What to add to guppy hex

[dpawl31]

Have a 5 gallon eclipse hex.

Can be seen after the 20high/ten gallon in this video @ about 1:15 in.
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My thoughts are some plants, a couple more fish/crab/shrimp/snails?

Do backgrounds look ok on a hex?

I've never done live plants, and this is my only tank w/o an undergravel.

Suggestions? Cheap ones? lol

[little hawaii]

There is a fish called White Cloud Mountain minnows. They have a nickname of the poor mans neons. That is because the fry have a florescent red and blue stripes for a month or so. There are some real nice long finned ones now too. They are also a cooler water fish and do not require a heated tank. Average room temp is perfect. They are also small, you could put 5-6 in that tank.
Live plants are easey if they like your water conditions. Do some research after you test your water and work within those perameters.

[dpawl31]

Well the wife likes color, and I like variety. Would 'petco' crabs do well in there? The 5 hex was one of my uncles tanks, he gave it to my friend which in turn did not take care of it. The crab they had died. I watch my parameters like a hawk, and am religious about 25% water changes.

The minnows sound good - as fry. But I don't plan on breeding anything and like color or clear over opaque and neautral. Crabs? Shrimp? Whatever those insane yellow/pink fish are @ petco? (I think they are hybrids/dyed?)

[little hawaii]

Insane yellow sounds like -Labidochromus- African Chiclids- Hard and alkaline water fish.

[dpawl31]

nope not a cichlid, looks like some sort of giant danio but like, neonnnnn yellow pink or green (looks fake, like they were dyed?)

[Trillianne]

Possibly glofish?

They are genetically altered zebra danios with jellyfish genes to make them neon pinks/yellows and greens.

[dpawl31]

Ding ding ding! that sounds right. how would 4 of those do with guppies? I think my little one is dying tonight :'(