I need to haul fish about 3 and half hours in spring. Wanted to get 25 HSB and 100 YP fingerlings. Will they need aeration in this 300 gallon tank. If so, has anybody hauled fish in one of these? Thanks.
If they are fingerlings and you chill the water down and use a good size cooler with a small 12 volt livewell bilge pump you would be fine even for 3 1/2 hours. Catmandoo has a great little tank where he made added some PVC with holes in it to aerate the water. Not sure where the post is. Ken?
Here's one I made thanks to his idea:
Bill Cody found it above. The one with the best photos is
portable live tank. IBC (intermediate bulk container) tanks are great for a lot of things, but without significant modification, I don't think they would be good for transferring fish.
I've modified and used a number of them. Cutting the top off to get the fish removed is just difficult for my stingy brain to get past. Here is one use:
Aquaponics The last time we moved a lot of fish using the cooler, we also added an air stone and air pump designed for a 50 gallon aquarium. I powered it with a 12VDC to 120 VAC inverter.
Good luck.
Ken
