alexc2005 Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Hey Guys, So it looks like im going to chinchilla at the start of next year for work. For those of you who dont know its about 4 hrs North west of brisbane. I'm tossing up whether to take my fish tanks with me or to sell up and leave it all behind... At the moment i have a 4ft, a 2ft, and a 1.5ft cube. I was thinking of just selling off the 4ft and contents and keeping the 2ft and 1.5ft due to their ease of management/setup/maintinence. My main concerns are 1) that i will proly be moving every year from when i get to chinchilla (graduate rotations..) 2) the fish surviving the move?? 3) the tanks surviving the move.. I have a Ute that i would plan to take the tanks and fish in, cause i wouldnt trust that stuff with the removalist trucks. My fish are as follows. 4ft 10 x clown loaches 8 x paki loaches 4x large common/orange spot BN 1 x large golden algae eater 1 x large rainbow shark 1x large red tail black shark 1 x medium angel 1 x medium keyhole cichlid 2 x bolivian rams 4 x glass catfish 5 x black widow tetras 20 ish x lemon tetras 3 x mystus catfish 2 x pristella tetras 2x smallish albino BN 2ft lots of cherry shrimp breeding pair peppermints endlers galore lots of baby BN, albino & common 1.5ft cube few cherry shrimp 10x mixed albino and common BN So does anyone have any hints/tips to taking these on a 4hr trip...?? Cheers for any help Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayton31 Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 mate just foam under the tanks and buckets with air rators for fish i moved tanks and fish from roma a few years ago no probs so add an extra couple hours from roma to caloundra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCUBASTEVEAUS Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 For the fish either buckets or eskis with half tank and half fresh water and battery operated air pumps would be good. Don't let em get too hot so use the aircon. Pack the fish up last and unpack them first so they have the least possible travel time. Drain the tank whilst doin a gravel siphon but leave just enough water to cover the gravel. Put internal filters or atleast theyre sponge in a sealed container of fish tank water. If using a canister close taps off with water inside. Fill tank using freshwater the water the fish are in is probably pretty dirty after 4 plus hours. Hope this helps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexc2005 Posted December 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 So if they are in the back of my ute is that going to be a problem for temperature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangrovedave Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 dont feed ur fish for 2 days b4 the move. i hate chinchilla good luck. it sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexc2005 Posted December 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 better than mt isa which was another option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
