guppies and bettas

[alergic__1]

Does anyone think that I could have guppies and a male betta fish in the same tank ?? It's a 10 gallon tank if that has anything to do with it... :o

[twb716]

They will be fine. If the guppies breed, the Betta might go after the babies to munch on, but I think you'll be ok in that size tank.

[Gretchen]

From my experience I would say no. I tried to put one in a 29 gallon community tank, and one of my guppies ended up dead. :sad (The betta I bought was in a tank with tetras and not bothering them.) Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I am not going to try it again. Again, this is just my experience.
Gretchen

[alergic__1]

I have a fairly large betta in with 4 neon tetras, 2 guppies, 1 bottom feeder that I dont know what the heck he is, 1 glolight tetra, 1..umm I think he is like a precilla tetra or something like that....and yeah that is it haha
anyways...he did follow the guppies around a bit...but doesn't seem to mind them anymore....
I am going to try it anyways.....for now...my betta has been in with them all day so far...I dont know if I am going to take him out when I go to bed or just leave him in there....I also have another betta but he likes to be alone lol

[asd159263]

my betta was fine in my 10 gallon with my guppies then the light went out and 3 guppies got killed. bettas are got good with other fish. do not mix them.

[SamXXXkiss]

I would say: BAD IDEA
Once I had 3 guppies in withmy betta..................all dead in less than 2 days!!!

I forgot something............
Like you saw all the bettas dont go along with guppies but some do.
It's a risc to take.

[Swimfins]

I saw a betta take a chunk out of a male guppy tale, and decided nope its not a good mix.

Right now I have 5 white clouds and betta splendedns. They have been together 2 days, and ignore each other. Betta gives chase every so often but can't catch them. I think danios (not long finned) barbs, and white clouds would (platy and swordtail as well) work best with ol meanie betta splendens.

[alergic__1]

well so far my betta and my guppies are getting along well..they dont even go near each other....on the other hand...I do have another betta and he doesn't like to be around ANY fish....he's quite fussy lol
I have 2 male guppies, a white cloud, a betta, 4 neon tetras, a percilla tetra ( i think that is what he is called) and a glolight tetra in my 10 gallon tank

[Liz]

I have a female betta in with a group of guppies, I think she likes them. She's a lot more active with them. The only time I see her get a little nippy is at feeding time.

[Betta-Gurl]

Bettas go after the guppies because of there bright color Dont put guppies in with your betta they do not mix well.

[alergic__1]

On of my bettas has been in my 10 gallon tank with my 2 male guppies for about 4 days now.....every so often Nito (my betta) will go after the guppies...they are too fast for him and he just leaves them alone..

[suby7272]

BAD IDEA - Drop it
Mixing Betta and anyother fish is not good for either of them.

[Harlock]

BAD IDEA - Drop it
Mixing Betta and anyother fish is not good for either of them.
That's not true at all. Bettas mix well in many communities so long as the fish are not other anabantids or apt to be mistaken for another betta. This would normally include guppies, goldfish, angelfish... anything "finny". Bettas get a bad reputation that is not truly earned. Also, individual bettas may vary. You may find some able to mix with guppies well. You may find a male and female that could pair together long term. Those are obviously exceptions to the tule, but bettas, as a rule, can mix well with many tetras, cories, certain livebearers etc.

[alergic__1]

yeah I just wanted to let you know that this morning I took my bettas out....he seems to be getting nastier or something ? he just isnt going after my guppies...he's going after my tetras too.....so I decided to take him out....now I have 2 bettas that like to be completely alone......

[bryan905]

No the beta will kill the guppies in minutes. The best fish i have found that the beta gets along with is the neon tetra. That should work.

[bryan905]

That's not true at all. Bettas mix well in many communities so long as the fish are not other anabantids or apt to be mistaken for another betta. This would normally include guppies, goldfish, angelfish... anything "finny". Bettas get a bad reputation that is not truly earned. Also, individual bettas may vary. You may find some able to mix with guppies well. You may find a male and female that could pair together long term. Those are obviously exceptions to the tule, but bettas, as a rule, can mix well with many tetras, cories, certain livebearers etc.

They hardly get along with any fish.

[tricksterpup]

yeah I just wanted to let you know that this morning I took my bettas out....he seems to be getting nastier or something ? he just isnt going after my guppies...he's going after my tetras too.....so I decided to take him out....now I have 2 bettas that like to be completely alone......
The question I have is what kind of Guppies do you have? Do you have Fancy or just common guppies? I always kept my bettas with guppies and never had a problem. Sure he would go up to one of the fish and kinda bully them for a few seconds but never out right attack them. I think it may be the tank itself as in no cover. If you have plenty of plants and plenty of room your fish should be fine. Give your fish plenty of room and they should be happy together.

[Harlock]

They hardly get along with any fish.
This is hardly true.

[VTwinFanatic]

Harlock is right, you can keep bettas with other fish, but then again all bettas have their own temperment about them so its a risk that you have to take, you never can tell with a betta, but it is possible to keep them with other fish contrary to the bad reputation the betta has recieved.

[alergic__1]

I have a question about "pretty tetras" .....my friend has 2 of them....and in her tank they are getting these white spots all over them that look something like bubbles......and what looks like flakes falling off of the fish.....what do you think could be causing all of this to happen to them ???? :sad

[Dragon Queen]

I think that I have had 5 bettas over the years and haven't had a problem with guppies. My two male mollies however got small chunks out of their tailfins once when they were first all together but they healed and no problems now.

[WinterWind]

Good thing I read this thread. I was about to stock my 10 gal with a betta and two male guppies. What fish should I get with my betta then? I am thinking platies as they don't grow too big yet are very colourful. Is this a good idea? Will the platies go after the betta and vice versa?

[Swimfins]

I had platy in with betta for awhile, no problem. Currently I have 11 whiteclouds in with my betta. I like the schooling effect of the whiteclouds, like ducks swimming in a row :)
while my betta does his own thing. Platy male are smaller (females a bit bigger) but definitely ok with betta, although they are greedy and betta might have trouble competing for food.

[thesydmonster]

My betta is in a 10 gallon with zebra danios, harlequin rasboras, an otocinclus, and soon pygmy corys. Everyone gets along well. I have heard white clouds get along well, too. As was previously mentioned, there are several species of fish that get along well with Bettas... no long finned fish, no fish related to bettas, no fin nippers (for example, tiger barbs). It's good to do research before adding fish to tanks so that fish don't get nipped or die unnecessarily.

[pjfish]

So far my betta and zebra danios are getting along together in a 20-gallon long tank. However, it's only been a couple of weeks. I started wtih 4 zebras and that worked out, so I got 4 more. I'm not sure how many I'll end up with.

[jaenelle]

I have two guppies in with a male betta and they are fine. The betta just pretty much ignores everybody in the tank.

[Larissa]

would a female betta be okay with two dwarf gouramies in a 10g? I know they're both labyrinth fish but aren't females less agressive? Didn't mean to hijack your post but it's kind of the same subject.

[bubbles42151]

some bettas are just aggressive and some are mor mellow. i have a male betta in my 29 gal. w/2 guppies and 3 platies. i've had them like this for about 3 days now and their all fine. the betta chases them for about 3 sec away from his favorite plant :rolleyes: but other than that they seem to be getting alot great! :cool: my tank does have a alot of real and fake plants so you might want to take that into consideration in terms of breaking line of sight between the territorial fish in the tank (i.g the betta)

[FishFreak101]

guppies will be fine and of corse they will take chunks out of guppies tales have u seen those things they're like minytitanics!