Hi, I got this tank about two weeks ago. I did some research beforehand so I think I got most of it right. It has proper heating and filtering, along with many live plants and cycled tank. The current residents are ( Corey, 2 mystery snails, a betta). It’s a 7 gallon tank I believe. I also just dropped some tannin leaves into it too. I guess what I’m asking is, should I be doing anything else or is there anything that looks wrong? Thank you!
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1ryxg40
Posted by Apprehensive-Edge634
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The tank looks great! Are you sure it’s a 7 gallon? It looks a little small for that size and are the stickers/paper on the inside of the tank?.
I’d suggest checking your water parameters and keeping a close eye on them, especially since the tank hasn’t been cycled for very long. Also, Corys are schooling fish and should ideally be kept in groups of at least five.
Welcome to the Hobby! I could be wrong, but that doesn’t look like a 7 gallon tank, it looks smaller. Also, I would recommend returning the cory, the tank is too small for Betta roommates and cories like being kept in groups.
What floater plant is that ?
The tank is too small for a betta, corydoras and 2 mystery snails, unfortunately. *Pygmy* corydoras can potentially be kept in a 10g with a betta, but the regular sized corydoras all need a 20g minimum to accommodate for their size, activity level and shoal size of 6-8 fish at least. A 7g is only big enough for the betta and maybe one mystery snail and some shrimp, no other fish. And like someone else already pointed out, the tank does look very small. Are you sure of the volume? What are the height, depth and length of it?