Betta With Guppys Or Not

[JohnRossDele]

Hi all, im getting a male betta when my tank is ready so i was thinking of getting him with guppys as i could breed them also i like raising the fry. Maybe this is a bad idea you decide

Thanks
JRD.

 

[three-fingers]

Default answer is no but it can work out fine. Not all bettas are mental.

To increase the chances of success, avoid guppies with huge flowing tails and similar colours. And obviously try to look for less aggro bettas at the lfs, ones that are already in tanks with smaller fish would be a good bet. Also, make sure it's a decent sized tank.

You'd know soon enough if it wasn't working anyway.

 

[Rezatii]

I personally would not risk it, but perhaps with smaller plainer (female probs) guppies it might work? Be prepared to have somewhere you can move them too though, in case it should all go horribly horribly wrong

-Rezz

 

[Jonty]

Endlers may work better - less finnage, and if it's not working just have the plain females, buy a pregnant one

 

[Truck]

i wouldnt recommend it, but ive seen it where its been successful.

 

[Haych]

i have always found bettas ok with guppies AS LONG as i put the guppies and other fish in first

if we put the betta in first he would be vicious as he thought it was his territory, but then a good change round sometimes helps

 

[jameshughes1989]

not recommended but mine get on fine. It all depends on your betta. Trial and error is your friend

 

[tropic_john]

why add more nice bright fish, this will make the lovely-coloured betta stand out less

 

[GuppyGoddess]

Hi,
I wouldn't risk it. I have two guppies in their own tank and they bicker and nip like crazy. I adding a third and they went into battle mode. One ended up dying for unrelated reasons and I'm too afraid to add any other fish in there and would NEVER add one of my Bettas into the tank with them. One of my Bettas is really aggressive and he would attack the guppies. The other is really shy and I can imagine the guppies attacking him. No good combo.

 

[kelly528]

Bettas with guppies is one thing (worked out for me once), but raising guppy fry is a whole 'nother story. The Betta will wolf down every last baby for sure.

Bettas can also eat endlers (found that out the hard way) so that one's pretty iffy. Only try it if endlers are cheap in your area.

 

[without_reason]

Might work with wild type guppies