Reply To: Transporting an aquarium (fish and all) Welcome to the website! › Forums › General › General Aquaria › Transporting an aquarium (fish and all) › Reply To: Transporting an aquarium (fish and all) July 6, 2007 at 4:56 pm #11587 CrazedpufferParticipant Keep gravel and a small amount of water in the tank.Enough to totally cover the gravel in water and be about half an inch above it. Put decor in another bucket with water. See if you can get bags from your LFS like they use and bag the fish up.