bringing fishie from overseas

[ole]

hi,

i was going to ask if its okay to actually hand-carry fishie thru the custom back to SG since i'm going to BKK this coming may. but guess its okay lookin at all the threads talking about purchases overseas.

but can i just ask, what do i have to take note of to ensure survival and comfort of the fishie when travelling back from overseas?

[vannel]

Mmmm. Not sure if this is too late.. But. SG's AVA states that you can bring in up to 30 ornamental fish or up to 3L of water, whichever comes first. I recently went to Taiwan and did purchase some shrimps from the LFS there. I had my shrimps packed in their usual plastic bags but what was different was.. I stored the whole bag in a Coleman water container. The coleman container has multiple advantages in shipping small livestock due to its solid construction and ability to keep the temperature constant throughout the flight back to Singapore. I pretty much stuffed the coleman into my luggage and checked it in. Came back to Singapore with 0 deaths. Hope this helps.

[vannel]

Oh, I re-read your post above and realised you were asking about hand-carrying. I dont think that's gonna be legal unless you actually carry less than 100ml of water.. In which case your fish probably wont survive. Ahh.. Please remember to also declare the livestock you bring into Singapore.

[ole]

wah... i totally forgot about the 100ml water thing. thanks lot really.