Bag Buddies

By Clint Norwood

Bag Buddies are a new product by Jungle Laboratories made for adding to fish shipping bags.
According to Jungle, Bag Buddies will:

• Reduce stress in fish
• Promote slim coat
• Remove chlorine and harmful metals in the water
• Add beneficial Electrolytes
• Add oxygen to the water
• Reduce ammonia buildup

In my experience with them I have to agree that the use of Bag Buddies has greatly helped prevent fish losses during shipment.
I generally only handle small types of fish, up to 2 inches. My standard procedure is to use ¼ to ½ of a bag buddie tablet to each 4X8 breather bag. Since I've started using this combination my shipping losses have just about became a non-issue. Just wait for appropiate weather and you shouldn't have to worry about losing fish during shipment.
 
One source for Bag Buddies is kensfish.