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Pods are tough - absolutely will survive trip. My preference is @Reef Nutrition Reef Nutrition Tigger Pods as they seem toughest and tolerate more temperature swings than many other pods. I would NOT put them in your checked luggage due to serious cold underneath planes, but if you put them in an airplane approved container as part of your carry-on liquids its unlikely they'd be noticed. IF there are import restrictions on these, well ... don't release in wild... definitely just feed to fish!
You can get them live an most USA local fish stores that carry saltwater fish. When you get them home, this thread my help you culture them and keep them going so even though you will be back home in India, you don't need to buy any more:
raising tig pods - tiny 2.5g tank experimental culture #2
2nd attempt at raising tig pods is officially underway. Original attempt was outdoor lazy banana leaf method I found online - that is still underway but seems to be failing. Suspect Texas temperature and full day direct sunshine is too much, but that pod culture experiment still underway. 2nd...forum.dfwmas.org
This might help you find people local to you in India:
Global Local Reef Club Discussion
Looking for some locals to share frags and info with? This is the place! Find a local club that meets in your area! If you want to add your club just contact us.www.reef2reef.com
This is a good reference book type online article I still review:
The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium
This article was sponsored by @MarineDepot at www.marinedepot.com. Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean, but it is no...
You’ve been very kind and helpful. I fully intend to take them home and I intend to keep them alive. Will do all I can to do that. Thanks
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Thank you for the insight, I would’ve never thought about that. The only way I can take them is if I put them through check-in bags. Is there another way like I can wrap them in a different way so they don’t die when they go through X-ray? Really appreciate your help.
hi there and thank you for your reply. Will they be able to withstand X-rays if I put them in my checkin bags? Another way I can wrap them?
Hello and thanks for replying. How will I prepare saltwater once I filter pods through a coffee filter to take them through customs. Will the pods DEFINITELY die going through X-rays if I check them
Well, hello.
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Would you by any chance have an idea if live copepods would survive custom X-rays in checked-in luggage? Thank you in advance.
Hi. I read about people traveling with live corals in carry luggage going through tsa X-rays and they say that it doesn’t affect coral frags. Anything could help.I’ll do some research here but from my understanding the smaller the creacher the more harmful the X-ray. Really the only way to block x ray is through shielding but that would probably get you in trouble as they will think you’re hiding something.
I filled a few travel sized soap containers in my carry on(new and clean) with saltwater and then dumped them into the bag on the other side of security.
Well, hello.
I am a hobbyist and I don’t know how the customs will react to live copepods. About difference in regulations let’s just say if they do confiscate my copepods I have nothing much to lose except what I paid for them. If I get to take it home it’s a win win situation. I will take that risk any given Sunday lol. Will they survive X-rays is what I’m worried about now that a dear gentleman mentioned here on this thread. Do you have an idea?
Hello. Thank you so much for the heads up and insight. I’m very optimistic that the lord will survive the journey and into my refugium. Thanks again.
As far a travel times any copepod will handle that time frame . As far as which species is the " hot commodity " that would be Tisbe Biminiensis . Mainly this is due to the BRS video that was released
