I have not started cycling the tank yet. I will probably have everything set and going in a couple of weeks. However, I have been doing my research for some time and have seen various opinions on what are the best to start off with.
I have tried to plan my setup in order to give me the flexibility to successfully keep different specimens but, the question has always been what to keep and what are the requirements to keep them. Asking questions at the LFS's in town is not alot of help but, these forums are of great assistance.