My ride home is short, about 15 minutes, and I put his vase in a cooler that holds it steady and upright, no lid. I brought him home and washed every single stone in his home by hand to get rid of the algae and gave his water a complete change.

The whole process took two days, because I always leave the water I'm going to change him to standing next to his home for 24 hours to make sure the temperature is going to be the same.
I left him home for the change, but I missed him too much. I really enjoy having him at work. I have a stressful job, Customer Service at a Hospital, and Storm is a bright spot. I could leave my desk for less than 5 minutes and he'll swim out from behind his plant to greet me as if I'd been gone all night. He has a lot of personality for a fish.

I do think 3/4 of a gallon is small, I think Storms vase is probably too small, too. I'm shopping around for something bigger for him and I will probably upgrade him the next time I change his water.

This last time I brought him home it didn't seem to bother him too much at all, I was surprised. He didn't get pale or sulk like he usually does. I put him on the floor in the back seat with the cooler wedged in pretty tightly. Maybe he's getting used to my driving