keep them submerged in water

Ok go to your local pet fish store and they have a calming solution they use it when you buy fish

ask them nicely if you can have or buy some.

a couple of buckets is the way to go make sure they aren’t over heated for this keep some chilled water bottles to use

and dont dont dont overcrowd!!!!!!! or they will die

find a nice spot by a local river and let them find there own way home,

Teleportation would be the best way. Imagine that! It would be so cool. One minute your fish would be at point ,A then you would press a button, and WAMP there they would be, At point B. That would be so good.

The only better way I can think of is to line up a load of gingers between point A and point B and then get the gingers to pass the the fish along the line.

i have moved fish quite a few (too many) times. I always use four of five gallon buckets I get from a restaurant. They are food safe and after being washed, perfectly safe for fish, and they have lids so the water won’t splash out and the fish can’t jump out. 2 hours is not very long, the fish should be fine. Especially if they are large fish, they tend to be tougher.

Unlike some answers I’m not being sarcastic. Place your fish in a large bucket of water and cover in to make it dark which helps the fish not to stress. 2 hours is a short time so they won’t die.

I would say that needs to be done in a steel tank and put aeration tablets in the water. If you have nothing suitable try to hire something from your nearest fish expert. Good luck with the move and the fish.

I’m having this problem with my tropical fish in my tank at home I’m moving about 30 minutes away so me and my partner have come to a decision about going to the pet shop and getting some calming solution and using the large bags they use when you by fish that will probably work.

The best way I’ve found is to get a large picnic cooler (find some cheap ones in a second-hand store and clean them out well with hot water and bleach and RINSE!). The insulation helps keep the temperature stable, you can close the lid to keep the water from splashing out, and even stack stuff on the top. The motion of the car will keep the water oxygenated. Just don’t make any long stops if the sun’s out – it can overheat the inside of the car and warm the water even in the cooler if it’s hot enough.

When you get to where you’re going, you can set up a filter right on the edge of the cooler, and use it as a temporary tank until you get everything set up. Depending on the size and number of fish, you might need more than one cooler.