Will fry survive a trip?

by **Biulu** Wed Aug 06, 2014 6:05 pm

I want to take the little fry I have with me back to Montreal. This trip will be altogether almost a full day and I wonder whether they would be able to survive without food that long?

Another consideration is that I won't be able to starve them the days before as I normally do. Can ammonia become an issue?

Is there a way to ship them at this age or are chances basically zero that they will survive?

by catinthehat Wed Aug 06, 2014 6:31 pm

They should survive just as long as they don't overheat .

by **Biulu** Wed Aug 06, 2014 6:51 pm

Chances of overheating are low I guess in the cargo hold of a plane!

by alexmtl Wed Aug 06, 2014 7:17 pm

Biulu wrote:I want to take the little fry I have with me back to Montreal. This trip will be altogether almost a full day and I wonder whether they would be able to survive without food that long?

Another consideration is that I won't be able to starve them the days before as I normally do. Can ammonia become an issue?

Is there a way to ship them at this age or are chances basically zero that they will survive?

No problem for one day. I just received a shipment yesterday so weather seems to be holding up well.

by **guppyguy** Wed Aug 06, 2014 7:19 pm

They will survive like catinthehat said just dont let them overheat. I have shipped endler fry before and they were in there bags for 4 days and all survived. There tougher than we think.

by **Biulu** Wed Aug 06, 2014 7:21 pm

That sounds promising! I will divide the batch over several bags to upper the possibilities of them surviving.

by **guppyguy** Wed Aug 06, 2014 7:27 pm

Biulu wrote:That sounds promising! I will divide the batch over several bags to upper the possibilities of them surviving.

That is a excellent idea. Keep us posted on how they do on the first airplane ride. Wink

by alexmtl Wed Aug 06, 2014 7:36 pm

guppyguy wrote:
Biulu wrote:That sounds promising! I will divide the batch over several bags to upper the possibilities of them surviving.

That is a excellent idea. Keep us posted on how they do on the first airplane ride.

At least do the fry get a window seat ?

by **Biulu** Wed Aug 06, 2014 7:40 pm

alexmtl wrote:

At least do the fry get a window seat ?

Their keeper doesn't like window seats so they will have to do with what I want. It looks like they will not need these eye masks though as their cabin will be completely blacked out....

by catinthehat Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:02 pm

Biulu wrote:
alexmtl wrote:

At least do the fry get a window seat ?

Their keeper doesn't like window seats so they will have to do with what I want. It looks like they will not need these eye masks though as their cabin will be completely blacked out....

that's funny