sailfins with guppies?

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Hey everybody, I'm new at this so please excuse anything I say that is posted somewhere else or whatever! Anyway I have always had coldwater tanks and bettas in the past but have recently started a freshwater tank and so far it contains a tiny bit of salt and 3 male guppies. I don't want any females! I was wondering if sailfin mollies, other mollies, or platies would be aggressive toward smaller guppies ecspecially once fully grown?( I also want a few corydoras) I don't want any babies! So would these tank inhabitants be like this :argue: or :clap: ? Thanks for any help!! Sorry so long!

- Willy:-)
 
sounds like that would be a pretty safe combination to me. Both species would appreciated some hiding places and or some live plants. It might sound a little strange but, the more hiding places you give fish the more likely they are to swim around freely. The sense of security makes them feel less stressed and frightened.
 
Just a note about an all male tank. The fish mught get aggressive toward each other, possibly try to mate each other. I have a few guppies in with my sailfin mollies and they get along fine, but i do have 3 female sailfins to each male, and i only have 3 female guppies, no male guppies. Try it and see if it works. Fry aren't a bad thing. About the cories, they eill fit in just fine. Guppies will stay toward the top, the mollies will stay toward the top, middle and the cories are bottom dwellers even though they do venture to the top few a few seconds every once in a while. Happy Fishkeeping!!
 
Also, what size tank are you talking? The bigger the tank, the less problems you might encounter. And it isn't really necessary to have all males to avoid babies, I have a few platys who I know breed (I found fry when I emptyed out a tank for a move) and I never see them though, they are quickly eaten or taken into the filter. Sounds cruel, but they can have tons of babies...
Mollys can get pretty big, one I used to have was a good 3 inches at least and VERY thick. They can put on a good chase when they're feeling up to it
 
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