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Fish are tricky when it comes to evacuation. Other things that live in glass tanks (like lizards) can be bodily picked up and put in anaother container, but with fish you have to move their environment with them. Not exactly grab-and-go. All I can think of is to keep a supply of clean five gallon buckets near-by, along with whatever you'd use to bail water and transfer fish, plus a bag of what you'd need to get by for a few days like food, tank chemicals, aerator, etc. I would also prioritize which fish are the most important and load them first because you might run out of time or space. I don't know anything about fish, but I'd think that they could survive in the buckets for a few days. If it looks like you will be out of your home for longer than that, hopefully you will be out of the affected area and can buy another tank. (Hey, fish experts; can you keep fish in a plastic tote bin? Or is there something toxic in the plastic that would hurt them?)
Thanks for letting me post my Emergency Preparedness series. I was just going to ask the Administrator if I could.
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