I have just bought a 2" fish tank an was looking for some advise on getting it together. I have rinsed the gravel for almost an hour an put it in the tank, put in my heater and filter, filled it and turned both the filter and heater on. the thing worrying me is it still looks quite cloudy. will this clear or have i gone wrong somewhere? any advice would be great thanks.

Hi you can now plant it out and arrange rocks etc if you are planning on using these,leave it to establish for a couple of weeks,after a couple of days add a pinch of fish food to help filter start to establish.i would also reccomend using some trizym bio start to help this too,when you start to add fish,start with 1,then add 1 more each week to allow build up of bacteria,if you add to many at once you risk losing them all

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don't wory about it being cloudy, it will settle. you can buy stuff to clear it up but IMO it does clear up given time, especialy if you have your filter on
as said above, leave it set up for a couple of weeks and dont add too many fish at once

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Very good advice

If you have a mini filter you could add some filter wool to help it clear up. I would just leave it 24 it will be nice and clear then.
Get some live plants, fast growing ones are the best. Add wood if its going to be a Amazon tank, or Rocks if its going to be an Hardwater African tank.

Take your time to research your fish , its very easy to go crazy in the fish shop when buying your first fish. I would recommend some fish that stay mid to top water layer first of all. stay away from mollies , platys , etc they breed like wild fire.

Buying new fish is one of the best parts of fish keeping, take your time