try it, they are great!Very beautiful native tank. Your crappies are gorgeous. Also, I was considering a native tank at one point because we enjoy fishing so much, too. I was going to keep pumpkinseeds and bluegills, too. Didn't consider crappies at the time, but might have to keep those on my wishlist again. Stunning tank!
heh yeah, i had live plants ina different tank forsome tme, i just am not a big fan of emamber fwiw. i also only used fake plants for years till i tried a couple of live. i don't do any co2 and just throw in some hearty stuff from my lfs. it looks way better and is no problem at all to maintain. they only need a trim every so often. now that i've seen the vibrant plant color ( under a t-8 no fancy grow lights either ) i will always use live plants. i have been trying to convince the better half to let me put some in her goldfish tank but she wont let me. i jumped to the end so if this was already discussed sorry. give em a try and i doubt you would regret it.
dave