Fish in a black garbage bag?

[wilsonlin45]

would it be safe to line a 5 gallon bucket with a black garbage bag because the person I'm selling the fish to, doesnt have a bucket we can swap?
are there small particles in the bag that would be harmful?

 

[xenia]

no i have done this before to keep from the water sloshing out and getting all over the car but i wouldnt trust just the bag alone with anything over 2 gallons of water

 

[MonsterMinis]

garbage bags are not designed to hold water.

 

[wilsonlin45]

I'm sure a heavy duty garbage bag can support less than 5 gallons of water's weight for a bit. I was just concerned about any particles or stray material that could be in the bag

 

[MonsterMinis]

Your best off with large freezer bags if the fish aren't to big. personally i wouldn't use anything thats not OK for storing food, 'nore contains any "odor blockers" ect .

 

[tomojsg]

ive used a heavy duty black trash bag before it was fine just make sure theres nothing that could puncture or rip the bag. i had about 3 gallons of water in just the bag no bucket or box for a 30 minute drive one way. worked out fine for me. imo its better to line it with black trash bag keep it dark. less stress on the fish.

 

[jlnguyen74]

Heavy duty garbage bag is good for transport fish

garbage bags are not designed to hold water.

Say who?

ive used a heavy duty black trash bag before it was fine just make sure theres nothing that could puncture or rip the bag. i had about 3 gallons of water in just the bag no bucket or box for a 30 minute drive one way. worked out fine for me. imo its better to line it with black trash bag keep it dark. less stress on the fish.

That's correct!

 

[tomojsg]

^lol x2 says who? awhile back i helped a friend transport a 26" silver aro from the lfs to his house with a black trash bag, it wasnt even the heavy duty one... lol

 

[wilsonlin45]

thanks for the input guys!

 

[fish_sauce]

My buddy transported a big fish in a trash bag and the fish died. There are chemicals in the trash bag to reduce the smell of garbage. The chemicals killed his fish. This was when I was still living in the states, before I moved to Taiwan. Just a word of caution.