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#550145 07/10/2022 11:43 PM
by Ervin
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In 2 weeks I am going to purchase fish at a hatchery about 2 hours away, has anyone ever transport fish that far and if so how did you do it, will be getting 200 hybrid bluegill and a 100 regular bluegill and 5 grass carp
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#550160 Jul 11th a 01:29 PM
by esshup
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If you can keep the bags inside the vehicle in the A/C you should be fine. LIke Sunil said, you have to acclimate the fish to the water they are going in, like you float the bags in an aquarium to acclimate the fish. Water temps have to be pretty close to being the same before you release them.
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#550216 Jul 13th a 12:51 AM
by Dave Davidson1
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These guys are giving good advice about transporting. That’s part of the trick. The next is acclimating them to the new water temps. Float them until the water temps are within 5 degrees of each other at the maximum. Watch for stressed fish if they start running out of O2.
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#550482 Jul 20th a 03:41 AM
by esshup
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The key to driving with water in the tanks is 100% full or 100% empty. Keep a lid on the tanks so water can't slosh out.
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#550509 Jul 20th a 02:52 PM
by esshup
esshup
Originally Posted by FishinRod
Originally Posted by FireIsHot
What esshup said. My boss and I took a load of CNBG to Bowie one year. We used a 3/4 full 240 gallon tote on a trailer, and we were sea sick from the sloshing by the time we got there.

How did the CNBG do when you released them in the pond? Did the rough ride cause a high mortality rate?

I agree with esshup that full tanks are best, but the trade off is that you don't have any air in the top of the tank for the extra oxygen needed to get the fish to their destination.

I am just trying to figure out "best practices" for when people on PB don't have a professional hauling the fish.

The air on top of the water won't do much, you really need to run pure O2, a pressure control valve and a flow meter along with an aeration stone to properly transport fish. You can get away with not using O2 if the fish load is very light and the trip isn't long, but with today's fuel costs it's probably cheaper to buy the fish and have them delivered.

At the very least use a pump and a spray bar in a cooler.
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#550510 Jul 20th a 03:21 PM
by FireIsHot
FireIsHot
Originally Posted by FishinRod
Originally Posted by FireIsHot
What esshup said. My boss and I took a load of CNBG to Bowie one year. We used a 3/4 full 240 gallon tote on a trailer, and we were sea sick from the sloshing by the time we got there.

How did the CNBG do when you released them in the pond? Did the rough ride cause a high mortality rate?

I agree with esshup that full tanks are best, but the trade off is that you don't have any air in the top of the tank for the extra oxygen needed to get the fish to their destination.

I am just trying to figure out "best practices" for when people on PB don't have a professional hauling the fish.

The fish did fine. Zero Morts. O2, a little salt, and a little clove oil, makes everything better. I'll post a pick of my portable O2 rig later today, That'll clear things up.
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#550519 Jul 20th a 07:58 PM
by Pat Williamson
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They sell o2 kits at bait camps all along the coast for hauling croaker for bait for trout and redfish. Any regulator for O2 bottle should work hooked up to an air stone
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