Rontosa Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 hi guys i have been asked to send fish with aae to cairns i have never sent fish like this beforeany info on how i should bag to send safely would be great cheers ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Below is an outline of how to ship fish with AAEneed an approved styro box this will have an approval mark on the lidyou will need an inner liner so large garbage bag or similaryou will need an absorbant so layer of newspaper on bottom of boxdon't feed the fish for 48 hrs before shippingdouble bag with 2 elastic bands per bagwater to 1/3 of bag heightuse Prime 1-2 drops depending on bag sizemix half tank water and half pre conditioned fresh wateruse oxygenuse some sort of packing if bags are loose in box ie bubblewrap or newspapersize of bag is determined by size and number of fishprint a label in A4 paper with receivers name and contact details plus your name, contact details and address as senderand put it in a plastic bag and tape it to the lidleave the lid unsealed as they will want to inspect the boxtake a roll of 2" packing tape and seal the box after they OK itcall the receiver and advise con note number and flight detailsThis post has been promoted to an article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rontosa Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 awesome thanks for the info and fast reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Should have mentioned that I like to use the large bags and lay them on their sidewhen sending large qty of fryIt all depends on the size of the fish to shiphope it helps you get an idea of how to look at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rontosa Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 where can i get the approved foam boxes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rontosa Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 also fish are 25 t0 30 cms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~matt~ Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Go to your lfs and see if they have any from when they got their fish delivered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattrox Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Also try the fish factory direct to public type outlets or direct to public wholesale butchers. They should have boxes, but you might need to buy them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rontosa Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 cheers would be happy to buy brand new ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattrox Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I saw one of the local wholesale butchers selling new ones for $5 ea. One near you should be able to help you out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 how many adult frontosa are you shipping ?I'd guess you would get 3 per box and water levelwould need to be near half so the fish is just coveredwith the bag on it's side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rontosa Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share Posted February 28, 2012 yes gotta send 9 fish so yeah 3 per box sound right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranced Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 hit up your lfs for boxes, they usually have stacks of them, and they cant be flattened/broken down and disposed of easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rontosa Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 thanks guys sent them today should be all good done everything right cheers ron... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rontosa Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 thanks again guys fish made it safe and well.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couchy Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Ron where do you have to take the fish to drop off?Airport or does AAE have a depot closer to you?Cheers Couchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aymenz Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Hey Couchy,AAE's Terminal is located next to the Qantas one at Corner Shiers Avenue and Fifth Street.Just called them to check on a flight number to Adelaide as I will be shipping some fish for the 1st time and they informed me that you have to be there 2 hours prior to the scheduled flight...Hope this helps.Aymen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillsysyd Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I get most of my boxes from seafood shops for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullyYellow Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 When I shipped I got old broccoli boxes for $2 each off fruit shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock4life01 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Been following, good to hear=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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