Using macroalgae to ship fish?

[Humblefish]

Purely hypothetical but ... What if online fish vendors used a small amount of Chaetomorpha when shipping fish?

Chaeto consumes ammonia + carbon dioxide, releases oxygen ... The only real downside I can think of is if harmful pathogens (parasites, worms, bacteria) hitchhiked their way into the bag water via Chaeto.

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[Matteo]

3 hours ago, Humblefish said:

Purely hypothetical but ... What if online fish vendors used a small amount of Chaetomorpha when shipping fish?

Chaeto consumes ammonia + carbon dioxide, releases oxygen ... The only real downside I can think of is if harmful pathogens (parasites, worms, bacteria) hitchhiked their way into the bag water via Chaeto.

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It would actually do the opposite. Being a photosynthetic it needs light to process the ammonia and co2 into oxygen. Though very minimal and most likely negligible, the cheato will actually absorb oxygen in its dark period while breaking down what it consumed during the day light. 

[Ratvan]

I thought you were going to introduce "plastic" made from macro algae polymers being used to ship fish