Setterguy, the biologist at keystone told me as long as you keep the fish out of the sun during transport, a four hour commute was no problem. I would think your 2.5 hr commute would be fine. He told me he was able to keep fish alive for a week inside a bag using nothing but oxygen.
Update: My pond is doing well. TJ was instrumental in helping me solve a weeping dam issue. Thanks again TJ. I've found that my perch are more sensitive to changes in dissolved oxygen than the RES and Pumpkinseeds. I have numerous frogs, tadpoles and minnows. I added some GS in early spring, but most of them died. I recently added 120 papershell crawfish. I've been aerating 24/7 and I believe my o2 levels are doing better. I will be adding predators this October. I've added some eel grass and I hope it takes off. I have some new water grass popping up. I'm not sure what it is. Maybe some of the experts can tell me. I also included a RES I caught the other day. Cheers-
