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Will this work??


A male Betta with some guppies???

It CAN, but it can also be a bad idea. The long tails may cause the betta to believe that the guppies are rival bettas...

HowEVER... I've sucessfully kept a male betta in with female guppies (no issues whatsoever). I've also kept a male betta in with male guppies and danios for over a month...

I just removed him because the danios were getting nipped too much... and then they were taking it out on the guppies. My guppies have big fins, and I didn't see much direct aggression from betta to guppies. And the danios being nipped was strictly their fault... they'd tease my poor Liberty and he'd just strike back. *shrugs* Not his fault he was more accurate than they were!

As with all things that include bettas, it really depends on the personality and aggression level of the betta. An aggressive betta is doomed to live out it's life in "solitary confinement", a less aggressive betta may find himself with tankmates.

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A lot af people say no to bettas and guppies. I think it depends on the betta. I have my male betta with 3 male guppies without any problems

They share the food and even sleep together

Sleep together? Hmm... maybe they're more closely related than we thought! My male guppies are dancing for my female bettas.

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It's a bit risky, as the Betta might chase the Guppy's. You can try it & if you see any aggression, you can always move the Betta on it's own.


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..not to mention about different water quality they need...!!! The Guppies need much harder water and good filtration-circulation if it is to keep them healthy and for a long time...!

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Apostolis

depends on ur betta, mild one will live with gupies, where as the more agressive ones will attack the male guppies.

Apostolis - All my fish live in the same water, and I've got everything ranging from bettas to guppies to black neons and cories... everyone does fine. I'd rather have the fish adjust to what I've got (and in many cases, the fish are bred locally, anyway), rather than subject them to fluctuations in water quality as I attempt to bring the pH or hardness to where it's "best" at.

As for filtration, both of my tanks with bettas and guppies have a decent flow rate... One has a whisper filter at about half-flow that works well... there's enough calm on one side of the tank for the betta to be happy (though he often plays in the filter output). The other is an Eclipse system that has good filtration... I've just turned the output so that it hits the glass instead of shooting out into the tank... that prevents too much surface current so that the betta has enough room to breathe, but the guppies still get a decent current. All seem happy.

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Thanks for the help.

Now I just have to fine the right betta and also wait for my tank to be delivered.

Do they need a heater???


THe temp gets between 10 - 30 degrees or more??

Yes, your tank will need a heater. Bettas need warmth, so do the other fish mentioned. About 78 degrees is a good temperature for all. From what I understand, ghost shrimp need a bit of aquarium salt. It won't hurt the betta, but be careful with catfish. I think guppies like a bit of salt as well. Other readers?
Good luck with your fish.

I've got a male betta with guppies and they are doing great together. Frank is a pretty mellow betta though. He does a great job of keeping the fry population down too.

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OK thanks for that. Just wanted to check on the heater thing.

What about just Guppies???