hand carry coral on a plane

[matt bills]

Has anyone carried coral onto a plane before. I want to take some to my brother in colorado

[zygote2k]

there is an article somewhere about taking SPS frags onto a plane only covered in wet plastic. of the 12 frags taken, only 1 died.

[matt bills]

Have not flown in a while. Can you not put them in water?

[Jon Lazar]

I think the main problem is the 3oz rule. But you also run the risk of a harried TSA screener who doesn't know anything about corals deciding that your bag of water with a funny blob inside is just too strange, and not letting your take it on board.

 

Instead, put the frag in a thermos and pack it in your checked bag.

[Mr.Chalice]

Can't take any in your carry-on only in the check-in bag, iv traveled with coral like 4 times

[L8 2 RISE]

There was a discussion about this a little while ago. You can bring live coral and fish onto a plane in a container bigger than the 3 oz rule as long as the container is clear and TSA can clearly see that the animal is alive. I'll try to dig up the link, but basically the rule is that you can, but you're going to want to bring a copy of the rules with you as well as call ahead and talk to a TSA supervisor to make sure that they're all aware of the rules and that you don't get stopped.

[L8 2 RISE]

Here it is: http://www.wamas.org/forums/topic/50672-onto-the-airplane-with-fish/page__p__424955__hl__plane__fromsearch__1entry424955

[matt bills]

Thaks everyone. I think i will go with packing in my check bag.