Not the best of days

Hi

A big trip yesterday to collect fish and corals.

I lost a fish on the way home,a stunning Coral Beauty, the first fish I have lost in Transit for over 40 years.

It is a very sad day.

Re: Not the best of days

What happened? I have no idea how to collect tropical fish.

I have collected plenty of pond fish, which are easy, just a bag with some oxygen and a sturdy container. How do you maintain the temperature when they are in transit?

I know how sad it is though when a fish dies in one's care.

Re: Not the best of days

Hi

No idea at all.

It was double bagged and in a polybox with the aircon on and set at 25.5 C.

All the other fish were fine.

Re: Not the best of days

That sounds odd doesn't it. Perhaps it just died of natural causes.

Re: Not the best of days

Surely it must have been unhealthy when they sold it, don't you think Swim?
Can't understand why a perfectly healthy fish would die before it even got home otherwise?

I know if one of my puppies had died before the new owners even got it home I would most certainly investigate.

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I would think it probably was unhealthy Mups but I suppose it would be difficult to prove as there were no obvious signs of disease. They can die of shock when moved to a new environment but swim is obviously experienced in relocating them. I know some of my goldfish have died in the past from stroke. That's when the dreaded Heron wasn't around.