We have just bought a tropical fist tank and want to know what fish goes with what as it new to us can you hel

There are many fish that can go together, but can be a bit of a mine field if you are new to the hobby. I would suggest joining an on line mag or forum group, i use practical fishkeeping to keep up to date. There are others that you could find doing a general search. If you are a beginner i would recommend getting some community tropicals to begin with, things like guppy's, neon tetras angels and the like. If you are going to get angels try and buy them at the same time as your other fish as they can eat smaller fish but they are one of the nicest community fish species you can get