My Dad had an outdoor pond(which was not well taken care of really) with some goldfish and a common pleco in it. I found out that plecos and goldfish don't mix well and started a quest to seperate my favorite fish from the others and give him better care than what the other fish were getting in the pond. So, I bought a 55g tank and within a few weeks he'd already outgrown it. So, I knew the next best thing would be to give him to an lfs which had the room for him. I took him in, got some aquarium salt and plants in the trade. Started out with some zebra danios to cycle the tank, which the lfs said was alright, although now I wouldn't do that again. All the danios came through well, no one got sick or died. Then came white clouds, swordtails, more plants, kuhli loaches, and a redtail shark. Thus, my community aquarium developed.~Angela