat packs when shipping to cold areas(best to make sure there is some padding to protect the fish from direct contact with heat pack.)

I know some places willuse a bit of cut sponge from a filter to keep bio-activity going to reduce toxins fro building up

Loaches are usually double bagged because their suborbital spines can cause punctures. I don't think Kordon bags can be doubled, it may interfere with gas exchange. 1 loach per bag would be best, certainly don't mix them with other species in the same bag. Mid winter doesn't seem like the safest time to ship fish even with heat packs. Your lfs may have insulated boxes for free, ask them.

IME clown loaches are sensitive to sudden changes in temperature, Not sure it I would want to ship them in the dead of winter.

I bought a pamphlet of shipping instructions that I bought 5 or 6 years ago on AquaBid, about 15 pages. It is very thorough. I have seen it offered off and on in the shipping supply section. I use it as a guide whenever I ship. Shipping in the winter is not an issue as long as you have the proper supplies. Good luck.

Star_Rider said:

I know some places willuse a bit of cut sponge from a filter to keep bio-activity going to reduce toxins fro building up

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A lot of people will also use poly filter.. not quite the same thing but will absorb ammonia and other stuff.. And I imagine more effectively than a bit of biomedia.

Of course fasting the fish will be the most benefit,


oops, edited to add a link for poly filter.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=4335