Just got a Fluval Edge tank. Stock?

[Ritchie335is]

I'm looking for an idiots guide really, tank filled, correct quantities of chemical added.
The plan is now, to monitor temperature, wait a couple of days and the get some livestock!
Initially I wanted some crabs, shrimps and a few fish but after reading up on some of the forums it seems that the crabs are more bother than they are worth.
I still want shrimps though, and I was thinking a group of small fish and maybe one or two bigger ones.
Can anyone point me in the right direction, I'm a bit lost with this sort of stuff. It not nuts and bolts!
Cheers.

[Ritchie335is]

I did get very bogged down with all the stuff on the forums about cycling the tank for up to 6 weeks! wtf!
The chap in the shop and the Fluval manual do state that you can plonk fish in after a day or two.
If I can help it I don't want to spend the rest of my life worrying about my water hardness and Ph levels.
But if you guys reckon I have to wait then that's fairynuff.

ETA, Ducgas, thanks for the offer. I'm about as far away as I can get from you.
Cheers anyway.

Edited by Ritchie335is on Thursday 31st January 21:37

Edited by Ritchie335is on Thursday 31st January 21:37

[Ritchie335is]

That sounds good, thanks. Will they get along with the few shrimps I have planned?

[Ritchie335is]

Are all shrimp the same to keep or are there some nasty, killer barstewards best avoided?
How about quantities? Its a 46L tank.
Great info, thanks.

[Ritchie335is]

So far I have found that lots of people give conflicting advice, I wish I had never started out on this!
Tanks gone cloudy over the last couple of days, I presume this is bacterial bloom and will pass over time.
I will pick up a test kit today and see how it's doing.