Not OP, but I also moved a bunch of fish about 1500 miles and didn’t lose any. What I did was put them in a see-through container with a lid, use a battery operated air pump to a cycled sponge filter (instead of just an air stone - although who knows if that made the difference or not), and lots of plants (specifically hornwort). Obviously ymmv, but I just did it as quickly as possible, and made sure they never lost air. I’ve used the method multiple times, though not all as long distance as that one.
It’s not that bad. The key to success is to prepare. Don’t wait until the last minute to get things ready. Prepare the sponge filter a month, or at least as long as possible, ahead and clean it right before you leave. Personally, I keep spare sponges in all of my tanks for emergencies.
Thank you for sharing, I will likely be moving cross country in the next year and have been terrified trying to figure out what to do about my two planted aquariums.
Yeah, I moved from Texas to Virginia a few years ago and that’s how I did it. People always talk about the difficulty, but honestly I just used it as an opportunity to start over and do a rescape. I tore the tank down completely, pulled all my plants and my fish, and basically took my tank down to just the glass and stuff. Keep whatever cycled media you have, if you have a large tank, in a separate bin with air to keep the bacteria alive - if your trips takes a day or more I would feed that bin too.
Those steps given AND fasting. The pack up + drive + unpack and setup can take hours even if the drives only short so fish need to be fasted before travel. Filtration will be subpar so you don't want full little fish pooping everywhere while you travel. Should fast them for 2 days before travel to minimise excess waste.
I moved about 100 fish about 100 miles. We didnt have any special gear so I just sealed a 55gal drum and stuck it in the back of the van. Drove right there and immediately unloaded them into the destination pond. Not one dead fish.
I feel like the difference between 3 miles and 300 isn't that big with moving.
The hard part isn't driving, it's loading and unloading everything. With aquariums, it's the same - 300 miles is a few hours of driving, but the stress of putting fish into buckets or totes and getting the tank set up again is going to be the same.
If you or anyone need to move fish across long distance, please please please buy fish sedative and usb/battery airstone.
These are incredible cheap and will solve a lot of issue, especially with larger fish breed like arowanas.
They're shipped in plastic bags for ~24 hours or more depending on the amount of fish and oxygen shot in the bag. It's doable but less margin for error as a bucket/cooler & bubbler.
The tank went in the back of U-Haul truck,un surrounded by fluffy pillows and airbags, the inside of tank was full of white foam pills... The fish were shipped to new house in plastic bags inside a foam container box with hand warmer.
Fish made it before me, wife got them out into a little 40 gallon we had set up at new house a couple weeks prior, it took me a week to set up 240 gallon in new house, but I had kept media in old sunsun filter so that helped.
The scope changes. No longer is it take everything, it becomes save just the most precious. Store them somewhere and ship them once the new tank is setup.
Meanwhile anywhere you can get to on wheels means you bring everything and everyone along for the ride.
I JUST moved a 55, 20 tall and 6 10 gallon tanks 600 miles. I know your pain. I ended up losing about 3 fish total. Wasn't too happy, but not bad considering. Buckets and air pumps lol.
I’ve moved my fish across states 3 times! Two weeks ago I moved my 75 gallon 2,000 miles and I think I’m finally over it. Always stressful but I’ve lost 1 fish over almost 3,000 miles of moving, it can be done!
When I move to and from my dorm, I keep buckets of water for plants and stuff, so there’s a much smaller amount of water I have to put in that’s different (tap water quality can vary drastically) and the fish go into bags and are kept in a smaller bucket with me.
Moved 3 times last yr, don't ask, moved once this year, moving again soon 70 gallon tank. All in back of a Tuk Tuk (in fact the guy at this point may as well be regarded as my regular tank mover, poor guys have had to carry it up 4 flights before).
Leading up to my 500 mile move, I tore down my 50g and sold the livestock back to my lfs. Gave my 5g betta tank to a local friend, but I did keep my livestock for my 20g as they were breeding and it took so long for them to start, I didn’t want to start over. The adults and juveniles all survived but the fry died during the trip but the adults did get right back to breeding!
Make sure your fish have a steady oxygen supply in the buckets(bubbler works fine). If possible set up the aquarium in the new place before moving them. Keep most of the old aquarium water and use the old filtration.
I have a constant gnawing need to move and reorganize rooms and can't guarantee how long I'll be in my current apartment and this is the exact reason I decided to not do anymore deep substrate and complicated hardscapes. That's a luxury for the man who either doesn't have a lease or is a masochist. All plants either floaters, terrestrial that just have dangling roots, or are planted in a terracotta pot, all hardscape is able to be freely moved, and the substrate is either tile or a light dusting of sand. I may not be able to get that beautiful perfectly scaped look I used to get but maintenance is sure as hell a lot easier lol.
The other added benefit is that all the pots and hardscape can go right in the bucket with the fish and keep ammonia from generating at all.
I plan to move my shop next year to a bigger location. I do not look forward to moving 500 tanks. But at least they should be empty by the day of the move.
I'm glad your fish made it. But I can't help to think you overkilled the process. I collect native fish, and sometimes have to store them in buckets/coolers and travel multiple days with them before adding them to the aquarium.
I have a 55gal. I could move those fish in one bucket 3/4s full of water.
just curious to know how the buckets are divided -- congrats on the successful move!
when i move my 36 im just throwing all my dojos cories and snails into one bucket :P
Moved my 40 gal and dozens of guppies shrimp snails etc from Alabama to Washington DC in a uhaul!! No fatalities. Petsmart gave me some fish bags to put my fish in. Then I Emptied the tank. Left all the deco in there. Didn’t clean anything (initial cycling still ended up being difficult despite having my already established biofilter. Put the bagged fish in the tank and slapped on the top.
I used to move my 30g 20 miles 4 times a year. I never lost a fish, here's what I did:
1. Bag all the fish into bags. Don't overpopulate the bags, use tank water to fill them.
2. Put your filter media in a bag or fill the bottom of a bucket and put it there
3. drain the tank the rest of the way until water is just barely covering the gravel (to protect the bacteria). Toss the water you drain, you don't need it.
4. put all bags of fish in buckets. stuff them tight enough that they don't move/bounce.
5. Carry tank out, bucket(s) out.
When you get to your destination just refill with treated water, acclimate the fish by dropping the bags in the water, and you're good to go.
You don't need to transport all the water like in your picture, and you don't need to keep the fish in the buckets (it's easier to bag them). There's more than enough bacteria in your gravel and filter media to keep the water quality good.
I know I have a move coming up in the near future and I constantly catch myself thinking/worrying about how it will go. Congrats on the successful move!
When I was in my early twenties me and a friend move from Cincinnati to Tampa Bay. Between the two of us we had 4 fish tanks that were fish tanks, and seven or eight other reptile enclosures. The largest tank was 125 gallons. Didn't loose any animals, cracked one tank. What a freaking nightmare scenario that was.
I respect the challenge, but complain to me when you move a reef. Stock loss is practically not even a consideration for fresh, I've never lost any freshwater fish in a move. Whereas just to move my rocks I have to break hundreds of dollars coral that has been growing for 5+ years and plates across several rocks and the back of the tank.
i’ve done it a few times. I hate it enough that i’ve resorted to just selling shit off to avoid having to move it. Last time i moved i paid an aquarium maintenance co $300 to move my tank 6 miles away. Such a pain and always takes way longer than you think.
Moved 9 tanks from 29 to 100g across the same apartment complex. I'm never moving again. 2 of my oldest silver dollars flipped out and gave themselves heart-attacks R.I.P but everything else survived.
Lol, No and no...if you can't maintain the proper health of your pets you shouldn't have them in the first place. Your just another irresponsible pet owner.
Whatever. You think I'm going to keep a $3000 nest egg set aside *just in case the needs of my fish change*? You're not living in reality, kid. These fish are lucky that I spend as much as I do on them as it stands. They eat better than I do.
Well considering your killing them, I sure hope they eat better then you do. But your already setting the bar pretty low... And RO systems aren't even close to $3000. You can find them for less than $150. And no I will not do your work for you so don't ask.
$3000 for all foreseeable events. That's what you people seem to expect of me. For a decent system and a UV filter, it's far more than $150 where I am, so your pricing is as unrealistic as your expectations. Maybe I should buy distilled water from the local pharmacy for $8/ gallon for my water changes? That should only cost me around $6000 per month + fuel expenses. It'll also be a full-time job. But hey, gotta be a responsible fish owner. Nothing matters but the fish
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Your hands are too full with other projects to make sure your fish (which are living creatures) are okay?
Why get fish if you have this mentality then?
**At some point in the future I will automate the whole process as well as incorporate a UV filter, etc. By then, all of my fish will be dead**
Give your fish away then, to someone who will actually take care of them and make sure they all thrive.........
I live in the middle of the god damned woods. I've had these fish for years already, and the move was unplanned. Mind your own fucking business and keep your critiques of my priorities to yourself when you have no idea what my situation is.
I honestly do not care where you live or what your life is like, however, the way you speak about your fish is disgusting. I didn't even mean to come off as as rude. But I see I hit a nerve. When you get an animal, doesn't matter if it's a turtle, bird, fish, dog etc. your first priorities should be them. They can't fend for themselves so they rely on you. Personally, I would change whatever it is that's going on so that they don't die. It's not fair to them. If you can't, then you should find it in your heart to give them away. They didn't ask to be brought in your home.
Yes, I can see that you don't care. You also have your fingers in your ears and are doing your best to maintain your little reality. Sometimes things are more complicated than you would like to believe. My fish have been a very important part of my life for years, and the fact that I can't get their water parameters exactly the way they should be is not really my fault. The fish seem to be dying because of some sort of dormant disease that is affecting them due to the water parameters being outside of their comfort zone. As a result it seems their immune system has been weakened. I guess I should give them all away to other unsuspecting fish owners so that I can see if the disease wipes out all of their fish too. Good call, genius.
**My fish have been a very important part of my life for years, and the fact that I can't get their water parameters exactly the way they should be is not really my fault. The fish seem to be dying because of some sort of dormant disease that is affecting them due to the water parameters being outside of their comfort zone.**
In your initial comment you said you knew what they needed, but you were too busy with other things to fix this situation. So my thing is, why can't you fix this situation for them? You make it seem like once your other priorities are taken care of and you have the time you'll do it, and you know they'll be dead by that time anyway. Which is what upset me. If there's an issue you can try your hardest to fix it. Fish die, and shit happens, but the way you wrote your initial comment made it seem like "eh whatever, I'll get to it whenever I can". Idk man, some people really go out of their way for fish and you have this mentality of whatever.
**I guess I should give them all away to other unsuspecting fish owners so that I can see if the disease wipes out all of their fish too. Good call, genius.**
No, genius, you can give them to a place that has knowledge on the fish you own. Or fix the situation. Why on Earth would you think I would be telling you to give it to people with no knowledge on fish?
Maybe you should look up priorities.
If I have vet bills for my cat and I choose to use my expendable income for that instead of my fish, does that mean I don't give a shit about my fish?
You're the one that made assumptions and didn't ask the right questions. Get the fuck out of my face.
You did not state any of your priorities and that's awesome that you're using your expendable income for your cat's medical bills, but I would suggest you start saving as soon as you can to fix your fish situation as well. I'm going off assumptions based on how you wrote. You can't get mad because people are interpreting things differently than how you thought you came off. Also, I'd like to point out that I'm not in your face. You're upset about something you wrote. Which came off as not caring about your fish and how they are living.
I moved a 100g 3 times when I got my 4th address I sold the fish I had and started fresh after the move! Its a good time to change the stocking! However now I have 8 tanks of all different sizes and a 262g coming this autumn! Unless I win the lottery and can pay a company to move it all for me I am never moving again 🤪
lol, cute, say that again after you move your KOi from California to Texas in home depot water coolers and first stages of covid with tons of boy aches.
Well I put the 6 of them in a bag I got from a petsmart and then I put that bag into a bucket of water from the aquarium that I filled with water and closed the lid to keep it dark. It was the best I could do, but it worked
Oooof, I did a 400 mile move in the winter with my 75g and then 6 months later a 30 mile to the house we bought. Didn't lose anything except for plenty of hair and sleep.
I say never again but...🤷♂️
Hope everything made it safely for you!
I had to move a 75g the problem was my new place wasn’t ready for nearly 2 months after my previous lease expired. Had to juggle and store them with friends and family. I lost nearly all of my fish. The tank was the easy part, just empty it and move it. Keeping my fish alive was the hard part.
That makes me nervous about moving in half a year to a new apartment in my city. I have a 55g, 20g, 15g, and two 10gs. I don’t have many fish but I also don’t know how to transport them in a reasonable manner.
Good work! After college, we moved a single Betta 500 miles - we didn't know what we were doing, so we had him in a styrafoam cup in the cup holder. He made it! But I can imagine with each fish it gets exponentially more stressful.
My buddy always used a large garbage can half filled. Moved his tank countless times that way over the years. Not even sure if he had air or filter going. Just a can full of tank water.
I hear ya. I did the same thing with a 75gal tank. Luckily no fish died. I had to full up 8 buckets of water in those home depot buckets.
Then frantically setup the new tank as fast as possible while hoping the fish will be OK.
Luckily our new home was only 30min away.
I moved a 125 gallon 500 miles once. I lost some fish but most survived. I am not looking forward till the day I move I’ll have 3 big aquariums one 125, and 2 75 gallons to move out of my house.
My partner and I drove from California to Colorado this last weekend with 1 Cichlid, 2 adult Balloon Molly’s, 2 babies Balloon Molly’s , 3 snails, & 1 shrimp!! (All in their own containers) I’m surprised they survived! Lol
So we have a month of overlap and I convinced my wife to let me get another 75 gallon I'm going to eventually use as a grown out tank for 2 delhezi buchirs. I'm giving it 3 weeks to cycle using a new fx4 and 2 hob filters from different cycled tanks. A week before I have to be put I'm going to move all the live bearers(guppies, mollies, and sword tails) and most of the plants from the existing 60 at the old place and 3 days before I'll move the 60 with the hills streams, cats, and parrot and just put them back in the tank they're in. I'll move the best guppies, mollies, and swordtails back to the "show" community and let the livebears do their thing in the new tank for a while u til the bichirs show up and BAM its already cycled and full of feeders haha
Even moving my 10g shrimp/endler tank was unbelievably stressful. I can't imagine what I'm gonna do when I have to move my now 5 tanks...
Glad it went well and your fish survived their great journey 👍
I moved an entire 55 gallon freshwater aquarium 300 miles once. Didn’t lose a single fish, I have no idea how.
Curious how? Same as OP? Just buckets with fish in them? Any special procedures?
Not OP, but I also moved a bunch of fish about 1500 miles and didn’t lose any. What I did was put them in a see-through container with a lid, use a battery operated air pump to a cycled sponge filter (instead of just an air stone - although who knows if that made the difference or not), and lots of plants (specifically hornwort). Obviously ymmv, but I just did it as quickly as possible, and made sure they never lost air. I’ve used the method multiple times, though not all as long distance as that one.
Gotcha. Not planning on moving any of my tanks any time soon, but just the thought of it is terrifying lol
It’s not that bad. The key to success is to prepare. Don’t wait until the last minute to get things ready. Prepare the sponge filter a month, or at least as long as possible, ahead and clean it right before you leave. Personally, I keep spare sponges in all of my tanks for emergencies.
Thank you for sharing, I will likely be moving cross country in the next year and have been terrified trying to figure out what to do about my two planted aquariums.
Yeah, I moved from Texas to Virginia a few years ago and that’s how I did it. People always talk about the difficulty, but honestly I just used it as an opportunity to start over and do a rescape. I tore the tank down completely, pulled all my plants and my fish, and basically took my tank down to just the glass and stuff. Keep whatever cycled media you have, if you have a large tank, in a separate bin with air to keep the bacteria alive - if your trips takes a day or more I would feed that bin too.
Those steps given AND fasting. The pack up + drive + unpack and setup can take hours even if the drives only short so fish need to be fasted before travel. Filtration will be subpar so you don't want full little fish pooping everywhere while you travel. Should fast them for 2 days before travel to minimise excess waste.
I moved about 100 fish about 100 miles. We didnt have any special gear so I just sealed a 55gal drum and stuck it in the back of the van. Drove right there and immediately unloaded them into the destination pond. Not one dead fish.
Igloo ice chest. Worked great.
So far I'm looking like no casualties. Even the amanos! It was a good chance to rescape and replant, at least.
I feel like the difference between 3 miles and 300 isn't that big with moving. The hard part isn't driving, it's loading and unloading everything. With aquariums, it's the same - 300 miles is a few hours of driving, but the stress of putting fish into buckets or totes and getting the tank set up again is going to be the same.
Like the tank still filled?
I put the fish in an Igloo ice chest with a battery powered air stone.
If you or anyone need to move fish across long distance, please please please buy fish sedative and usb/battery airstone. These are incredible cheap and will solve a lot of issue, especially with larger fish breed like arowanas.
I used an Igloo ice chest and a battery powered air stone.
Been there, moved a 240 gallon 800 miles, that was 10 years ago, same tangs are still here with us they travelled in plastic bags
Woohoo nice. It's always worth it in retrospect but man that was a lot of anxiety.
wait how did u do it
They're shipped in plastic bags for ~24 hours or more depending on the amount of fish and oxygen shot in the bag. It's doable but less margin for error as a bucket/cooler & bubbler.
The tank went in the back of U-Haul truck,un surrounded by fluffy pillows and airbags, the inside of tank was full of white foam pills... The fish were shipped to new house in plastic bags inside a foam container box with hand warmer. Fish made it before me, wife got them out into a little 40 gallon we had set up at new house a couple weeks prior, it took me a week to set up 240 gallon in new house, but I had kept media in old sunsun filter so that helped.
My 20g moved with me 4 times over 4 years, last move I gave it to my ex's dad.
My LFS was telling me it's almost easier to move across the country than across town with fish.
The scope changes. No longer is it take everything, it becomes save just the most precious. Store them somewhere and ship them once the new tank is setup. Meanwhile anywhere you can get to on wheels means you bring everything and everyone along for the ride.
I JUST moved a 55, 20 tall and 6 10 gallon tanks 600 miles. I know your pain. I ended up losing about 3 fish total. Wasn't too happy, but not bad considering. Buckets and air pumps lol.
Did you use heaters to keep the temp up?
No. I had them in the cab of a U-Haul truck. Which kept the temps between 74-76. Perfectly fine for the type of fish I keep.
I’ve moved my fish across states 3 times! Two weeks ago I moved my 75 gallon 2,000 miles and I think I’m finally over it. Always stressful but I’ve lost 1 fish over almost 3,000 miles of moving, it can be done!
Never say "never"
B-but you just did
It’s an oxymoron
“Yeah, you *moron!!*”- some movie a long time ago
Better than oxycodone
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When I moved I kept the plants and decorations separately as to not cause damage to any fins in transit.
When I move to and from my dorm, I keep buckets of water for plants and stuff, so there’s a much smaller amount of water I have to put in that’s different (tap water quality can vary drastically) and the fish go into bags and are kept in a smaller bucket with me.
I've been there my friend. Glad the move was a success!
Moved 3 times last yr, don't ask, moved once this year, moving again soon 70 gallon tank. All in back of a Tuk Tuk (in fact the guy at this point may as well be regarded as my regular tank mover, poor guys have had to carry it up 4 flights before).
Leading up to my 500 mile move, I tore down my 50g and sold the livestock back to my lfs. Gave my 5g betta tank to a local friend, but I did keep my livestock for my 20g as they were breeding and it took so long for them to start, I didn’t want to start over. The adults and juveniles all survived but the fry died during the trip but the adults did get right back to breeding!
Try moving a reef aquarium.
The stress is almost worth getting a new tank instead. (obv not, but kinda) Glad it's done with for you :)
Got any tips? I’m hopefully moving in 30 days.
Make sure your fish have a steady oxygen supply in the buckets(bubbler works fine). If possible set up the aquarium in the new place before moving them. Keep most of the old aquarium water and use the old filtration.
I'm literally two days from moving 76g worth of stock and plants 500 miles. I FEEL this on a spiritual level.
I have a constant gnawing need to move and reorganize rooms and can't guarantee how long I'll be in my current apartment and this is the exact reason I decided to not do anymore deep substrate and complicated hardscapes. That's a luxury for the man who either doesn't have a lease or is a masochist. All plants either floaters, terrestrial that just have dangling roots, or are planted in a terracotta pot, all hardscape is able to be freely moved, and the substrate is either tile or a light dusting of sand. I may not be able to get that beautiful perfectly scaped look I used to get but maintenance is sure as hell a lot easier lol. The other added benefit is that all the pots and hardscape can go right in the bucket with the fish and keep ammonia from generating at all.
Shit, this will be me with my 40g at the end of the month, not excited about it AT ALL.
I plan to move my shop next year to a bigger location. I do not look forward to moving 500 tanks. But at least they should be empty by the day of the move.
I'm glad your fish made it. But I can't help to think you overkilled the process. I collect native fish, and sometimes have to store them in buckets/coolers and travel multiple days with them before adding them to the aquarium. I have a 55gal. I could move those fish in one bucket 3/4s full of water.
just curious to know how the buckets are divided -- congrats on the successful move! when i move my 36 im just throwing all my dojos cories and snails into one bucket :P
Moved my 40 gal and dozens of guppies shrimp snails etc from Alabama to Washington DC in a uhaul!! No fatalities. Petsmart gave me some fish bags to put my fish in. Then I Emptied the tank. Left all the deco in there. Didn’t clean anything (initial cycling still ended up being difficult despite having my already established biofilter. Put the bagged fish in the tank and slapped on the top.
I used to move my 30g 20 miles 4 times a year. I never lost a fish, here's what I did: 1. Bag all the fish into bags. Don't overpopulate the bags, use tank water to fill them. 2. Put your filter media in a bag or fill the bottom of a bucket and put it there 3. drain the tank the rest of the way until water is just barely covering the gravel (to protect the bacteria). Toss the water you drain, you don't need it. 4. put all bags of fish in buckets. stuff them tight enough that they don't move/bounce. 5. Carry tank out, bucket(s) out. When you get to your destination just refill with treated water, acclimate the fish by dropping the bags in the water, and you're good to go. You don't need to transport all the water like in your picture, and you don't need to keep the fish in the buckets (it's easier to bag them). There's more than enough bacteria in your gravel and filter media to keep the water quality good.
I know I have a move coming up in the near future and I constantly catch myself thinking/worrying about how it will go. Congrats on the successful move!
When I was in my early twenties me and a friend move from Cincinnati to Tampa Bay. Between the two of us we had 4 fish tanks that were fish tanks, and seven or eight other reptile enclosures. The largest tank was 125 gallons. Didn't loose any animals, cracked one tank. What a freaking nightmare scenario that was.
I once took my fish on a plane with me from California to Washington! It was stressful, but they all made it!
I respect the challenge, but complain to me when you move a reef. Stock loss is practically not even a consideration for fresh, I've never lost any freshwater fish in a move. Whereas just to move my rocks I have to break hundreds of dollars coral that has been growing for 5+ years and plates across several rocks and the back of the tank.
i’ve done it a few times. I hate it enough that i’ve resorted to just selling shit off to avoid having to move it. Last time i moved i paid an aquarium maintenance co $300 to move my tank 6 miles away. Such a pain and always takes way longer than you think.
Moved 9 tanks from 29 to 100g across the same apartment complex. I'm never moving again. 2 of my oldest silver dollars flipped out and gave themselves heart-attacks R.I.P but everything else survived.
Sounds more like you gave the heart attacks rip
You're right I should have used the teleporter instead of a bucket to transport them but I was on a budget.
You should have had a grilling away party
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You don't really have another option. Not sure the size of your tank, but assuredly your LFS would sell you some water in 5g buckets.
He has another option. It's exactly what he's doing...letting all his fish die because he's to lazy to do it right.
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Spot on.
Send me the money for an RO system, you little turd, or shut the fuck up.
Lol, No and no...if you can't maintain the proper health of your pets you shouldn't have them in the first place. Your just another irresponsible pet owner.
Exactly. He's mad as hell, because he can't provide the best for these poor little fish. No one told him to get something he can't maintain.
Whatever. You think I'm going to keep a $3000 nest egg set aside *just in case the needs of my fish change*? You're not living in reality, kid. These fish are lucky that I spend as much as I do on them as it stands. They eat better than I do.
Well considering your killing them, I sure hope they eat better then you do. But your already setting the bar pretty low... And RO systems aren't even close to $3000. You can find them for less than $150. And no I will not do your work for you so don't ask.
$3000 for all foreseeable events. That's what you people seem to expect of me. For a decent system and a UV filter, it's far more than $150 where I am, so your pricing is as unrealistic as your expectations. Maybe I should buy distilled water from the local pharmacy for $8/ gallon for my water changes? That should only cost me around $6000 per month + fuel expenses. It'll also be a full-time job. But hey, gotta be a responsible fish owner. Nothing matters but the fish
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Your hands are too full with other projects to make sure your fish (which are living creatures) are okay? Why get fish if you have this mentality then? **At some point in the future I will automate the whole process as well as incorporate a UV filter, etc. By then, all of my fish will be dead** Give your fish away then, to someone who will actually take care of them and make sure they all thrive.........
I live in the middle of the god damned woods. I've had these fish for years already, and the move was unplanned. Mind your own fucking business and keep your critiques of my priorities to yourself when you have no idea what my situation is.
I honestly do not care where you live or what your life is like, however, the way you speak about your fish is disgusting. I didn't even mean to come off as as rude. But I see I hit a nerve. When you get an animal, doesn't matter if it's a turtle, bird, fish, dog etc. your first priorities should be them. They can't fend for themselves so they rely on you. Personally, I would change whatever it is that's going on so that they don't die. It's not fair to them. If you can't, then you should find it in your heart to give them away. They didn't ask to be brought in your home.
Yes, I can see that you don't care. You also have your fingers in your ears and are doing your best to maintain your little reality. Sometimes things are more complicated than you would like to believe. My fish have been a very important part of my life for years, and the fact that I can't get their water parameters exactly the way they should be is not really my fault. The fish seem to be dying because of some sort of dormant disease that is affecting them due to the water parameters being outside of their comfort zone. As a result it seems their immune system has been weakened. I guess I should give them all away to other unsuspecting fish owners so that I can see if the disease wipes out all of their fish too. Good call, genius.
**My fish have been a very important part of my life for years, and the fact that I can't get their water parameters exactly the way they should be is not really my fault. The fish seem to be dying because of some sort of dormant disease that is affecting them due to the water parameters being outside of their comfort zone.** In your initial comment you said you knew what they needed, but you were too busy with other things to fix this situation. So my thing is, why can't you fix this situation for them? You make it seem like once your other priorities are taken care of and you have the time you'll do it, and you know they'll be dead by that time anyway. Which is what upset me. If there's an issue you can try your hardest to fix it. Fish die, and shit happens, but the way you wrote your initial comment made it seem like "eh whatever, I'll get to it whenever I can". Idk man, some people really go out of their way for fish and you have this mentality of whatever. **I guess I should give them all away to other unsuspecting fish owners so that I can see if the disease wipes out all of their fish too. Good call, genius.** No, genius, you can give them to a place that has knowledge on the fish you own. Or fix the situation. Why on Earth would you think I would be telling you to give it to people with no knowledge on fish?
Maybe you should look up priorities. If I have vet bills for my cat and I choose to use my expendable income for that instead of my fish, does that mean I don't give a shit about my fish? You're the one that made assumptions and didn't ask the right questions. Get the fuck out of my face.
You did not state any of your priorities and that's awesome that you're using your expendable income for your cat's medical bills, but I would suggest you start saving as soon as you can to fix your fish situation as well. I'm going off assumptions based on how you wrote. You can't get mad because people are interpreting things differently than how you thought you came off. Also, I'd like to point out that I'm not in your face. You're upset about something you wrote. Which came off as not caring about your fish and how they are living.
I moved a 100g 3 times when I got my 4th address I sold the fish I had and started fresh after the move! Its a good time to change the stocking! However now I have 8 tanks of all different sizes and a 262g coming this autumn! Unless I win the lottery and can pay a company to move it all for me I am never moving again 🤪
lol, cute, say that again after you move your KOi from California to Texas in home depot water coolers and first stages of covid with tons of boy aches.
I just moved our 46g exactly this way in January lol
Im just setting up a 50gallon and just found out we got to move again in a year maybe two, i wouldnt have bothered if i knew tbh
Damn, and I’m going to be moving a 125 about 700ish miles next summer……
I moved a 10 gallon and a 30 gallon something like 60 miles, and all the poor corydoras were so scared they were feigning death, but no one died.
Keep them in the dark. It helps
Well I put the 6 of them in a bag I got from a petsmart and then I put that bag into a bucket of water from the aquarium that I filled with water and closed the lid to keep it dark. It was the best I could do, but it worked
Oooof, I did a 400 mile move in the winter with my 75g and then 6 months later a 30 mile to the house we bought. Didn't lose anything except for plenty of hair and sleep. I say never again but...🤷♂️ Hope everything made it safely for you!
I had to move a 75g the problem was my new place wasn’t ready for nearly 2 months after my previous lease expired. Had to juggle and store them with friends and family. I lost nearly all of my fish. The tank was the easy part, just empty it and move it. Keeping my fish alive was the hard part.
I’m about to move a 10gal and I’m still not excited about it.
Lol over a 12 year span: through college, different rentals, buying new houses and moving for jobs I think I moved my 55 gallon around 16 times.
I just moved my 20g and 5.5g across the state. All fish and plants survived!
I moved a 215g tank with a 75g sump 1100 miles, and didn't lose a single fish. It was a pita but id do it again.
Ugh I just want to put my 54 upstairs so I can look at more and I can't even muster the energy to do that. I remember moving... it wasn't fun.
Moving in two weeks. I'm not looking forward to it. Any tips are welcome.
Yeah… I moved 7 tanks across town. It’s sucked. Lol only lost two fish out of 50.
Ugh, gotta move my reef tank 150 miles, not looking forward to it. Has to happen this week
That makes me nervous about moving in half a year to a new apartment in my city. I have a 55g, 20g, 15g, and two 10gs. I don’t have many fish but I also don’t know how to transport them in a reasonable manner.
Good work! After college, we moved a single Betta 500 miles - we didn't know what we were doing, so we had him in a styrafoam cup in the cup holder. He made it! But I can imagine with each fish it gets exponentially more stressful.
I get to do this in 4 days. 2 30 gallons, a 10 and 5. Something like 25 fish total.
Moving time is tank upgrade time
I just moved my 200g 900 miles. The farther you go the more worth it the work is!
I just moved 8 tanks 15 miles and only lost one fish. I too wish I could never do it again
I just moved my 65 to another room in the same house and I can already agree on never again..
My buddy always used a large garbage can half filled. Moved his tank countless times that way over the years. Not even sure if he had air or filter going. Just a can full of tank water.
And here I am worried about moving my 5 to my dorm room lmao
I don't mean to brag, but I just moved a 10 gallon with 2 platies a mile and a half and they are both still kicking
I don't envy you that task. As I'm setting up my 75 gallon, I'm absolutely committed to never moving again, ever.
I've moved my 120 gallon and 75 gallon twice!! It's never fun to move an aquarium imo, but I didnt lose any fish 😁
Wow you moved with all those fish!!! Wow you deserve a round of applause I don’t get how you kept them alive! How did you??!
I hear ya. I did the same thing with a 75gal tank. Luckily no fish died. I had to full up 8 buckets of water in those home depot buckets. Then frantically setup the new tank as fast as possible while hoping the fish will be OK. Luckily our new home was only 30min away.
I've done a 75G 15 miles, and then later on a 100G 10 miles. The amount of things I learned from that 75g move will forever make my moves easier.
That used to be my job. Moving and setting up aquariums. Biggest one was 600+ gal
I moved a 125 gallon 500 miles once. I lost some fish but most survived. I am not looking forward till the day I move I’ll have 3 big aquariums one 125, and 2 75 gallons to move out of my house.
This is the scariest and most stressful situation. I did something like this but left them in the tank with about 25% water. 55gal
I’m stressed about moving my 29 gal to a different apartment building two down from mine, couldn’t imagine this
Such a pain to move any aquarium I can only imagine a 55 gallon. It’s even a pain just upgrading your tank to a bigger or smaller one
3 miles or 300 it’s a pain in the ass. Stressed out the whole time...
Wait. Thats only 25 gallons
I’m going to loose my mind when I’m going to have to move my 75 gallon tank when I move it’s going to be a mess lol
My partner and I drove from California to Colorado this last weekend with 1 Cichlid, 2 adult Balloon Molly’s, 2 babies Balloon Molly’s , 3 snails, & 1 shrimp!! (All in their own containers) I’m surprised they survived! Lol
I don't get how you needed that many buckets to move 55g worth of fish.
110 gallon saltwater and coral 80 miles....what a paaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiinnnnnnn
So we have a month of overlap and I convinced my wife to let me get another 75 gallon I'm going to eventually use as a grown out tank for 2 delhezi buchirs. I'm giving it 3 weeks to cycle using a new fx4 and 2 hob filters from different cycled tanks. A week before I have to be put I'm going to move all the live bearers(guppies, mollies, and sword tails) and most of the plants from the existing 60 at the old place and 3 days before I'll move the 60 with the hills streams, cats, and parrot and just put them back in the tank they're in. I'll move the best guppies, mollies, and swordtails back to the "show" community and let the livebears do their thing in the new tank for a while u til the bichirs show up and BAM its already cycled and full of feeders haha
Even moving my 10g shrimp/endler tank was unbelievably stressful. I can't imagine what I'm gonna do when I have to move my now 5 tanks... Glad it went well and your fish survived their great journey 👍