Betta Fish And Fancy Guppies
Breeding guppies in a tank where a betta fish is present it is very challenging.
Betta fish and fancy guppies. I m new on this site and i recently purchased a new five gallon tank from my local petstore. If you have a larger tank you can add more guppies to it. Size is the first thing to consider when purchasing a betta that will live with your guppy.
But the answer does lean closer towards yes. So in this first section we ll discuss which breeds of betta are best to put in with your guppy fish. Can betta fish live with guppies.
Bettas are known to fight fish that they could mistake for another betta. A single betta fish or a little less than a half a dozen fancy guppies. But as i wrote before you should add only a single betta fish.
Both bettas and guppies need clean water ideally with an ammonia level of 0ppm parts per million a nitrite level of 0ppm and a nitrate level of a maximum 20ppm preferably less. However there are so many circumstances that need to be considered. So both species are compatible in that regard.
Such as how aggressive or placid your betta is how big your tank is and what other fish you have in your tank. An alternative to fancy guppies is feeder guppies. Bettas and fancy guppies can apparently be together successful betta tank mates i have had experience with pleconeon tetr.
In a 10 gallons 40 liters aquarium you can add 4 5 guppies and a betta fish without problems. There is no short answer to this question. Beta fishes typically growâ about 6 0 cm 2 4 in.