SHIPPING KOI
MAKE ALL SHIPPING ARRANGMENTS BEFORE YOU BAG THE KOI/EASIEST WAY TO CATCH KOI IS TO DRAIN THE POND DOWN TO SEVERAL INCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1)WITHHOLD ALL FOODS FOR 24-36 HOURS
2)SUBJECT THE FISH TO NO STRESS OR GREAT ACTIVITY FOR SAME TIME PERIOD!!!
3)FOLLOW ALL PACKING COUNT FIGURES TO THE LETTER...BETTER TO HAVE TOO LITTLE PER BAG THAN TOO MANY...KOI MAKE LOUSY SUSHI!!!
4)ALWAYS INSPECT THE BAGS FOR WEAKNESSES/TEARS AND DOUBLE BAG... THE BAGS ARE CHEAP COMPARED TO THE KOI!
5)ADD WATER TO JUST COVER KOI BACKS...YOU WANT A LARGE VOLUME OF OXYGEN W/ JUST ENOUGH WATER TO FACILITATE THE KOI AND ABSORB THE OXYGEN.
6)SQUEEZE ALL AIR FROM BAG , PLACE OXYGEN TUBE IN NECK IN BAG AND MAKE AN AIR TIGHT SEAL W/ YOUR HAND AND FILL BAG TO FIRM YET NOT "BALLOON" TAUGHTNESS.

7)ADD TWO FREEZER PACKS PER BOX UNDER FISH BAGS/ IN OPPOSITE CORNERS OF BOX
8)SHIP KOI BY AIRLINE IF POSSIBLE...THIS IS ONE THIRD THE PRICE AND DELIVERED WITHIN HOURS...BE SURE RECEIVER IS WELL AWARE OF FLIGHT TIMES/ARRIVALS.
9)UPON ARRIVAL OF KOI; PLACE BAGS UNOPENED IN POND/UNLESS KOI ARE LISTLESS OR ON SIDES/ FOR TWENTY MINUTES.
10)REMOVE BAGS FROM POND AND POUR THROUGH NET/PLACE KOI IN POND WITHOUT GETTING ANY SHIPPING WATER IN POND...THIS WILL PREVENT PANIC HORMONES AND DISEASE FROM SHIPPING WATER ENTERING POND!!!
11)ANY QUESTIONS??? CALL AND GET IT STRAIGHT BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING!!!
A)OBTAINING OXYGEN: MOST MEDICAL SUPPLY STORES SELL/RENT OXYGEN TANKS...USUALLY WITH A PACKAGE OF TUBING WITH OR WITHOUT A MASK...SIMPLY CUT OFF THE MASK AND USE TUBING SUPPLIED TO DELIVER OXYGEN INTO THE BAG.