75g Tank Plan

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Columbian Shark Catfish

Columbian Shark Catfish

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So at the moment, I have a 75 gallon freshwater tank with plastic plants. I'm planning on planting it soon and getting rid of/adding some fish.

Here is the present set up:

75g-
2 weather loaches, ladder loach, 2 yoyos, 9" common pleco, 1" clown pleco, bumblebee cat, spotted pictus, and a four line pictus.

Here is my future set up I am planning:

75g-
PLANTED- 260 watts, no co2
2 Weather loaches, 3-4 yoyos, common plecostomus, clown pleco, 4-6 ottos, MAYBE 2 blue botias.

Green = adding, purple = getting more, red = getting rid of.

I've never kept ottos before but they seem good to have in a loach tank?

And another question is about the plants:
I plan on having a medium planted tank.
BUT, I'm scared the plecos will chew/eat the plants. I really want around 3 amazon swords, some anubias, and driftwood with java moss tied to it with fishing line, but I'm not sure about my pleco.

If there's anything that won't work, please inform me.

Thank you :)
 
I know, I'll probably take out one of the 65 watt bulbs from the 36" one and see how the plants do, and you never know when you might get a new plant with higher lighting needs. :)
 
28 watts for 66$?

No way, and Anubias and Amazon swords need 2-3 wpg. If you make that 2.5 wpg, that is 187.5 watts, and I am getting 192.
 
No they don't. I have them both growing with barley 1wpg.

And that fixture has 2 bulbs that are 28 watts a piece.

2.5wpg is too much light for lowlight plants,like swords and anubias. Your tank will probably have algae issues.
 
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