When you stop for the night, you need to take the fish with you. Don’t leave them unattended in cars or trailers. If you need to fly with your fish, contact the airline to find out what requirements they have for transporting fish.
You should also plan to unpack your fish as soon as you reach your destination. They should be the first thing you unpack.
Place a second bag over the first bag so that it is extra protected. This helps in case the bag leaks. Use a rubber band to secure the bags so the fish and water cannot get out. If you are going to have the fish in bags for longer than an hour, get some pure oxygen from your local pet store to place in the bags with them.
Fill the bucket with water from your tank.
This may be good for fish with sharp fins or who may get out of a plastic bag.
However, even small tanks can be difficult to move. They are very heavy, but also fragile. If you drop the tank and it breaks, you may lose all of your fish. Tanks that are moved with water in them are more likely to get chipped or cracked.
If you have an insulated container, consider transporting your fish in it. A picnic cooler or styrofoam cooler will be great for this.
You should only fill the container around a third of the way full. The rest of the container should be open for oxygen.
You can also use insulation to the transportation container. This can help regulate the temperature. Check the fish’s temperature to make sure it doesn’t get too hot or too cold.
For example, you may place a sheet or rug over the container.
If you transported your fish in bags, place the bags on top of the water and let them float. This helps regulate the temperature of the water in the bags. When the temperature of the water in both are similar, you can pour the fish into the tank.
Don’t transport these things in the tank. The tank could crack if it is moved with items inside it.
For long moves, you can clean the filter and reintroduce it when you arrive at the destination. You may also want to throw it away and buy a new one.
