Maybe getting back into fish? Please help?

1. A 10 gallon tank is quite restricted if you're looking for a variety of fish, But hey, if you're starting out again, you'll want to go for something simple. I'd recommend any kind of male guppies, because the are very pretty and colourful and yet are common, cheap, and fairly easy to keep.

There are many different types of Pleco and some grow to enormous sizes and I'm fairly sure there is no Pleco which would thrive in a 10 gallon tank.

2. Cloudy water is possibly from bacterial blooms (which come from not cycling the tank properly). As long as you take the basic steps to thoroughly rinse the gravel before adding it to the tank, install an effective filter and cycle the tank correctly, you should be good.

3. A group of 5-6 small fish should fully stock a 10 gallon, but it depends on what sort of fish you want. If you had a decent filter and cleaned the tank regularly, you could get away with having some small Corydoras as well as a group of small fish like Guppies, because catfish generally stay at the bottom, still leaving space for the mid-top swimming Guppies.

4. Zebra Plecos are not easy to keep and if it wasn't expensive, it probably wasn't a Zebra Pleco (mislabeled). Again, there is no Pleco which would live happily in a tank as small as 10 gallons.

5. The key to keeping happy fish is patience. Before you go buying a bunch of 'miracle' treatments from the pet store to cure your paranoia, assess the tank. And definitely, cycle it correctly (read up on it). The absolute worst thing you can do is add all your fish at once and be careless with water changes.

And another important thing is research. There are plenty of resources online to learn from (fishkeeping is, contrary to popular belief, quite a complex yet rewarding hobby). Try to avoid advice from the petstore, because they just want your money and generally don't really care about the wellbeing of the fish.

1. Does the tank have a filter and heater?

Plecos grow too large and produce too much waste for a 10 gallon tank to handle. I would not recommend even the smallest of the plecos for a 10 gallon. Sorry.

2. Most new tanks go through a cloudy period (a white hazy cloud) which is called a bacterial bloom. This is normal, but many people see it, and start performing massive water changes to get rid of it, which retards the process. In most cases it goes away on its own in about a week.

A part of this is called cycling. Your fish probably died because you did not understand the nitrogen cycle. If you search, "nitrogen cycle in aquariums", or "aquarium cycling", you will get plenty of reading material to help you understand.

2b. If your tank is always cloudy, even beyond the cycling period of 4-6 weeks, then it is a maintenance issue. In a properly stocked and filtered tank, you perform weekly partial water changes of 25%, using a gravel siphon to remove the desired amount of water and vacuum the gravel.

3. You could keep 5-6 guppies in a 10 gallon.

4. I would not consider any type of pleco without at least a 29 gallon. Zebras are also generally expensive, and so I would not recommend them to a beginner.

5. Go back to the second answer above. If you do not understand this process, you should not keep fish. If you want to keep fish, you need to keep healthy water first.

Well there's already some good advice here. I would suggest a larger tank if you want to keep a pleco successfully. Even if you got the smaller plecos like a bristle nose, they still have pretty large bioloads in reflation to their body size. In other words, you'll have some elevated ammonia fairly quickly and would probably have to do partial water changes daily if not every other day. If you're insistent on getting a pleco for your 10g, you might be able to do a bristlenose or starry night pleco but you'd need to overfilter by buying a good power filter rated for at least 30+ gallon tank. Some good filters world be an Aqua Clear 50 or a Fluval C2. Learn to monitor your water parameters for elevated ammonia. Learn about the nitrogen cycle. Test water with a good liquid test kit like the API Freshwater Master Test Kit. Add extra bio media to the filter so that it can support more beneficial bacteria that can process the ammonia and nitrites into less harmful nitrate. Research, read, ask questions, and learn.

* water peramiters

This is a big deal. Its important to maintain constant heat.

Water; set the system up and run it for afew hours. Make sure the heat isproper and everything is working okay.

*Water conditioner; a must have! Use water conditioner every time you make a water change.

*Water changes; every week change 10-20% of the water. Make sure you use a de chlorinater conditioner and the new water is close to the same temperature as the tank water.

*Fish; for a 10 gallon tank start with no more than 3 guppys. Test the water for ammonia daily. Ammonia will spike up, then start testing for nitrates. Don't let ammonia and nitrate levels get to high. Conduct proper water changes to keep levels down .When nitrates go down, then it's time to put more fish in...

*Pleco. Put pleco in last. Make sure your tank is done with its nitrogen cycle. Let the tank mature and get algae growing before adding pleco. Also supplement its diet with algae wafers!

Good luck, take it slow... Try to be patient.

I believe if he desired to move fishing he would go. He doesn't want to. Might be he has some bodily or mental impairment which is affecting his overall attitude. Maybe he will have to see a health care provider and have some checks executed to verify if there's a clinical intent of his agitated state. Relying on his age it usually is time for a movements overall bodily. If he used to fish a lot perhaps he simply bought burnt out on it or might be his historical fishing associates are not around anymore to share experiences and fishing reviews. He could get again into it or he may just find new passion but you are not able to push him into anything.

1. ten gallons is small, and harder to keep than larger tanks

2. learn about biologic filtration, you probably overfed, overcleaned and didn't understand cycling an aquarium

3. less fish and smaller fish is better, it's a small tank

4. no pleco, no pleco, no pleco, can I be any clearer ?

5. already answered

note: if you want to keep fish, get a 55 gallon tank.

dude i know this!!!!ive had a fish named eyes he died though.and to keep it clear,buy a bacteria cleaner,or even a tank clearer liquid.they sell it!:).well a black more you can only keep ine or two.so with the size,probobly 4 or 5 or 6 is okay!4,sorry.well feed it and clean it!i know youll be a great fish owner!

Talk to a pet-shop person. They can help you.