Details on how to ship fish?

In the case of White Clouds, usually these fish do not get very big, and they are very very durable hardy fish too. I would tend to agree, with larger fish and certain species of fish, shipping in individual bags is probably best. I've learned the hard way unfortunatly that you have to be careful about what fish you put in the same bag. As you probably know, I'm into cichilds and I do sell off eBay, Aquabid, and offer from Cichild-forum.com trading post. Most of the time I prefer a local pick up but not all sales go that way. I have had a few DOA's and it was my fault for putting a male in with another male by accident. In the case of White Clouds, I do not think this would be an issue, and depending on the overall size of the Clouds, you could probably get away easily with putting 2-3 per bag in there.

Now I see your size listing, I have no worries at all if you were to put even 3-4 in a bag, but it will depend on your overall bag size. I think you are looking for bag buddies it sounds like with breather bags. If you opt for breather bags, then you probably want to go with a single fish. Breather bags will say right on the bag, do not double bag these as it interferes with the gas exchange.

Assuming you are going with breather bags, go with 2 fish per bag then. At their size, this will not pose a problem. You may want to consider getting a bottle of Methelyene Blue too. Meth blue is a compound that helps keep brown blood problems away by promoting oxygen transfer in the blood. This is very useful when shipping fish.

Fill a bag buddy bag up full to the point where then you tie off the bag, it's full right to the top of the knot. If you end up with 12-13 bags for your box, I'd line your box with styrofoam. Inside the styrofoam, pad it with a lot of newspaper too. At this time of the year also, I'd probably go with heater packs. Assuming you have all the bags in one box, put a heater pack about every 3rd to 4th bag. That should provide enough heat to stablize them during transit. Add a few small drops of meth blue into the water before you seal the bag up also.

When you have the box lined, padded with newspaper, you put the bags in, put heating pack in, and are ready to close up the box, try to sit your bags upright if possible, and add in extra newspaper to support the bags to say upright if possible. Enclose the bags as a whole with styrofoam over the top and seal the box up. Seal the edges of your box tight with tape so that there is little chances of your box busting open during transit.

The distance your fish are going does not look far, and any express mail should be there the next day, even priority mail should get there the next day also. I've had all my fish comming from CT to NJ arrive next day via priority due to how close they are going. With Meth Blue in your water, and heating packs in the box, even if the fish went 2 days in transit, there should not be any danger. In all seriousness, if you want to follow other advice, it's ok, but I'm telling you how my experiences have gone. I have had fish, end up being in the post office over the weekend and still arrive all alive. The breather bags combined with meth blue really help out in this case. I also have had a Jardini Arowana come to me from Malaysia in transit 10 days in the box, and arrive alive as well. Shipping is not that dangerous if you follow precautions, honestly. Usually problems occur if you stock bags with fish that shouldn't be grouped togeather in such a small space, or preventitive measures such as meth blue or tranquil are not added to the water to reduce stress. I have high confidence your fish, as hardy as they are, and as caring as you appear to be asking this, should turn out just fine. Best of luck. If I am not clear on what I'm trying to say, just say so and I'll try to re-word it.

I have never shipped anything but bettas

However, you need to get a box big enough to hold the fish in their bag, buy some styrofoam, line the box with it. cut a piece to fit in the top as well. You will need a heat pac as well in this weather.

I think you can ship your fish in one bag, mine have to be shipped individually so it is more work

You need to fill the bag 1/3 with water 2/3 Oxygen. Double bag the tied end into the bottom of the second bag.

I then use shredded paper to cushion the bag in the insulated box other people just use newspaper.

Good luck, I am not sure if you need pure oxygen or if you can just use air from the room in shipping your fish. I would check that out.

My cuzin sells corals on ebay, and what he does is get plastic foam peanuts, a field, and a field, he makes use of like 3 layers of plastic bag, no longer the variety u wrap food in. first he pours the froth peanuts in, then placed the wrapped coral interior and places greater foams over it. on account that ur promoting fish...try this technique, im uncertain if it incredibly works for fish, besides the incontrovertible fact that it suure works for corals possibly fish is greater mushy, so use a greater field with a brilliant number of peanut foam to guard the fish from being bounced around, and perhaps a medium to huge bag will do. ( use distinctive layers ) oh and it relies upon on the place ur delivery them, if ur in the U. S. and ur delivery it out to sumone in the U. S., possibly... 2-5 money ? in another u . s . a . places are like 15-25 money in US forex

http://www.ultimatebettas.com/index.php?showtopic=...

here is a guide for bettas but I'd assume it is about the same