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I am finally ready to stock my new aquarium, a 4ft 200l tank.
Would these fish be too much for the tank and would they be compatible?
3 angelfish
10 neon tetras
3 blind mexican cave fish
6 bronze corys, or other corydoras
2 clown loaches

That stocking looks fine to me, although the neons may be eaten by full grown angels, so get them small and you should be fine. Also, i would get 3 Clown Loaches instead, as they prefer to be kept in groups of at least 3, and in my experience, will fight amongst each other much more often if only kept in pairs.

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I would prefer the Cardinal Tetras as they are a far stronger fish. Forget about the Angels as soon as they get bigger they will eat the neons/cardinals just for a snack. Clown loaches even though they grow very slow they will soon outgrow that tank.

Have you got any driftwood, rocks and live plants yet.
Sorry to be so harsh on your small list.

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I agree w/ Keith. Bag the Angeles and loaches. A school of 15-20 Cardinals would look awesome. Instead of Bronze corys, how about a schoal (misspell?) of 8-10 panda corys. They're slighty smaller and have similar colorings as the Clowns. Plus, they are some of the most active of corys, as close as you can get to the antics of Clown loaches.

I've seen blind cave fish, but do they school?

In the tank I have 3 large rocks and fake plants. there is also a piece of driftwood
How easy are live plants to keep?? and which should i keep with the fish i said before?
How big do Clown loaches get?

Here is a photo of one of my 4 Clowns they were all about 7-8 ins before an introduced problem water caused their deaths.

I still have one large one left and it would be closer to 9ins now. The smaller ones have been growing at a fast rate at about 1ins per year may be it all the food they get.

Real plants are very easy to keep providing you select the right species. Yes many plants can be difficult to maintain. I suggest go and have a look at many LFS as you can see what plants you can buy then come back with a list.
Plants also require a good special lighting system not just the house hold lights.

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Large Clown Loach feeding

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that is one cool fish!
how big tank was that in??

It started out in a 4ft but finished up in the 5ft tank

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Oh absolutely gorgeous, what a fatty that clown loach of yours is Keith.

I can vouch for them outgrowing tanks, and it happens quicker than you think. I started with 3 in a 4ft and within a year I had to upgrade to a 6ft.

Unless you are willing to do the big change down the track, I wouldn't advise getting them, although they are hard to resist.

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what about this stocking???
15 Cardinal tetras
3 blind mexican cave fish
8 panda corys
2 bristlenose catfish