Hypothetical stocking

[Acara19]

hypothetically let's say i stocked a 125 (6'x1.5'x2') with ramshorn snails, mystery snails, and shrimp first, let the shrimp get their population stable, then guppies, let them get a stable population going, then ancistrus and then a pair of angels
now that comes with the questions i have about the stocking
would the shrimp get eaten by the guppies and angels? could they get wiped out even if they had a large enough population?
would the guppies get eaten or even wiped out by the angels if their population was stable enough?
would the shrimp still breed if they had enough hiding places once the guppies and angels are introduced?
would the plecos eat the angel's eggs in the event that they spawned?

 

[Becca]

The angels will eat every thing but the plecos and plecos will eat angel eggs if the snails don't get them first.

 

[Acara19]

What if the angels were swapped out for discus
Would that be even worse?

 

[Becca]

What if the angels were swapped out for discus
Would that be even worse?

Just.... don't. Guppies don't enjoy Discus conditions or temperatures and most shrimp won't survive them, either.

 

[JLW]

Ehhhh, actually guppies /do/ live in the same conditions as discus. The line bred ugly things that ya'll probably mean, though, not so much.

But, yea, discus would be way worse. You'd probably wind up with plecos hanging off the sides of the discus and chewing them up.

 

[Becca]

The line bred ugly things that ya'll probably mean, though, not so much.

Yup, those ones. Some of the ones Viktor has for sale might fare better, but Discus are just a huge PITA in general.