FED up with fed ex!

[Sump Crab]

I swear fed ex is the worst! My poor mystery wrasse seems lost in transit! Was scheduled for delivery before 1030am here in Florida but has not been updated since leaving Memphis, TN at 530am! Send my fish some good vibes! Thanks.

 

[Idech]

Good vibes your way !

 

[Mickey]

Hope you get your delivery soon.

Up my way FedEx is usually better than UPS, at least as far as my experience goes.

 

[Lavey29]

What can Brown do for you? Nothing but kill corals

 

[Reefering1]

Memphis is like a black hole for packages

 

[jermzisurmom]

I swear fed ex is the worst! My poor mystery wrasse seems lost in transit! Was scheduled for delivery before 1030am here in Florida but has not been updated since leaving Memphis, TN at 530am! Send my fish some good vibes! Thanks.

What part of fla

 

[Sump Crab]

What part of fla

Jacksonville

 

[Sump Crab]

Still no updates since 530am in Memphis!

 

[exnisstech]

Fedex stops and the end of my drive a leaves notice in my mail box saying I'm not home so they won't leave the package when I am home. UPS is much better here but not perfect.

 

[Sump Crab]

Fed ex finally updated. It's in my city now for delivery before noon tomorrow. Hopefully the fish will be fine. Thankfully petco does offer a 7 day guarantee!

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Fed ex finally updated. It's in my city now for delivery before noon tomorrow. Hopefully the fish will be fine. Thankfully petco does offer a 7 day guarantee!

I hope it will too. Make sure you research acclimation processes very well, as the second you open the bag Ammonia levels will go sky high because of how long its been in a bag. Good luck.

 

[NeedAReef]

yeah take it slow with acclimation...even a bucket is better than into your main tank... fwiw you can always find somone getting rid of a goldfish or betta bowl, even that is better than nothing in many cases for smaller fish...

 

[exnisstech]

yeah take it slow with acclimation...even a bucket is better than into your main tank... fwiw you can always find somone getting rid of a goldfish or betta bowl, even that is better than nothing in many cases for smaller fish...

I'm far from an expert but I've always been told to temp and get out of the bag asap, especially after delayed shipping

 

[DaJMasta]

I've had several delays in transit from FedEx even in the last year, but not much in terms of losses because of it - just stress for the animals (including myself.)

Don't know why their overnight service tends to have so much trouble being overnight, but it seems like most reputable suppliers pack to be able to survive it.

 

[moretor1]

I swear fed ex is the worst! My poor mystery wrasse seems lost in transit! Was scheduled for delivery before 1030am here in Florida but has not been updated since leaving Memphis, TN at 530am! Send my fish some good vibes! Thanks.

Overnight shipping?

That happens to me quite a bit but it's usually because they're so rushed they don't bother to scan them all

 

[NeedAReef]

I'm far from an expert but I've always been told to temp and get out of the bag asap, especially after delayed shipping

out of the bag but not into your tank. the volume of water is small in a bag, move to a goldfish bowl or a small desktop aquarium and you are increasing water volume. You can then drip in a water slowly and not shock them. Initially you can take some of that bag water out but I always put them after floating, into a larger container and drip in tank water. Of course, I am also that guy who puts them in a quarantine tank for observation for 4-6 weeks too. The QT tank is tank water from water changes so it is pretty close when they go to the main display.

 

[Sump Crab]

I'm far from an expert but I've always been told to temp and get out of the bag asap, especially after delayed shipping

Same

 

[Sump Crab]

out of the bag but not into your tank. the volume of water is small in a bag, move to a goldfish bowl or a small desktop aquarium and you are increasing water volume. You can then drip in a water slowly and not shock them. Initially you can take some of that bag water out but I always put them after floating, into a larger container and drip in tank water. Of course, I am also that guy who puts them in a quarantine tank for observation for 4-6 weeks too. The QT tank is tank water from water changes so it is pretty close when they go to the main display.

Just for clarity you are saying move the fish into a small aquarium with salinity matched to the shipping water? This will dilute the water in the bag with all the extra ammonia from nearly 48 hours of travel.

I've always heard that slow drip acclimation after shipping can be counterproductive becuase once the bag is open the ph change allows the ammonia to become toxic very quickly.

I honestly just float and then immediately place the fish in the DT.

 

[exnisstech]

out of the bag but not into your tank. the volume of water is small in a bag, move to a goldfish bowl or a small desktop aquarium and you are increasing water volume. You can then drip in a water slowly and not shock them. Initially you can take some of that bag water out but I always put them after floating, into a larger container and drip in tank water. Of course, I am also that guy who puts them in a quarantine tank for observation for 4-6 weeks too. The QT tank is tank water from water changes so it is pretty close when they go to the main display.

Sorry I'm with @Sump Crab on this one. Completely out of the contaminated water immediately is what I have always read and been told from vendors I have ordered from.
Nothing wrong with a long observation period, I've been known to do the same.
This is biota marines acclimation process for shipped fish. I'm confident if they can captive breed fish then they know how to acclimate but there are always going to be other procedures people will choose to follow.

LINK to procedure.

Summary

EDIT
And a summary of quality marines recommendation for acclimating. They are a big wholesaler and I believe supply Petco online orders.
I'm not trying to be argumentative just want to give the fish the best chance of survival hoping it arrives alive.

 

[Sump Crab]

To add to the already depressing info in this thread, it looks like my fish has been delayed AGAIN! Seriously! Fed ex is a freaking joke. My package is in town but they still can't figure out how to get it to me lol. Freaking clowns!