[Craig Manoukian]

I wouldn't go for more than an half an hour to an hour on the drip. I actually never had a loss on long distance shipped fish with floating the bag to temp, dumping all the water in the bag down the drain and then letting the fish slip out of the bag into the tank with lights out. The PH and low oxygen, as Scott indicated are the real stressors in long distance shipping. Minimal stress, no damage to the slime coat, and the water quality of the tank is always better than what's in the plastic ship bag!