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Shipping and Receiving

COLLECTING AND HANDLING AQUARIUM SPECIMENS
by Dr. Adrian Lawler
Summary: List of collecting methods. Care and transportation of specimens. Acclimation.

SHIPPING FISH by Ben Hildebrandt
Summary: How to send live fish in the mail.

SHIPPING FISH by Don Zilliox
Summary: "How I go about sending fish to other hobbyists."

SHIPPING KILLIFISH AND EGGS by Wright Huntley
Summary: A detailed article. Conditioning the fish. The water, bagging, containers. Carriers. The receiving end. Eggs.

GETTING THEM THERE! FISH & EGG SHIPPING PROCEDURES by Curt Smith
Summary: Another summary of how to ship fish and eggs. Discussion of the new "breathable" bags from Kordon.

RECEIVING A SHIPMENT OF FISH by Sean Furney
Summary: For every shipper there is a receiver! Preparing the tank, receiving, the settling in process. Sean sells Cichlids via the Internet, and is well qualified to write about this.

FLYING (WITH) FISH by Preston Becker
Summary: The story of how Preston carried two angelfish on a ten hour overseas flight. They were simply double-bagged, with oxygen and Stress Coat. They survived the flight and passed through Customs.