| It is often risky and impractical to try to move | | | | need to move your fish. It might be styrofoam |
| fish. Fish are most sensible to to temperature | | | | boxes, polythene bags, a cooler or other |
| changes that can hardly be avoidable during a | | | | compartmentalized container. Take the fish out of |
| move. So if they don't have any special | | | | the aquarium 15 minutes before you'll drain it and |
| sentimental value to you - just don't move them. | | | | put them in bags or styrofoam boxes: one fish |
| Many aquarium stores may accept them and | | | | per each container. Fill the fish containers with |
| even offer a store credit, which you can use in | | | | tank water and don't forget that about a half of a |
| another location close to the place you moved in. | | | | container space should be left for the air pocket. |
| But if you don't have this option here are some | | | | Don't feed your fish 24 hours before the move in |
| suggestions you may consider during your | | | | order to make water in the containers as clean as |
| move:Firstly, you need to take fish out of the | | | | possible. As a matter of fact, fish would feel too |
| aquarium and move them separately. Tanks are | | | | stressed to eat during the whole move - so don't |
| rarely built to withstand the stress of a move, | | | | worry about feeding them; fish can live more |
| especially with water inside. So you need to drain | | | | than a week without food. Seal the styrofoam |
| it after, of course, you finished putting all your fish | | | | boxes with lids and bags - with rubber bands; to |
| in carrying containers. The main concern when | | | | reduce the chance of leaking you can double bag |
| moving a fishtank is its filtration system. The | | | | your fish. Put the water plants in the separate |
| aerobic bacteria needed to preserve the life cycle | | | | containers too - they also need to be wet during |
| of an aquarium and the life of fish starts to die | | | | the move. After you've finished packing the fish |
| after few hours without a flow of oxygen-laden | | | | put all the bags with your pets into a container |
| water. It is not as crucial when you move short | | | | that can hold steady temperature during the |
| distance. What you need is to move about half of | | | | whole period of the move - it might be a cooler. |
| the water you've had in you fishtank to a new | | | | If you are moving far - it might be a good |
| location to make sure the colony of aerobic | | | | suggestion to get a battery powered air pump |
| bacteria survive. If you are moving long distance | | | | and occasionally change air in fish containers.When |
| you'll have to set up the tank exactly like a new | | | | you arrive to the place you're moving in - set up |
| one at your destination including one week | | | | the aquarium first. Add gravel, preferably from |
| delay.Disassemble your aquarium before the | | | | your old home; gravel contains ammonia-eating |
| move; heaters, pumps, filters and other media | | | | bacterias that are crucial for the aquarium not to |
| should be packed separately like fragile items. The | | | | go through New Tank Syndrome. Then fill the |
| tank itself should be in bubble wrap and packed in | | | | tank with the water you brought from the old |
| moving blankets. If possible, it is better not to use | | | | place adding some chlorine remover. Fill the tank |
| a moving van for transporting a fishtank but to | | | | up with tap water of proper temperature, and |
| put it in a trunk of your car.Provided you are | | | | turn on the filters. As the water is clearing out |
| moving local, the actual move of your tank can | | | | you may add a fish or two and watch closely for |
| take about a week with all the neccessary | | | | their reaction. It is absolutely normal for fish to |
| precautions making sure your beloved fish won't | | | | panic and breathe harder in the new surroundings. |
| sufer from the New Tank Syndrome. During this | | | | But if a fish lies on the side and doesn't move for |
| period you can put them either into your friend's | | | | few seconds put it back to a travelling container |
| tank or into the pet store aquarium. Some pet | | | | and check the tank for the proper temperature |
| stores do it for free, some can even offer | | | | and water chemistry. Watch your fish and |
| additional services like packing and air shipping | | | | regularly check the tank during the first week to |
| your fish for additional fees.Now we came close | | | | be sure your beloved ones haven't got any |
| to the actual packing and moving of the fish. Long | | | | disease. |
| before the move prepare the accessories you'll | | | | |