Advice please for new tank?

[Dee77]

hi all i have brought a small 7ltr tank for my 2 year old as he wanted a fish its set up with filter gravel etc (no fish yet was told to wait 3 days by pet shop but ive been reading it'll take longer than that to get the tank ready for fish) i also brought some tap safe stuff 2 go in the water but from what ive been reading so far this tank isnt big enuf to keep fish in, also the water is cloudy even tho ive washed the gravel a few times, need some advice on what under water animals would my size tank be suitable for? & how long do i need to wait before adding them to my tank? any advice welcome thanx

 

[Mr. Nowhere]

small tanks are much harder to regulate then larger tanks. best thing you could probably do is upgrade to like a 20 gallon. but before that you want to look into doing a fishless or a fish in cycle. You have to build up the bacteria in your filter that will eat the fish waste.

 

[calfishguy]

I agree. A 20 gallon tank would make things a lot easier for you and give you a lot more options. There is some good information in stickies in the top of the freshwater getting started section. I highly recommend that you read through some of it.

 

[henningc]

I'd concur with the above regarding a 20gal. If the mind says yes but the budget says no you could go with 2-3 pairs of Red Cherry Shrimp. Again if money is an issue you can go with the same type set up in a 10gal. A few shrimp and maybe 4 - 6 males Endlers would look really nice.