Quote Originally Posted by wolfy-hound View Post
Is the water room temp or "lukewarm"? Lukewarm would be warmer than the room temp water, and you may be stressing him with a temputure change as well as whatever is in the water. You can buy a gallon of distilled water at the store cheap, leave it under your desk so it's the same temps.

The Indian leaves are helpful, a live plant might help him also.

What are you putting him in while you clean? What kind of sponge is it? Many of the kitchen sponges have sulfacates(sp?) in them already since they are designed to be used with dishes and kitchen cleaning. A paper towel might be better.
I try to put in water that feels a little cold so I guess it's not exactly luke warm, but I wasn't sure how to describe it. The distilled water is a great idea that I hadn't considered and I always seem to kill plants so I'm not positive that will work but it never hurts to try. A bigger tank is out of the question too. I only have so much room at my desk and they might not want me to have a 3-5gallon tank at my desk.

He goes into the little cup I got him in when I clean. I didn't know there were different types of sponges. It's just a typical sponge like one you would use for dishes, but I always rinse it out well before I fill it with water.

I'll give the distilled water and plant a try.

Thanks everyone.