Is It Ok To Put A Guppy With My Betta Fish

[gyarados]

please help i dont want any fish to die thank you

 

[lilfishie]

in a short no, they are the worse tankmates for a betta ever due to bright colours and lengthy finnage

 

[betta lover35]

dont put guppies in with them i did and mine killed them riped them to sheds they are the bettas worst enemie

 

[omega59]

ouchie no no no no no.. sorry .. i even read some platy's are no good with betta's.

 

[ZoddyZod]

the reason they are not great tankmates is that they are a 'conspecific', which means they are a fish that the betta may consider to be another betta, thus a potential threat.

As stated above, it's due to the bright colours and long flowing tails that the guppies have.

 

[omega59]

Some can argue that, female Guppies (since they tend not to have colorful tails and long fins) maybe okay with a Betta.

 

[Keeper Of Cichlids]

I tried fancy guppies with my female bettas once, didn't end well, had to remove the guppies.
The females would not tolerate it.

 

[Junior Gent]

you could try male endlers with your betta, they have a similar body shape and can be fantasticly colourful, but lack the large flowing tail.

JG

 

[lilfishie]

female guppies are a hit and miss with all bettas, I currently have 3 in with my female bettas

 

[Fishy friend2]

Honestly, I think I have weird fish.... Out of all of my 5 bettas, all did fine with make fancy, long finned guppies And I still have some with mine right now

 

[emilysonfiree]

I think it depends on tank size. At first I was shocked to hear that my lfs was saying it is alright to keep guppies and bettas together, but the tank my friend has with a male betta and three male guppies all get along great. It could just be the betta is nice. He has a cave to hide in when he wants to get away from the other fish and I think the little group of guppies makes the guppies more even with the bettas size. Again, could just be the tank I saw was an exception.

 

[Dieses Madchen]

My betta shredded my guppies. So I would say no.

 

[BETTY BOO]

the reason they are not great tankmates is that they are a 'conspecific', which means they are a fish that the betta may consider to be another betta, thus a potential threat.

As stated above, it's due to the bright colours and long flowing tails that the guppies have.

+1

 

[Symo420]

Just today we sold a Betta because it was flaring and nipping at the guppies. I would of thought 2 guppies and a betta in a 3ft tank would be fine, as the betta could have it's 'personal space' but no.. It simply doesn't work.

 

[Ron Jeremy]

I have a male Betta and two male guppies with fancy tail colours in my fluval edge. Never had a single issue at all.