Many sellers give all kinds of excuses why they can't or won't ship a certain way in certain weather. I don't and I won't.

I have shipped to South Texas in August and had it take 4 days with Priority Mail - all the fish were still fine! This past winter we had temps around zero, and had shipments take 3 days and were still fine (wintertime I'm limited ONLY by the 72 hour heat pack), but not once did I have any fish perish because of cold weather shipping.

It�s the medical grade oxygen and the outstanding shipping chemicals I use (NOT Bag Buddies because the manuf even admits that it only lasts 4-5 hours!). I believe the great sedative chemicals and the medical oxygen give us such great success with even slow deliveries. In the long run, it's your money and your choice and I'll ship either way - prioirty or express.

Now things do get complicated a little by the fact that we are cool even when other places are boiling - but with the right chemicals, super clean water, and the oxygen - we have an AMAZING track record.