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Update:   Given that my tank was not properly cycled, I figured the best solution would be to give the pleco to somebody with a proper environment. I put an ad on Craigslist but had no takers. Luckily someone at the pet store informed me that a local fish store called Austin Aqua-Dome would...

Update:   My pleco is fairly active. He's eating and swimming around. I added a piece of drift wood and he likes to hide underneath it. I added a floating log and he has been sucking on it a lot. I gave him zucchini and he's been eating that.   I have done another couple 40% water changes with...

Will do. I have a piece of driftwood from lfs soaking.

I will turn down the heater and try to get some mature media from a lfs. Ill also make him a hiding place. Thanks so much.

This Old Spouse, thank you!   Any suggestions on how to find a new home for this pleco? Maybe a post on Austin craigslist?   I do have a thermometer and it is reading around 80 degrees right now. Some pictures here: (sorry for flash): http://imgur.com/a/xx0OJ

DJH, thank you very much. I will get liquid nitrite and nitrate testing kits ASAP.   Since my tap water apparently is already at 1ppm ammonia, should I go get some reverse osmosis or another kind of purified water from Whole Foods?   I feel awful that I've already killed four little fish and...

Here are some pictures:   http://imgur.com/a/xx0OJ   Should I look for an emergency temporary home for the pleco while my tank re-cycles?

I inherited a 10-gallon fish tank two days ago with five fish, three small and one pleco about 3 inches long. I have made numerous mistakes and I'm desperate.   - I noted the existing tanks temp to be around 85. - I put the fish into gallon ziplocks with water from the existing tank. - I poured...