Is a 75 gallon actually fine for a clown loach school? could 4 live comfortably in there for life!?
clown loach question?
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A 75 will last you maybe 4-5 years since they grow painfully slow. But no, a 75 will not be comfortable for life. Although it will take easily 10+ years, they will grow 12"+ and are very active. So they need plenty of swimming space.
as stated above, not permanently but an extremely long time. I'll take 'em off your hands once they outgrow your tank 
Haha I want to upgrade with them I do not like letting my fish go when I get them! so would maybe this kind of stock work for like 5 or 6 years? 4 clown loach, 9 tiger barbs, 9 serpae tetra 1 bristlenose pleco?
Thinking it MIGHT work for that long. But I'd swap out the bristlenose for another clown loach. Personally I feel 5 should be the minimum size group. Plus the more of them you keep, the more social and outgoing they are.
To give you an idea for the long term, I have a shoal of 11 in a 5'×2'×2' 150 gallon. 4 of them are 8-9"+, and I really feel they could use another foot of tank.
same goes for me, I have mine in a 150, shoal of 7, 3 of which are now pushing the 6-7" mark. I agree they swim so much they need the room.
Ok well I will try to get 6 clowns for 5 years my goal will be to upgrade to a 125 for them! But you think that they will truly last 5 years for me? I will do everything to make their life perfect for the time being I perform 1 60 percent water change a week and I have 2 marineland emperor 400s and a canister for the tank I will be ok then? Sorry I just dont want to mess up the lives of the clown loaches.
sounds fine to me. a small power head might not hurt, mine love to swim into the currents.
Awesome I'm really glad you think my plan is good! So those 2 large schools and the clown loaches will be fine as far as bioload??
I'd almost forgo one of the schools or cut both down by a few fish just to be safe...that's just me though. stay up on water changes and it should be alright.Awesome I'm really glad you think my plan is good! So those 2 large schools and the clown loaches will be fine as far as bioload??