Will Female Bettas Get Along With Guppies?

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Will 3-4 female bettas get along with about 10 small guppies with very little to no coloring (the guppies are all female) untill I find a new home for the guppies?
 
maybe.

seems to depend on the fish. there's a definate risk that things will go wrong, but there's a pretty good chance that they'll be okay, too.
 
Yeah what Starry said... it depends on the fish.
Some bettas will tolerate better than others. You just have to keep an eye on them to see.
I THINK my one betta girl that's in the community tank nipped guppies we used to have which is why I don't plan on getting any more to put in that tank with her.
 
they MAY chase them a little at first, regardless of whether they ultimately leave them alone. I've kept male endlers with my female, and my plakat boy at different points in time and both fish chased them for the first day then left them alone. "community" bettas are often more willing to accept other fish than solitary kept fish are.
 
IVE got 3 bettas 2 femles one male and four guppies 2 ,mollies, four platies and a pigmy raimbow all chilling in a 3 foot tank no bother just b careful on the first couple of months
 
IVE got 3 bettas 2 femles one male and four guppies 2 ,mollies, four platies and a pigmy raimbow all chilling in a 3 foot tank no bother just b careful on the first couple of months
whoa :crazy: :crazy:
def. take them out... no, immediatley take them out!!
1 female and 1 male can't stay together, so 2 females is even worse!
And guppies, mollies, and platies aren't the best tankmates for bettas.
The may be 'chilling' now, but I bet soon, they'll rip each other to shreds :crazy:
 
it depends on the fish, and the size of the tank too. my tank is 63ltr and i have 6 girls and one possible boy(mabey a female, m not sure yet) with plattys, pristella tetras, corrys, a molly a plec and a hillstream loach. the betas keep themselves to themselves, a bit of bickering but nothing serious, they largely ignore they other fish. the one im not sure if its male or female has recently been getting ratty with a young platty but thats about it. i think it may be a male tho
 
IVE got 3 bettas 2 femles one male and four guppies 2 ,mollies, four platies and a pigmy raimbow all chilling in a 3 foot tank no bother just b careful on the first couple of months

This is usually a disaster in the making. A male betta will normally go after anything with long flowing fins, like a molly or guppy and also brighly colored fish, like a guppy and a platy.
 
Ok..Well so many people have told me that you CANNOT keep a Male beta nor female beta in with guppy or fish with flared tail's, nor could you keep a female and male beta in the same tank together unless mating them...I had just a 20 gallon tank for 7 month's that included...One fantail gold fish, 1 Balloon fish, 2 fancy tail guppy's, 1 male normale guppy, 1 gaurmi, 2 irid shark's,2 female Beta fish, 1 male beta fish, 2 headlight tail light , 2 albino bueno's tetra's, 2 neon tetra's, 2 serpent tetra's, 2 bala shark's...As the fish got bigger the fantail gold fish , the 4 shark's ect i upgraded to a 55 gallon tank...And in that 55 gallon tank i have all those fish still in it lacking the 5 tetra's by choice left them in the 20 gal tank to give all of them enough room ands space to roam and be happy.. Never once in the total of 11 month's have i ever had a problem with my beta's being together nor them being with any of my other fish.. Don't get me wrong because i no it does depend on the fish because my brother lost his female beta and his 4 molly's due to his male beta killing them off, i just got lucky ..But it can be done, but even myself knowing it can be done DO NOT RECOMEND IT..Unless you as i did spend hour's just stareing into your tank and at your fish to watch and protect them encase they did not get along, Even 11 month's later i still keep a very close eye on them because they could turn on each other at any given moment.. Hope this help's a little...
 

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Okay, thanks guys, and again, the female guppies have little to no color, and they'll only be in there untill I find someone who will take them home. Shouldn't be to long...
 

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