Tropical Fish Keeping banner

Moving (to a different city) A Saltwater Setup

2K views 4 replies 4 participants last post by  kevinbenko 
#1 ·
I'll be moving sometime between May and August.

Setup: 75 gallon saltwater aquarium
about 50 pounds of liverock
1 Goldenhead Sleeper Gobie
1 Firefish Goby
1 Tangarou Goby
1 Lawnmower Blenny

I've had the aquarium since May, and if I weren't moving, I'd have some more fish in there.
The actual logistics of moving the hardware (extra buckets and such) seem feasible barring any unintended tank-breaking mishaps along the way.

PROBLEM:
It's about a 12-15 hour drive.

Is it feasible to move the fish?
Is it possible to double-up any of the fish in a bucket?

Or should I plan on starting over with new fish once I reach my destination?

While I really don't want to get rid of the fish, I would rather leave living fish behind than take dead fish with me.
 
See less See more
#5 ·
Thank You for your advice

Yeah...

I suspected that the best option would be to sell off the fish.

I will be taking the liverock with me, I don't recall ever getting rid of any buckets, so I have sufficient empty salt buckets that I use to store fresh change-water in.

At the advice of Local Fish Store, I'm keeping the live rock, the substrate, and the most recent set of used filters (gotta keep that happy bacteria).

I'm not too sure if the chata-i-can't-spell-it-morphia will survive the trip, but I'll see if I can find a suitable container and keep it in the car during the move.

Well, this isn't happening until this Summer, so I've got some time....
 
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Top