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    Hi;

    I am Willie and I have a problem.

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    This is my quarantine/nursery/medication tank. Nothing has been in here for at least a month. Sponges that were used in quarantine/medication are cleaned and allowed to dry out before recyling. I run lots of sponge filters in my pleco tank and switch them in as needed.

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    The good news is that I'm getting tracking information again. The fish just arrived at Newark Airport.

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    The bad news is that I live in Minneapolis and the fish won't get here until Saturday!
    At my age, everything is irritating.

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    Seeing what you all are going through, makes me even more afraid to get discus in the mail. A friend of mine always says "shipping is cursed". Willie I hope there will be a miracle for you and the fry.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Willie View Post
    The good news is that I'm getting tracking information again. The fish just arrived at Newark Airport.

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    The bad news is that I live in Minneapolis and the fish won't get here until Saturday!
    Willie, there is hope. Mine were scheduled for Friday and came today. Crossing fingers for you.
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    Same here on getting them a day earlier than indicated. Hoping for the best. There's gotta be tons of flights out of Newark to Minneapolis and it got there just after midnight last night, so maybe it's closer than it looks... hope so.

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    Thats just ridiculous..

    If this was winter I would say they will not make it... Theres a chance they will be alive though based on my tests. Its alot longer though than I expected . If you get them alive Willie, obviously decide if you want to try and get them up and growing.

    what a bummer.

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    I'm cheering for an early Saturday arrival here Willie .
    The way i see this , getting your fish last and In the worst conditions would give other rookies a fair chance to catch up with you Willie . It's a fair twist of events , under the condition they all come allive .
    Im just trying to think positive here and cheer up the atmosphere a bit I guess .

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    Thanks, Filip.

    The latest news is encouraging (blue highlight), if only I knew what it meant. The US Post Office has an agent?!!

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    Many times, I have seen a USPS package tracked to the post office less than 1 mile from my house only to be handed over to Fedex, and vise versa. I have no idea why but this always causes a day or two delay.

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    The US Post Office has an agent?!!
    Take a picture for us if a couple guys in suits show up with your fish.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Adam S View Post
    Take a picture for us if a couple guys in suits show up with your fish.


    They're here! Not the suits, but the fry. Six hours after the PO turned the shipment over to an agent, they landed at my doorstep.

    No damage to the box, no leaks to the bags. The bags went straight into the tank to equilibrate temperature. After an hour, they were netted and put into tank. No floaters, none on the bottom. Everyone is swimming. The tank will be kept dark and I'll feed tomorrow morning after they had a chance to calm down.

    Kudos to Al on this one! Discus fry are very susceptible to temperature change. The inside of the box was cold when it arrived (55F here today), but the fish came through. Obviously they were in good condition going into the box. Nicely done, Brew. Now it's up to us.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Willie View Post


    They're here! Not the suits, but the fry. Six hours after the PO turned the shipment over to an agent, they landed at my doorstep.

    No damage to the box, no leaks to the bags. The bags went straight into the tank to equilibrate temperature. After an hour, they were netted and put into tank. No floaters, none on the bottom. Everyone is swimming. The tank will be kept dark and I'll feed tomorrow morning after they had a chance to calm down.

    Kudos to Al on this one! Discus fry are very susceptible to temperature change. The inside of the box was cold when it arrived (55F here today), but the fish came through. Obviously they were in good condition going into the box. Nicely done, Brew. Now it's up to us.

    Willie

    Thank God!!!! Thats such a relief! Good Luck Willie!

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    So glad they made it Willie, That’s a very large miracle. Al did good good on these guys!!
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    I'm so relived. I was so worried. I figured they had a chance but with the heat pack having run out I thought that they would be gonners.
    I knew it would be cold in MN. Baby Discus are tough as nails.

    Al's packing is over the top. He sent me baby BN once. They were 1 baby to a bag, triple bagged. I'm good but I don't go to those lengths.
    Mama Bear

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    Pics pics pics!
    No you don't throw them...

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