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sorry guys, I will get it back soon enough... but do you think a betta who gets along well enough with the fancy tailed guppies and female betta in his 40 gallon will do well with 6 or so Fundulopanchax gardneri nigerianus ... or clown killis.... appriciate your guyzzez help

i wouldnt even take the risk of adding the male with the female bettas.

Fancy guppies can go either way. i personal have never had a problem but i have seen videos of bettas not tolerating them.

But i wouldnt take the risk regardless of tank size or plant ammount.

no, they already get along... its the killis im woried about... they have significant coloration but only short fins... im kind of crossing my fingers here... has anyone tried this combination?

Im gonna say no , but not for the reason you might expect. A betta is no match for your average killie in a fight.Killies have quite large mouths proportionately, and if attacked by a betta they may return fire, and the betta will probably lose badly. Killies ara bit like rainbows, when it comes to other fish, they dont forget a face, and once aggreived , they hold a grudge. Killies will be timid with fish much bigger than they are, but againsta betta you might find them warming up the combat skills.

I think you can try them, but watch them closely. If the betta goes for the killies , better move him, for his sake.

Thanks that was a great respnse! it sounds like I'm skating on thin ice with this tank... I will keep a close eye on them!