Moving day for the fish

[ken0042]

Well, moving day is coming up again. Last time was almost a disaster, so I'm trying to make this one better. I was hoping to get some tips from some of you who've done this before.

For fish, I have a Rainbow shark who's about 3 inches long now, 9 tetras, a pleco, and a couple of clams. They are in a 25 gallon tank. I also have a 10 gallon tank that I use to get water prepped for changes.

Last move I took about 7 gallons of water out of the big tank and put in into the smaller one; so most of the water would be the fish's own. They lived in the smaller tank for about 10 days while I moved my stuff and got their big tank set up again. Where the disaster almost happened was when I went to move them, I took about 6 gallons out of the tank, and took the tank to the new place. I was unaware of just how much sloshing there would be. At one point in the 2 km trip the shark went flying, and I caught him with my bare hand and threw him back into the tank. I'm pretty sure he didn't enjoy that.

So, this time I was thinking of buying brand new Rubbermaid containers to put the fish into; filling the containers almost full and putting lids on them.

My questions for you guys are:
-What do you think of my Rubbermaid plan? Or am I better to visit the pet store and get some bags from them.
- Should I try and keep as much of their water for them, so they won't be shocked by fresh stuff?