Generally you shouldn't add neons or other similar tetras until your tank has been running a few months - hopefully yours do ok though.
It's best to start with fairly hardy fish and add a few at a time. I started with Odessa barbs (hardy fish and the males are quite spectacular once they get settled) followed by zebra danios - then started adding other types once things were settled. Down the road various tetras are always good community fish, as are cory catfish.
I've only skimmed the thread, but there were some mentions of plecos - if you're adding a pleco maybe go with a bristlenose or another small species; some of them can grow as big as 2 feet. Alternatives for algae eating include otos and flying foxes.
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