I was given an empty tank

[Gypsy125]

Rainbowfish. I am really enjoying my school of Threadfish -love their displays/fluttering.
Monika

 

[jbradt]

Heavily planted with a large school of rummynose tetras, and a colony of rcs FTW!

 

[purokogi]

black substrate? DO A CRS tank. I've been cycling my 55 gallon for about a month now. I want to do a dedicated RCS and then CRS tank

 

[blue2fyre]

Forget the plants, add a ton of rocks and make it a Ps saulosi species tank Tons of color and action!

 

[user_name]

60-75 habrosus corydoras. :grinyes::grinyes::grinyes:

Heavily planted with a large school of rummynose tetras, and a colony of rcs FTW!

You both stole my suggestions!!!!!! Rummynose are great fish (make sure you get good stock). Make a coldwater tank with rhinogobius wui and a big school of white clouds! Or go brackish and get 2 figure 8 puffers and 5 bumblebee gobies?

 

[RDTigger]

Might need to check your lighting before deciding on plants.

3ft tank is prolly ~30G...

 

[Zaffy]

15+ Harlys. that would be sweet.

Heavily planted with a large school of rummynose tetras, and a colony of rcs FTW!

These are what I came to suggest.

Lampeye tetras can also look pretty awesome with dark substrate.

 

[Ballyhoo]

It's a 30 gallon. In desperate need of some TLC. Came with LOADS of extras that have solidified my decision to make this a planted tank!

exact list and pictures coming soon

 

[Ballyhoo]

The rocks are going to go.

Lights, I believe this should hold bulbs that will allow plant growth.

filter, it also came with a submersible filter that I will probably run as well.

extras......

also came with 3 heaters, other random fish foods, a siphon, a python, and the hinged lid.

It has scaling ( calcium ? ) all over it and it used to have frogs in it so it needs a good cleaning.

I'm very happy, It was all free

 

[FSM]

Looks like you got some decent equipment with it. Is the light fixture compact fluorescent? A single 65W tube would work well on that size tank.

well, I see fish, and substrate, and plants, the only other thing i can think of would be water.

OH! good call, I deff would have forgotten that!

Just in case you do forget, check the fish behavior after you put them in the tank. If they're flopping around and/or laying on the bottom breathing rapidly, you might have forgotten to put water in.