At 11:03 PM 15/09/97 GMT, Cary Hostrawser wrote:
>...
>The real trick in long ship times is preventing the water from fouling
>and the pH from dropping. This occurs from fish waste, predominately
>the ammonia, that occurs if they have been fed or not prior to
>shipping. Solid fish waste doesn't really hurt the fish in a bag but
>it doesn't look good. Regurgitated food because they had full bellies
>can wipe out the fish no mater how you pack them. Adding a product
>like AmQuel to the water will prevent this. Be careful not to
>overdose. There is also a pad that can be bought in pet shops that
>absorbs ammonia. It will turn brown as it collects it plus you don't
>have to worry about over dosing. Sorry I can't think of the name at
>present. but you just cut a chunk off and throw it into the bag. You
>....