how do they ship a fish?

i dont get it

 

In a large polythene bag - just enough water to ensure fish stays wet and then balance of bag is filled with oxygen from a tank

these are then packed into polystyrene shipping boxes and sent to where ever they are going

The above is large scale for LFS etc

for smaller scale, individual purchases , its same principle only using smaller cartons to pack them

Steve

 

they dont need light? and they dont get all beat up?

 

they dont need light for the 24 hours or so these things often spend in transit

they normally pack 1 fish to a bag anyway to ensure oxygen is not going to be an issue
they have stickers over the crates so that airport workers know its live animals inside ( and hopefully dont throw the cartons to each other whilst loading etc)

same with corals - even your light demanind SPS species can manage a day or more without light

Steve

 

thats crazy..

 

Yep, just like steve said. Plastic bag with water sealed shut with oxygen. The bag is then placed in an insulated shipping container with either a hot or cool pack depending on the weather. Then shipped via next day shipping.