New Tank, Advice Of Stocking!

[Leedsboi86]

Hi everyone

I recently bought a new tank which becamse a female betta tank but now they are been moved into my bedroom tank I need some advice and ideas for this one,
First of all measurements are:
Length: 36"
Depth: 17"
Width: 12"

Anyway I want somthing thats a decent size, Not guppies and tetra etc... Somthing like Gourami or Cichild,
Angels things around that size,
It's got heater, light, stand, hood, sand, onriments, plants etc with it I know I'm gonna have to mature the filter was told to use some stress zyme and feed filter flakes every 12 hours which I can do easy.
I have included a pic of the tank below to give you a idea, Bare in mind it's gonna be completely emptied tonight and fish moved over, also it's gonna be moved next to window cause we don't like it where it is lol,
Please excuse the tinsel the cat was just hanging off it.

Please excuse lack of light in tank I had to move the switches.

P.S I know it looks bad at moment most of plants are gone and sands been disturbed etc

 

[Betta5]

I think it would be a nice tank for a pair of convict cichlids and a pleco or someting like that.

 

[chibi]

I can't help, but I can help those who can help you!

Tank size is about 30 gallons.

 

[Leedsboi86]

I want around 4-6 meduim to large fishies any ideas? somthing that ya can see not thats gonna hide all the time >.<

 

[Betta5]

Dwarf cichlids? emmmmm......, kissing gourami (tank too small?)

 

[Leedsboi86]

Maybe Cichilds
I saw some nice blue male and yellow females at lfs JJ was saying maybe there ok

 

[jayjay]

Layout would have to change for my suggestion, you'd need to use rocks all across the back, preferably ocean rock or similar.

 

[Leedsboi86]

I got no probs changin any of it ^^
can you get some pics of what ya mean?

 

[jayjay]

Looksie

 

[beesnees]

cant help you with the set up but would like to add that the Cichlid tank in the picture looks ace, how much would you look to pay for the rocks in the picture

 

[Leedsboi86]

Maybe some Cichilds
would be a nice idea
I know I have a month+ to wait to mature filter again but it's all good need to gather as much info as I can now.