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Nobody kill me for the link but... https://www.fishlore.com/aquariumfishforum/threads/stocking-list-for-5-gallon-nano-aquariums.272334/ And yes I curate it.

Male Congo Tetra. Still fairly young from the looks of it. Fun fish.

There are many species that have died out in the wild or are near extinction. Building up a backup population is always helpful. If you ever want to... just tell your experience, water type and tank size.

California's ban is actually over it being invasive as well as endangered. Personally if I can help a species in trouble... I would love to.

Wish we could have these in California.

Here is a currated list of 87 species with population recommendations for a 5 gallon. https://www.fishlore.com/aquariumfishforum/threads/stocking-list-for-5-gallon-nano-aquariums.272334/ Hope that helps.

Apistogramma can get hyper aggressive when breeding... even having the females kill the males. Rams can also get hyper aggressive, though they ussually co-parent. You would have to be cautious. So with GBRs you could possibly do GBR and Apistogramma Caucatoides. With Bolivians there are many...

I set one up for a friend. Just a mix of soil, and whatever plants I had. I do recommend making sure you have some moss like java moss. They grow in nearly any situation and that helps remove nutrients like nitrates..

This is accurate. Actually most plant friendly substrates need to either be filled via drip or bubble wrap methods to reduce turbulence and then still need time to settle.

A large number of plants can be a dramatic shift in a small tank. I always have to dose for nitrates in my five, six or eight lol.

Nice! Love the mix.

It should take time to settle. Watch it but don't stress. But enjoy the plants!

The foam is a leveling mat. Have you filled with water yet? If not it should push down and no longer have the gap.

Nice! What's in the 5g?

5 males to 1 female could end up with a dead female. All male or all female should be fine or do a 1 to 2 or 3 ratio. I would get at least 6 though.

By the way, have you looked for a local killifish club? Many will give or sell very inexpensively a first killifish pair.

But for information... you need to pick one. Most on that page are Gardneri.

That is super open ended. There are actually many varieties from different collections that have slightly different needs. There are many types, but which one are yo looking at? I would start her personally... Fundulopanchax index But note that many listed there are in the "group". I will...

So as a note, Clown plecos are more warm water, not cooler like Emeralds. And Bucephalandra are awesome, but they are very fragile. Also, as a note, wait at least 3 months before your get Ottos. They are super fragile and need a lot of algae to eat. Also, they often have parasites, so I am...

A couple of thoughts. On the fish side your could have many different options of Apistogramma or Bolivian Ram (not German Blue, temp incompatible). You could also add a school of Neons and maybe some Emperor Tetras (one of my favs for a cooler water setup). If this was my tank, I would do...

If you are getting local fish, they will already be acclimated. However, traditionally, I use a planted substrate to lower the pH. Its a little safer than dealing with constant chemicals. Now you could also lower the hardness with some aquarium safe peat in the filter... but that will leach...

I would ride out the water changes and keep with the stability or go to another bottled bacteria.

Easily could be a bloom.

Yep. And just make sure you keep the kh up a little.

John the baking soda trick above will raise kh.