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Traveling too far will albert make it?

Tue, 08/26/2008 - 04:51 — barbiekiller357

We live in AZ and are going to be moving very soon, three hours away from where we are currently located, Im not sure Alberts (my blood parrot) going to make this trip weve moved him three times from when I first got him (pet store, house, next house, next house) and now Im very scared Ive had him almost two years now and I'd hate to lose him...
rattleing around in a hot car for 2 1/2 to three hours might very well kill him, should I give him away or is there a way for him to make the journey?

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Mon, 03/09/2009 - 23:06 — jpalmer

BPs won't come out and eat

My 3 new BPs have been hiding since I brought them home over 24 hours ago. They won't come out and eat, what should I do?

Tue, 03/10/2009 - 16:51 — shaz

shy BPs

this is normal, they will not starve, food is the key,first, have they got lots of hiding places? sit by the tank whenever you can, they will peep out at you,try not to make sudden movements, do this before you feed them, feed a variety of food, do not over feed, they will be eating, just not when your looking, they will associate you with food and will come looking for you eventually, don't remove their hiding places, BPs are very shy and cautious, it often takes a few weeks for them to be comfortable to swim in open water, one of mine must hold the record for a non appearance for a parrot, about three months, are there any tank mates, this helps (make sure you get compatible fish, run it through this site if you can before getting any)expect it to take an average of two to four weeks for them to become confident, type "shy" and " Hiding"into this sites search box to see how common this is,

Thu, 08/28/2008 - 02:46 — ParrotCichlidGirl

Exactly how to move your fish...

How to move your parrot cichlids

Wed, 08/27/2008 - 23:05 — Kolton

Re: Traveling to far will albert make it?

I have read about people flying their fish for several hour flights, so he should be ok for a couple of hours. You should pick-up a battery air pump before you leave.

Tue, 08/26/2008 - 16:40 — mazzy1221

Re: Traveling to far will albert make it?

I have now doubt that he would be fine traveling 3 hours. Just make him priority when you get to the new house and set his tank up first. If you are worried about his air supply on the trip, petsmart carries a battery operated air pump. Keep us posted and good luck!

Tue, 08/26/2008 - 08:41 — shaz

moving fish

You will find very detailed instructions on moving parrots if you just type "moving your parrot cichlids" in the search box, and look for parrorcichlid instructions for doing just that!

Tue, 08/26/2008 - 07:00 — maccaroni

cooler

use a large Styrofoam cooler from the grocery store.. there is also a detailed posting from someone who moved their fish across the country, i believe.. and they had portable bubble things set up and everything.. maybe shaz will have the link to it. If not I'll try looking for it.
I think he will be fine in a cooler if you keep him in the front seat.. I also live in AZ and have moved my oldest fish about 5 or 6 times (I'm in college and tend to move a lot)