61 replies to this topic

[dazzabozza]

Bowdy's and my fish have been paid for. We'll need to pickup from yours Jimbo.

[Bowdy]

If I can get away early wed then il grab our bags from the airport.

[choombies]

Well you ladies make up your minds and let me know

[Noddy65]

Still looking good for Wed people...Ill be up at 1.00 am to start catching and bagging (strangly I cant convince the wife to get up and help me)...hoping to get the 6.30 am flight to Perth

Mike

[choombies]

good work Mike thats commitment

[scottyhooton]

Nice work mike , thanks

[scorp]

1am is dedication Mike.

So who ever picks up the fish can they let us know where to pick them up from please?

[chooks]

I can pick up my fish from the airport, just need to know time and where abts at the airport...

[Noddy65]

Got home from work at 8.00 pm, ate dinner, chatted to the wife etc...kids didnt want to sleep so eventually settled down just now at around midnight (were 3 hours ahead of you guys now)...just realised I need to be up in an hour to start catching and bagging to leave here at 3.30 am to get to the airport at 4.30 am to catch the 6.00 am flight...no point going to bed at all really

[dazzabozza]

1am is dedication Mike.

+1

[Noddy65]

Theres been a few PM's about the shipping procedure...Ive got some time to kill so Ill outline it here

All the fish have been starved for 3 days to purge them...the biggest killer of shipped fish is ammonia toxicity...starving helps reduce poo which helps to reduce ammonia.
I add Ammo lock to the water that goes into the bags...again to help reduce any ammonia
The fish are bagged and double bagged and goose necked...O2 is used to fill the bags
All the bags are then put into one big bag which is goose necked and some absorbant pads put on the bottom of the styrofoam box.
I check the bags for snails before the fish go in (when theres only water in the bag), when I tie the first bag and again when I double bag the fish...Perth AQIS does NOT want snails over there (even though theyre there already?)
Ive hand written some little stickers that ill put on the bags with the owners name on it
Bagging will take a few hours and I want to try and get to the airport early to miss Sydney peak hour traffic...I live 70 km from the airport...little traffic will take me an hour, peak hour might take me 2 - 3 hours ( I kid you not...the traffic here is UNBELIEVABLE)
The fish should arrive in Perth at 9.00 am
Im not sure on the AQIS procedure over there but when I lived there and imported fish from over here the inspection only took 5 minutes or so.

If theres any DOA take a picture and send me a PM ASAP

I think thats all...pretty simple really

Mike

[choombies]

Anyone that is not meeting at the airport and have not arranged anything with me yet send me a PM and let me know when you want to pick up your fish.
I will be home all day and evening tomorrow.

Jimbo

[jontan]

Squeeze in a power nap mike. Don't become another statistic :-)

[Noddy65]

Ok...Im home from the airport (just in time for the kids to wake up at their usual 5.30 am)...fish were delivered all happy and alive...was also able to get them into one box ...Ill work out the price difference and will transfer the money back to people when I can think straight again

Mike

[Imogen]

thanks Mike! You're a legend!

[choombies]

Fish should be ready at 10am at toll air domestic airport if your meeting me there.

[scottyhooton]

Thanks for picking those up Jimbo , cheers all the occies are awesome

[choombies]

The resha are more awesome thanks mike

[chooks]

The resha are more awesome thanks mike

+1

[Imogen]

Really happy with my meleagris they're mint!