Guppies

[FalconStorm]

Can anyone tell me what is wrong with keeping 3 danios in a 20 gallon tank with 3 guppies? Is it just that the danios will eat the guppy fry? Someone was saying something about them needing space to swim. Is a 20 gallon too small for the danios? I'm just curious.

 

[ScoutCarcer]

Can anyone tell me what is wrong with keeping 3 danios in a 20 gallon tank with 3 guppies? Is it just that the danios will eat the guppy fry? Someone was saying something about them needing space to swim. Is a 20 gallon too small for the danios? I'm just curious.

Some danios nip at guppies. A 20 gallon is the minimun space for zebra danios. And I have five danios not 3.

 

[FalconStorm]

That's good to know. I never really planned to keep guppies and danios together, but that's good to know. *grin* I'll be sure to research them if I'm ever interested in having danios.

 

[ScoutCarcer]

That's good to know. I never really planned to keep guppies and danios together, but that's good to know. *grin* I'll be sure to research them if I'm ever interested in having danios.

If your gonna get danios to put with guppies I would recamend just getting plain zebra or leopard danios

 

[FalconStorm]

But, but...I like those long finned danios! *grin* I wonder how they would nip on a female betta? Male would be bad, but females might be able to hold their own....

 

[Annastasia]

Actually, I have found Zebra and Leopard Danios to be MORE nippy with Guppies then any other kinds of Danios. But that's just my experience.

FalconStorm ~ There are Long Fin Leopard Danios, I know. I have some. And there MAY be Long Fin Zebra Danios. I have been keeping Leopard Danios with my Female Betta in a 30 gallon community for a year now. So far, no problem. My female has a bunch of hiding places if needed, but she's always been snappy at the Danios if they ever start bugging her. Now they learned their lesson.

Might want to ask in the Betta Section, though.

 

[ScoutCarcer]

There are long fin zebra danios