A LITTLE TIP)) i started using this way of quarantining fish just a couple of drops of methylene blue in the bag of new fish left to stand 1/2 a hour flouting in the main tank don't no if it works but i don't lose fish this way and it sterilizes the water before adding to the main aquarium. good look. remember just a couple of drops i take no responsibility from fish deaths:) so if the shop keepers sends them already quarantining thy no need to for you to bother
As we package them up between 4-5pm and they are delivered before 1pm the next day, that is well inside their survival time. We have people forget they need to be in the house to collect them and collect them first thing the following morning from the postal depot and the fish have been fine.
Yes on the deliveries although there may be certain days we can't post but normal days as in my last reply.
Paradise fish are happiest at room temperature so they are at the low end of tropical. Provided they don't get too chilled by water changes they are OK in unheated tank (at room temperature)
We send them out on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for delivery before 1pm the following day. If delivered on a Saturday (posted on friday) there is and extra £3.
Special delivery is an overnight service (delivered before 1pm) We do package the fish up late afternoon and catch the last post so they spend the minimum time in bags but even if a delivery gets delayed until the afternoon, they are fine as we use 30+ hour heat packs, not the normal 20+ hour ones which most places use.
It is the same method for all tropical fish, yes. Discus need quite a bit of water in so they are totally covered even if the package is stored on its end.
for goldfish you just wrap the bag with fish and oxygen tablet in bubble wrap and then in a box and send it since they arent tropical and can withstand cold without dying.
Very helpful however heat packs need air flow to work so you should poke a hole in the styrofoam. I use reflective bubble wrap as my insulation material.
We tend to get the heat packs out up to an hour before packing to ensure that they are working. Sometimes they take an age to activate but we have to be sure that the reaction has started before sending just in case we get a dud one. Once the reaction which produces heat has started, it can't be stopped. Generally we put the packs outside the poly box (but inside the main box) but I filmed this in deep winter. Fish arrived at around 24 C which was great.
We use oxygenting tablets which dissolve over the course of the delivery. If we were sending lots of fish in the same bag then we would probably have to use pure O2. We never overstock the bags so this is a method that can be used by anyone sending fish overnight.
Since I don't ever get a newspaper, we generally re-use the packaging that our fish are delivered from the wholesalers in. That means we get boring free papers with adverts for houses in surrey or stories about brave little Johnny who only has one leg but still ran the London marathon in 34 hours. Or foreign papers.
That is the way it should be done, not like some do, by the way Richard whats your thoughts on the nexus mini pod, I have 2000 gallon pond and use a kotney koi filter 4 bays and vortex which works very well, but it`s a bit of a nuisence when cleaning brushes and media, I know the 200 would be better but its room I am short of in my filter housing, the pod is only 23 inch high and would fit o k I could even double up and fit 2 in there.Any thoughts on it?
Although we have sold the Nexus filters in the past, I can't escape the thought that they (and most new koi filters/products) are a case of the emperors new clothes. The principle of them is great and K1 does work very well at removing pollutants but the price of the filters is unreal when the same result can be gained by using the media in a plastic tank / barrel. If the input and outlets are meshed, the K1 won't escape. You could even convert one of the chambers in your existing filter.
Cheers Richard, It is food for thought, I know they are expensive probably cost a quater of that to produce, in fact I had one of the early bigger ones with the answer 7 years ago and I did get bacteria problems, but they have inproved since then and got dearer.
A LITTLE TIP)) i started using this way of quarantining fish just a couple of drops of methylene blue in the bag of new fish left to stand 1/2 a hour flouting in the main tank don't no if it works but i don't lose fish this way and it sterilizes the water before adding to the main aquarium. good look. remember just a couple of drops i take no responsibility from fish deaths:) so if the shop keepers sends them already quarantining thy no need to for you to bother
bucketrobbert 5 months ago
As we package them up between 4-5pm and they are delivered before 1pm the next day, that is well inside their survival time. We have people forget they need to be in the house to collect them and collect them first thing the following morning from the postal depot and the fish have been fine.
pondguru 5 months ago
Yes, they are another species which are happiest at room temperature.
pondguru 5 months ago
No worries. I am in tomorrow.
pondguru 5 months ago
Yes, very funny.
Please see my first response again, man.
pondguru 5 months ago
Yes on the deliveries although there may be certain days we can't post but normal days as in my last reply.
Paradise fish are happiest at room temperature so they are at the low end of tropical. Provided they don't get too chilled by water changes they are OK in unheated tank (at room temperature)
pondguru 5 months ago
We send them out on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for delivery before 1pm the following day. If delivered on a Saturday (posted on friday) there is and extra £3.
pondguru 5 months ago
nice job!
demochamp7 6 months ago
May you find peace in your love of penis.
pondguru 6 months ago
whats up with the creepy music ahaha
dariolilgangster 6 months ago
also do deliver to the north west england?
joshuamyler 6 months ago
Anywhere in the UK including highlands and northern ireland, isle of wight etc..
pondguru 6 months ago
how much is delivery?
joshuamyler 6 months ago
Delivery starts from £9.95 and is based on weight. Please phone the shop for details and stock checking 01661 844 005
pondguru 6 months ago
Special delivery is an overnight service (delivered before 1pm) We do package the fish up late afternoon and catch the last post so they spend the minimum time in bags but even if a delivery gets delayed until the afternoon, they are fine as we use 30+ hour heat packs, not the normal 20+ hour ones which most places use.
pondguru 6 months ago
Hello Richard,
Your step by step instruction is very helpful. I was wondering whether it will work if I use the same method to pack discus fish overnight delivery.
P.S. It is winter here at the moment.
Thanks in advance
discusworld1 7 months ago
It is the same method for all tropical fish, yes. Discus need quite a bit of water in so they are totally covered even if the package is stored on its end.
pondguru 7 months ago
for goldfish you just wrap the bag with fish and oxygen tablet in bubble wrap and then in a box and send it since they arent tropical and can withstand cold without dying.
cloudcally 8 months ago
SCARY MUSIC!!! LOL!!!
lavendersfields123 1 year ago
Very helpful however heat packs need air flow to work so you should poke a hole in the styrofoam. I use reflective bubble wrap as my insulation material.
bettabreeder181 1 year ago
We tend to get the heat packs out up to an hour before packing to ensure that they are working. Sometimes they take an age to activate but we have to be sure that the reaction has started before sending just in case we get a dud one. Once the reaction which produces heat has started, it can't be stopped. Generally we put the packs outside the poly box (but inside the main box) but I filmed this in deep winter. Fish arrived at around 24 C which was great.
pondguru 1 year ago
Do you use pure oxygen?
RAmenFSM 1 year ago
We use oxygenting tablets which dissolve over the course of the delivery. If we were sending lots of fish in the same bag then we would probably have to use pure O2. We never overstock the bags so this is a method that can be used by anyone sending fish overnight.
RABBITWHACKER 1 year ago
Do you take page 3 out of the newspaper first?? lol
xbeckieboox 1 year ago
Since I don't ever get a newspaper, we generally re-use the packaging that our fish are delivered from the wholesalers in. That means we get boring free papers with adverts for houses in surrey or stories about brave little Johnny who only has one leg but still ran the London marathon in 34 hours. Or foreign papers.
No boobies. Boo.
pondguru 1 year ago
@pondguru LMFAO!!!
hhazawat 1 year ago
nice vid, i've always wondered how people packaged live fish for shipment without the fish dieing
Kribensis007 2 years ago
That is the way it should be done, not like some do, by the way Richard whats your thoughts on the nexus mini pod, I have 2000 gallon pond and use a kotney koi filter 4 bays and vortex which works very well, but it`s a bit of a nuisence when cleaning brushes and media, I know the 200 would be better but its room I am short of in my filter housing, the pod is only 23 inch high and would fit o k I could even double up and fit 2 in there.Any thoughts on it?
Cheers
Dave
howarth004 2 years ago
Although we have sold the Nexus filters in the past, I can't escape the thought that they (and most new koi filters/products) are a case of the emperors new clothes. The principle of them is great and K1 does work very well at removing pollutants but the price of the filters is unreal when the same result can be gained by using the media in a plastic tank / barrel. If the input and outlets are meshed, the K1 won't escape. You could even convert one of the chambers in your existing filter.
pondguru 2 years ago
Cheers Richard, It is food for thought, I know they are expensive probably cost a quater of that to produce, in fact I had one of the early bigger ones with the answer 7 years ago and I did get bacteria problems, but they have inproved since then and got dearer.
howarth004 2 years ago
No worries, man.
pondguru 2 years ago