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Ok, it is now trout time. That poses a problem for us Kalgoorlie people. It is over 8 hours from a trout farm back to here, and I dont think trout would take too kindly to that.

Anyone transported trout for that amount of time, or know of something closer?

Troutman said it might be an idea to transport from Pemberton to Perth and place into a tank, then remove from tank after a couple of days and take them back to Kal. I havnt killed any AP fish yet AFAIK, and I would like to keep it that way.

Ideas?

Colin

have you spoken to someone like Ausyfish who might be able to help you out with more information on transporting fish for long times?
Ausyfish send overseas, and my perch came up by road, at least a 13 hour road trip and they all did fine.
Or are trout more sensitive than perch?

Trout are AP Canaries

Have a chat to Troutman, he just delivered us some beautiful trout yesterday.

I am just concerned with the stress on me/fish by being moved around so much....

your biggest problem is going to be keeping the temp below 20C

while transporting? As in heat from the car? If day time are still too warm (I doubt it now) I would move them at night.

Requirements for transport depend on how much biomass (Kg). Basically numbers and size.
More Kg requires more care. Bags or Tanks?
here is some general stuff you may already know.


Keep cool- night may be best.

Add plenty of oxygen- diffuse pure oxygen if possible

Add sodium chloride or calcium chloride- OO.3 % to 1%

Drive carefully

JOEL: How dare you not tell me that my wife got to see your trout

I want to see your trout too

You can look at mine, I have 100 in my 5KL FT.
All look well.

Tony

I am off to get mine in a week from Troutman, I am going to transport them in 2 x blue barrels. Industry sources reckon that they will survive fine with a bubbler.

hello

i was wondering how big of a bucket do i need to transport 50 trout for 30 km, with a water pump in it?

thank you!

there's no edit anymore?why?
btw, the fish will be about 2 inches long

More buckets are better. How many buckets can you fit in the car/truck? Trout need a lot of oxygen, so keep the air going, and the temperature cool.

How many minutes will it take to get where you are going? That's the more important information than the distance.

I'll defer to the trout experts for a bucket:trout ratio.

I just bought some 3-4 inch trout. The farm wouldn't put more than 20 in a bag with about 20 litres of water and filled with pure oxygen, for a 40 minute ride home. I agree with Janet, the more water and air the better.