Well, I'm in the process of moving to Hinton from Vancouver and my fish tank is the next step coming up and I've never moved fish without them in a tank longer than 2-3 hours. I have 2 oscars 11" each, 5 bichirs 12-15" and 3 geos 6". My plan is to put the bichirs in a rubbermaid, but I'm not sure whether or not I would be better off with 5 gal buckets or something a little bit bigger for the others. I don't think they really need much more space than that because I don't think they'll do much swimming in the move, but I'm not sure if the smaller amount of water will matter.
I'll be putting heaters in each container with an air pump set up to keep the water heated/oxygenated for the ride. They'll be kept inside the truck too. I'm setting up bigger totes full of water with a filter running before I leave back for when I get here to put the fish in because I'm sure I won't want to set up the tank after the drive.
My questions are: is there anything I can add to the water to reduce the stress on the fish in the move? I've read about bag buddies in another topic but I'm not familiar with them and have never seen them. And does my plan for the move seem like it will work alright or are there any suggestions?
Also, does anyone know what sort of tap water conditions are in Hinton? Anything I need to treat before adding fish?
Thanks in advance and look forward to meeting everyone