safe shipping times

[bozzy]

hi guys.

so far all my fish/shrimp have been purchased locally (longest trip was 25 mins to get red cherries) i live in nowra nsw which is a bit of a black hole for shipping into and out of.

im planning to get more shrimp in the near future but unless i get them expressed posted from sydney it will be a 2+ day trip.

anyone else have this issue? will they survive 2-3 days shipping? is that even humane?

my only other option is to buy within a 2-2 1/2 hour driving radius and physically go and pick them up

[BlueBolts]

Howdy..... the combo of Kordon Bags & Foam Box will comfortably keep the shrimp fresh for 4-7 days, even longer periods, weather pending. On HOT days, I add a ice block or ice cube within the foam box to keep the temp down.......What shrimps do you have ? I'll send some shrimps across to you just to prove the safe passage :-) We'll both just document it, for the greater good of hobbyist to trust the passage of shipping shrimps. PM me your address/details, and shrimp of choice :-) TB, Tigers, Area 51 shrimps excluded...

[bozzy]

thanks for the reply. that makes me much happier to find out the 2-3 days i would expect to wait for anything on the east coast is relativley safe.

for the record i currently have red and yellow cherries, but am wanting to increase the cherry varieties i have (want to get some blue rilli and maybe one day some blues and greens) and get some cbs as well

[crazyshrimp]

Hi Bozzy, just for the record mate im located in Port Kembla and there is a few shrimp breeders around the illawarra area with some really good cherry variants and all the others like cbs crs etc ill pm you

[OzShrimp]

hi guys.

so far all my fish/shrimp have been purchased locally (longest trip was 25 mins to get red cherries) i live in nowra nsw which is a bit of a black hole for shipping into and out of.

im planning to get more shrimp in the near future but unless i get them expressed posted from sydney it will be a 2+ day trip.

anyone else have this issue? will they survive 2-3 days shipping? is that even humane?

my only other option is to buy within a 2-2 1/2 hour driving radius and physically go and pick them up

I feel your pain my friend, i live in rural nsw near lightning ridge so express post takes 3+ days and our hottest day this summ was 49 plus add 3 degrees for our weather thing being in the shade so i am scared to post shrimp lol evn tho i want to sell them

[bozzy]

I feel your pain my friend' date=' i live in rural nsw near lightning ridge so express post takes 3+ days and our hottest day this summ was 49 plus add 3 degrees for our weather thing being in the shade so i am scared to post shrimp lol evn tho i want to sell them[/quote']

wow. our hottest day was somewhere around 40 but being on the coast its usually no more than max 35 (but almost always 100% humidity).

i guess i shouldnt complain to much about shipping but its a 1 1/2 hour drive to sydney and can take 2 days to ship from there.

[Squiggle]

You'd be surprised dude, I've shipped to areas that are usually 2 day trip & they've got there o/night but, as BB said, since the introduction of Kordon bags & the use of polystyrene boxes the trip is a lot safer. Only a few months back one of our members lost their shrimp for over a week(I think it might have been two weeks) & they all survived the trip, ever a TB. :encouragement:

[OzShrimp]

i guess i shouldnt complain to much about shipping but its a 1 1/2 hour drive to sydney and can take 2 days to ship from there.

Yeah i would love to be able to drive 1 1/2 hours Sydney :( we have to travel to Sydney every 6 weeks or so for appointments and its 8hrs on way and like $280 petrol return lol.

[crazyshrimp]

Missed Bluebolts reply before i posted what a generous generous offer from a great guy!! Well done Marcus people like you that make this hobby enjoyable fantastic, ive never seen generosity like that when i was into fish keeping! :beer: