Can Discus and Neocaridina shirmps coexist in a tank with plants

[Mazain]

I have introduced neocaridina shirmps to my discus tank to combat algae that started to bloom in the tank.
Since the introduction I was skeptical with the neocaridina shirmps making it in the tank with my cichlids who generally don't spare each other in a hierarchy.
I had to switch off the lights in the beginning for them to acclimatise to the tank. The 1st 2 days I didn't see any shirmp so I thought the Bosmani Rainbows and the discus ate them in the tank.
Thanks to my natural hardscape and plants they had been taking refuge and being busy all the time.
Now it has been over a week and they have grown in size and confidently foraging on plants and hardscape of the tank.
Watching them and enjoying their survival has taken my thoughts away from the algae and the algae surprisingly has been combated and minimalized in the tank.
I guess every established tank or new tank has stages for nitrofication cycles and eco systems to workout and balance the fish tank which takes patience.

 

[gimme30]

I've kept shrimp ever since they became available to the hobby, (early 90's here in the States, at least in my neck of the woods) as nothing else takes care of algae quite as well. They've gone into every tank I've ever had regardless of its finned occupants, with mixed results. Some fish notorious for eating shrimp wouldn't, others that weren't supposed to would. It's always a crapshoot.
With discus the outcome was inevitable-once they got a taste, it was game over. Fortunately discus don't like bright lighting so algae was really never an issue in their tanks, but I had some golds I'd bred in a show tank that killed every neo and amano they could. They can't eat them whole, but sure seemed to enjoy the hunt! I'm surprised to see yours are getting along, especially since the shrimp were added later, but hopefully they'll continue to co-exist peacefully!

I'm more surprised the rainbows haven't eaten them! I've never had Boesemani's but the Australians (Melanotaenia fluviatilis) I've kept were absolutely brutal to shrimp.

 

[Mazain]

With discus the outcome was inevitable-once they got a taste, it was game over.

Thanks for the info. I hope they coexist.

I'm more surprised the rainbows haven't eaten them! I've never had Boesemani's but the Australians (Melanotaenia fluviatilis) I've kept were absolutely brutal to shrimp.

These guys, I just over feed them and keep them happy. If not they go frenzy.

 

[Back in the fold]

I would think that Discus would totally , completely and thoroughly decimate them and very quickly . Let us know how this turns out long term .

 

[Mazain]

I would think that Discus would totally , completely and thoroughly decimate them and very quickly

I hope they don't, even though their cichlids.
The Rainbows are the ones that are nipping and proactive with the shrimps. Their the ones that can't stay in one place of the tank.
Things are looking good though, I have decided to extend my water change to the 2nd week of the month until my shirmps fit in the tank.