Chris25
Member
Hi all!
I'm going away for the weekend (3 hours drive away) and have found 10 minutes drive from where I'm staying some nice discus for sale. It seemed like fate!!!
I'm coming home on the Monday and the guy who is selling them is not available just before I leave as he's working away. So my plan is to pick up the discus on the Sunday evening as late as possible, (I have polybox and big bags) then bring them back to the house I'm staying in, open the bag up and put a heater and air stone in the bag overnight and then simply bag them up just before I leave for the 3 hour journey home on the Monday morning? They would be in the bag for around 18 hours and only tied up for around three for the drive home.
Does this seem like a reasonable solution to you guys? Do you think the discus would be fine for the one night?
I messaged the guy I want to buy them from suggesting this and he said, the problem I'd have is re-bagging the fish in the same water, it will most probably wipe them out due to a spike in parameters.I'd be better bagging them up on the Sunday and leaving them sealed in poly box with heat packs & oxygen until I get home Monday.
I don't quite understand this spike in parameters as either way the fish would be left in the same water for the duration?
Any idea's or suggestions much appreciated.
Thanks,
Chris
I'm going away for the weekend (3 hours drive away) and have found 10 minutes drive from where I'm staying some nice discus for sale. It seemed like fate!!!
I'm coming home on the Monday and the guy who is selling them is not available just before I leave as he's working away. So my plan is to pick up the discus on the Sunday evening as late as possible, (I have polybox and big bags) then bring them back to the house I'm staying in, open the bag up and put a heater and air stone in the bag overnight and then simply bag them up just before I leave for the 3 hour journey home on the Monday morning? They would be in the bag for around 18 hours and only tied up for around three for the drive home.
Does this seem like a reasonable solution to you guys? Do you think the discus would be fine for the one night?
I messaged the guy I want to buy them from suggesting this and he said, the problem I'd have is re-bagging the fish in the same water, it will most probably wipe them out due to a spike in parameters.I'd be better bagging them up on the Sunday and leaving them sealed in poly box with heat packs & oxygen until I get home Monday.
I don't quite understand this spike in parameters as either way the fish would be left in the same water for the duration?
Any idea's or suggestions much appreciated.
Thanks,
Chris
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