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	Guppies and Betas??
goldfisher Hobbyist Posts: 96 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Aug-2004	i have a three gallon. How many guppys could i fit in that ?
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goldfisher Hobbyist Posts: 96 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Aug-2004	ok will do
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FishyCharacter Hobbyist Posts: 129 Kudos: 132 Votes: 1 Registered: 14-May-2004	Yes, just don't mix the sexes and you won't get babies.
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goldfisher Hobbyist Posts: 96 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Aug-2004	Ok so let me get this right. Your saying that i could keep two endlers or two guppys. they can be two females or two males ?.
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Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Male Endler's are very colorful, females are not. You would probably also end up with fry-they tend to not eat their own-and quickly become overstocked. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
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FishyCharacter Hobbyist Posts: 129 Kudos: 132 Votes: 1 Registered: 14-May-2004	You don't need to keep a trio, that means one male and 2 females. That arrangement will just get you plenty of babies. They are kinda like guppies. I only wanted the females to set up some breeding. you could keep only males togeather, in about the same numbers as the feeder guppies as the endlers are about the same size. [span class="edited"][Edited by FishyCharacter 2004-09-06 01:38][/span] [span class="edited"][Edited by FishyCharacter 2004-09-06 01:39][/span]
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goldfisher Hobbyist Posts: 96 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Aug-2004	do they live in 2 or three pairs ?
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FishyCharacter Hobbyist Posts: 129 Kudos: 132 Votes: 1 Registered: 14-May-2004	Also, you might look into endlers livebearers. I don't know how common they are where you are but here they are hard to find (females at least) , the only store that I know of that carries them only carries males (which is what you would want anyhow).
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goldfisher Hobbyist Posts: 96 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Aug-2004	cool.
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FishyCharacter Hobbyist Posts: 129 Kudos: 132 Votes: 1 Registered: 14-May-2004	If you sitck with only feeders and only one sex maybe 3. The male feeders are actually kinda pretty after they get their body color.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:46
molliemoore Small Fry Posts: 10 Kudos: 5 Votes: 1 Registered: 21-Aug-2004	My sister has a five gallon tank with two emerald catfish, five neon tetras, and a beta fish (who is in quarentine at the moment). She wants to know if it would be safe to have guppies in her tank compatability and stocking wise.
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jimwest Small Fry Posts: 13 Kudos: 14 Votes: 0 Registered: 26-Apr-2004	my male betta and male guppies where fine lol it was the big mean female who started fine nipping the male betta. mr betta now has a small 3 gal all by him self think this is best bettas are lowner fish
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Alpha Hobbyist Posts: 61 Kudos: 38 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Apr-2004	it all depends on the betta, i've had a few males that i could keep with guppies, but females can be just as aggresive as males. no matter what the gender it depends ont he individual, but as said before the tank is already overstocked.
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molliemoore Small Fry Posts: 10 Kudos: 5 Votes: 1 Registered: 21-Aug-2004	Just as I thought. I'll tell her.
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FishyCharacter Hobbyist Posts: 129 Kudos: 132 Votes: 1 Registered: 14-May-2004	If you're talking female bettas they should be fine with just the guppies. I have 2 females with 2 male feeder guppies right now in a eclipse six. I tried the same with a male and he wouldn't leave the guppies alone. I wouldn't try fancy guppies though, the long fins would be a target.
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N e m o Enthusiast Posts: 280 Kudos: 553 Votes: 11 Registered: 13-Dec-2003	A betta alone in that tank would be great. But I agree with the others. If you're able to take back the catfish to the pet store where you got them, you could probably get a 10g and keep the tetra and betta. I would recommend that she stays away from guppies. They are easy to care for but they breed nonstop and she'll most likely want to keep the fry. -Nemo
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sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Your sister's tank is certainly not large enough for the fish there, and to keep those that she has happy, she needs six each of the cories and tetras. Your sister needs to upgrade at least to a fifteen gallon, if not a twenty. And, as stated above, bettas do not keep well with guppies. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
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Janna Mega Fish Posts: 1386 Registered: 24-Aug-2003	I would only put a betta OR a trio of guppies in a 5 gallon. Emerald catfish get about 3 inches long, and are schooling. So are neons, which means both should be kept in groups of 6 or more. There isn't room for a school of neons in that tank. I'd recommend your sister get a 20 gallon tank if she wants to keep the fish she has now. They shade the glow of it with their mossy-misty costumes, They wear masks of silk, porcelain, brass, and silver, So as not to mislead with their own, ordinary faces.
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T/A Mega Fish Posts: 942 Kudos: 1796 Registered: 20-Feb-2004	Definitly not. That tank is overstocked with just the neons and catfish. Plus, most bettas will not tolerate guppies. Since a guppie's large tail fin resemblies a betta's tail fin, the betta will usually attack guppies.
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