All fish shipments should be made with oxygen over the water, but you can
get by with short 30 minute or so trips with air only. The respiration of
the fish generates CO2 and uses O2. With plenty of O2, the fish will not
suffocate, and some of the CO2 will be displaced to the O2 layer above. If
the CO2 builds up, the pH falls due to the production of carbonic acid.
Though the fish may survive the trip, the pH difference between the bag and
the pond will cause severe distress if the water is not gradually diluted
with pond water. Gradual dilution will raise the pH making the ammonia in
the bag very toxic. I prefer to transport fish with oxygen and Amquel or
another ammonia binder/neutralizer.
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RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


"Gunnar" wrote in message
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I need to have some fish shipped from private pond in Fl. to RI anyone
have
any ideas. Person I am buying them from said she talked to pet store and
they told her had to have oxygen to ship them . Cant they just get bagged
and put in Styrofoam cooler and sent overnight?