Transporting Fishes from Overseas

[lwm999]

I wonder if you check in the water bottles with fishes, the bottles will have to be fully filled up, otherwise will have lots of water movement when transporting. But if too full, will pressure be an issue?

[hwchoy]

I suggest you consider reading through the entire thread carefully.

[lwm999]

I have read the whole before posting. This is what you have written in blue:
always fill a bottle only 1/3 to half full MAX. This is so that air in the bottle will diffuse into the water during the trip.

use bottles which are has a round cross-section. you lay your bottles in your luggage longtitudinally, so that whether your bag is standing up or lying down the bottles maintain the same orientation. and because of the round profile, water in the bottle will not slosh around too much as it rolls.

as a precaution, put the bottles into a larger plastic bag and tie up the opening. accidents can happen and even minor seepage can wet all your clothings.

I don't understand how the bottle can maintain same orientation regardless of how the bag is positioned. That's why I thought if only 1/3 filled, there is a chance that the fish does not have enough water.

[fisherw]

Air or more correctly oxygen is more important. That is why when you buy fishes from lfs, only a small amount of water is included but oxygen is pumped in to fill up the bulk of the bag. I think enough water for the fish or fishes in the worst possible position (bottle lying on its side), then if the shop can pump in oxygen or just cap the bottle.

That way, the air can diffuse into the water. I think you run the risk of the fishes running out of air/oxygen if you fill the bottle full of water.

[ranmasatome]

1)Read.

it does not say "regardless of how the bag is positioned", it says "whether your bag is standing up or lying down ".

IT also says "lay your bottles in your luggage longtitudinally" to be able to achieve this.

2)Re-think
If you fill your bottle 1/3 full and it is NOT leaking, then there will never be a chance that there will not be enough water. However you toss the bottle, there will still be 1/3 water in there, that fact and volume of water will never change if there is no leak as mentioned above... how does it suddenly be NOT enough?? Besides, the bottle will remain horizontal, in this case, regardless of whether your bag is standing up or lying down so whats the worry?

[Phishee]

With the recent news on the restriction of taking bottles filled with liquid onto the airplanes, I think we cannot use this method (drink bottle 1/3 filled with water) any more.

Or did I misinterpret the news? Any one care to share your views?

If what I thought was true, how can we then bring any fishes back from Bangkok? Check-in? Or? Any suggestions?

[hwchoy]

yes you misinterpreted. the restriction applies to only carry-on luggage. the method works with check-in luggage.

[ranmasatome]

Also as mentioned already in this Thread.

[Phishee]

Oops! Sorry, didn't read carefully. Anyway, thanks for pointing out.

By the way, what kind of fish do you guys recommend to use this method? Fighting fish, it seemed to me, cannot withstand this kind of stress (too much of sloshing of water around during the transportation of the check-in luggage).

I really wish I can take some fish back from Bangkok on the next trip there.