Redcharlie
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I followed the excellent advice given on here and sarahp came to the rescue with some mature filter media and lots of advice - fantastic lady! My levels are all now safe (nitrite now between 0.1 and 0.3) and I'm feeling a whole lot less worried about my poor fish. 
The Pleco sadly died in those awful toxic levels I had before but fortunately no more fatalities. I feel much more clued up and am eternally grateful to this forum and Sarah for helping a newbie out! Great stuff and looking forward to much healthier fish keeping from now on! And two words for anyone else starting out -FISHLESS CYCLING - would have been so much easier although I understand the impatience of wanting to get fish atraightaway but if you can wait... do it! You and your fish will be saved a whole lot less stress and worry!
The Pleco sadly died
in those awful toxic levels I had before but fortunately no more fatalities. I feel much more clued up and am eternally grateful to this forum and Sarah for helping a newbie out! Great stuff and looking forward to much healthier fish keeping from now on! And two words for anyone else starting out -FISHLESS CYCLING - would have been so much easier although I understand the impatience of wanting to get fish atraightaway but if you can wait... do it! You and your fish will be saved a whole lot less stress and worry! 
but tbh I'm not surprised - they really are quite delicate. The LFS shouldn't have sold it to you because they knew how new your tank was 
but the ££'s would have meant more to 'em 
