| Tropical fish are among the highlights of | | | | when they are just being brought to the |
| many aquariums. This is because they are | | | | United States from Asia. What usually happens |
| usually varied in both color and appearances. | | | | is that one fish is put in one plastic bag |
| | | | and then they are packed into a Styrofoam |
| Due to this high demand for them, many | | | | container. |
| sellers and fish breeders guarantee that they | | | | |
| can send they to wherever you are in the | | | | The reason why only a single fish is placed |
| United States of America. | | | | in an otherwise roomy bag is to isolate |
| | | | deaths. If there are three fish in a |
| Transporting | | | | container and one dies, the water will |
| | | | stagnate and poison the other fish in it. |
| Tropical fish are sensitive to climate | | | | |
| changes in the water they belong to. These | | | | Ice is often placed at the bottom of the |
| changes in the water temperature can affect | | | | plastic bags under some insulation so as not |
| the fishs health and living condition up to a | | | | to have any direct contact with the plastic |
| point that it can cause death. | | | | bag to lower the temperature of the entire |
| | | | container. |
| Some pet store owners recommend transporting | | | | |
| live fish in a plastic bag. The bag should be | | | | They being transported usually have a long |
| filled halfway with water. They shall then be | | | | way to go before they reach their |
| placed in the plastic and then the plastic | | | | destination. |
| must be filled with oxygen and sealed. | | | | |
| | | | The transportation of they plays a big role |
| They come from the tropics are often | | | | on the prices of the fish. Since these fish |
| transported in this way as well. The only | | | | are usually transported by air to their |
| difference is that the plastic bags are | | | | destinations, the price of their cargo and |
| stored in Styrofoam containers that help to | | | | handling along with the shipping costs are |
| regulate the temperature. | | | | included with the fish prices in the pet |
| | | | stores. |
| Lowering the temperature can help to lower | | | | |
| the metabolism of the fish and enable them to | | | | They are difficult to propagate and breed so |
| survive better through the long and arduous | | | | breeding them is not such a feasible idea. |
| journey. | | | | Tropical fish seldom live long in an aquarium |
| | | | unless they are in a really large tank with |
| They are always transported in this method | | | | the right kind of water and conditions. |