Female Guppy & Female Betta Together?

[GuppyGoddess]

Hi,

A few weeks back, a LFS gave me a small fry to try to raise. I put "it" in with my two male guppies. Since then, it's become apparent the fry is a girl. The boys aren't pestering her yet and I'm hoping to she'll get pregnant and I can scoop her out and move her *permanently* to another tank.

Question is, will it be possibly to put her in a 10-gallon tank with a female betta? The betta is relatively passive. I had tried putting her in with other female bettas and they all fought each other BUT the one that is now in that tank didn't get involved in the betta bickering. She is ALONE in the tank again.

When the female guppy gets preg bigger, I'll stick a breeding net into the 10-gallon so she can give birth in there and then I'd like to return her with the female betta and have them live out their lives together (don't want to make any more guppy fry after this first batch).

Thoughts? Advice?

Thanks.

 

[OldMan47]

Many Betta splendens that I have worked with were quite peaceful community members outside of their own species. Unless you have an especially rough female betta, they should be fine together. You must be warned that a Betta splendens can be a very avid fry eater though. I have not kept other kinds of Betta species so I can't say about their personalities.

 

[GuppyGoddess]

Yeah, I know. The fry won't be raised with the betta. I'm planning to only keep a few babies and give the rest to a LFS who said they'd take them.

 

[Jenste]

Also, you said that you do not want any more fry after this batch...be warned that female guppies can store sperm from ONE mating for up to six months, meaning they are capable of re-impregnating themselves every 4 weeks for 6 months.

 

[GuppyGoddess]

Also, you said that you do not want any more fry after this batch...be warned that female guppies can store sperm from ONE mating for up to six months, meaning they are capable of re-impregnating themselves every 4 weeks for 6 months.

Okay, thanks for the info. I'll keep an eye out and watch her closely for any signs of an additional pregnancy (or pregnancies).

 

[karigupi]

It can work fine, but just keep an eye on them to begin with & watch for any trouble. I've kept female betta's with female guppies before without any problems

 

[hughessomefish]

i think it could work

 

[GuppyGoddess]

I'm now wondering if I should move her over to the Betta's tank now and then plop her in the guppy tank when she's old enough to breed.

She's 1/2" long. Will a smaller-size betta attempt to eat a baby guppy that size?