Tiger Barbs And Convicts

[arabballin]

My tank is almost done cycling i think about another week and its set.

The decor is set, except im adding a few plants tommorow and maybe one more thing for the fish to hid in.

Now its finally time to worry about fish.

What i have in mind for my 30 gallon:
2 Convicts
6 tiger barbs (or another kind of barb that will work better)
a bristle nose pleco(or another pleco that will fit in that i like better)

What do you think?
Will this work?
Can i add anything else?

 

[arabballin]

or how about this...


2 yellow lab cichlids
2 blue/black joahni chiclids
1 pleco
and maybe some tiger barbs

ive been told this will work from a friend who has had this set up for almost a year in his 29 gallon. he told me this will work because these cichlids are not as big as convicts and not anywhere near as aggressive so that they will work better in a community