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Old 08-26-2008, 01:32 PM
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I thought when fish were shipped from other countries they were in bags for days?
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Old 08-26-2008, 02:22 PM
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I thought when fish were shipped from other countries they were in bags for days?
They are. When I was going through university I occasionally worked at some LFSs and frequently saw delayed fish orders shipped during the winter end up with very few casualties. Sometimes I see threads like this where people suggest that a fish can't live for more than a day or two in transit and chuckle a bit - if only they knew how long some of these fish are actually in transit before they get to the LFS.
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Old 08-26-2008, 02:41 PM
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If only they knew how long some of these fish are actually in transit before they get to the LFS.
+1 I concur. I worked for an LFS in highschool and our fish orders could take a couple of weeks to arrive. Occasionally a deflated bag would result in stinky soup but not too often. Once we had a HUGE shipment of saltwater that we had been drooling over, it got held in customs and it was HOT summer. Nothing lived, a big stinky mess. Even the LR was dead, probably cooking on a tarmac somewhere.

I'm glad this story had a happy ending. Good packing job J&L.

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Old 08-26-2008, 02:46 PM
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next day and everythings still kickin. im still shocked though.
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Gona have to come have a gander at your tank one day
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Old 08-26-2008, 03:13 PM
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Gald everything is still swimming! kinda off topic now, but maybe it will help for next time. The bus depot has a service they provide for $15.00 extra, it is "next-bus" boarding, your parcel will not be "bumped" if the freight hold is full. They will bump some else good for you bad for them LOL
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Gald everything is still swimming! kinda off topic now, but maybe it will help for next time. The bus depot has a service they provide for $15.00 extra, it is "next-bus" boarding, your parcel will not be "bumped" if the freight hold is full. They will bump some else good for you bad for them LOL

Hmm interesting
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