Compatibility?

[Aqua_Princess64]

I have a 10 gallon aquarium. It has 4 guppies in it. Lots of websites I've been to have said that mollies, swordtails, and platies are not good tank mates for guppies. Do you think this is true?

 

[ramesses]

Platies are fine as far as I can tell,swords......well,I had some in the past that were a bit vicious but never really attack any of my fancy guppies------and I assumed that when you mention having 4 gups,you meant fancy ones with flowing tails and all-------Mollies,let's see,I had a trio of gigantic hifin,sailfin mollies and I can tell you that after a week or so,I had to bring them back to the LFS.There was chasing,biting you name it.
My males gups suffered the most being unable to swim as fast as the mollies they ended up with parts of their tails torn and ripped.
But,not all varieties of mollies are aggressive and territorials.It is hard to tell.Remember you may not want some of the bigger varieties since you only have a 10 gall. and they need lots of space.look for sign of agressiveness,see if any is chasing the rest and if they bite at each other.If you see this stay away.Ask anyone that works there,maybe they can help,even people buying fish,most will help you.
Good luck w.your fish.Lets know how it went.

 

[Alien Anna]

I've got guppies and mollies together and they are absolutely fine. I've had more trouble guppy-on-guppy (I've got a bachelor group) than I've had between guppies and mollies.

 

[MAM]

when i first started i had lyretail mollies, platys and fancy guppies. the platys and guppies did fine, but my lyretails would chase the guppies and stressed them to death (then again, unknown at the time, the female molly was prego, so that may have been the problem), but my mollies aren't really tolerant of other fish, though i think this is just htis group. give it a try, see how they do.

 

[Redoscar12]

You could even try some tetras

 

[spanky_pp_]

yeah tetras are good.... Best in groups of 6 plus.
corys, bottom feeders.
guppies are pretty easy going... Just stay away from bettas, or anythinf which doesnt like the males tails ok

 

[haaris]

my 3 guppies stay with 6 mollies (ballons,dalmations,doubletails)
and a betta
may b im just lucky

 

[mmwhit2]

I have always had good luck with mollies and platys and guppies

 

[spanky_pp_]

sorry to re do my post... dont know what i was chattin about.
ive always been fine havin mollies platies and guppies together.