Would a female betta get along with a female guppy?

Question

And how hardy are bettas?

Havent you people ever heard that female bettas dont fight like the males do?

Its wierd cause my guppy never really seemed to get along with the other guppys and I dont have the others any more and she seems laot happier but would she get along with the betta?

that link you gave me even says females can be in with other fish

you cant say something then give me a link contradicting it

If I doesnt work out I can talk to my friend about taking the betta until I could afford another tank, but my friend isnt that great about taking care of fish so it would only be short term

Answer 1

No, but two betas get along pretty well, like two puppies.

Answer 2

certain. a woman betta is only as probably to annoy the guppy as a male betta. All fish are persons although, and some adult males are more advantageous aggressive than some women persons and vise versa. the female are slightly a lot less territorial, although the chance remains actually a similar. when you're apprehensive about some thing nipping or chasing your guppy, do not get betta or the different territorial fish. also stay away from any aggressive or semi aggressive fishes. in case you do not ideas dropping some fry, and ability chasing and nipping, betta are nice. i have kept male betta and woman betta with guppies. frequently there is little difficulty, although the betta will love eating the fry of the guppies. they could properly be used as "inhabitants administration" eating maximum, if not all, of a draw close.

Answer 3

Sure, you definitely can keep a female betta with a female guppy, if your tank is big enough (a 10 gal course 1 female betta and 3-4 guppies).
Female bettas are more placid than males. They tend to be quite shy so make sure she gets enough food, and provide lots of plants etc for her to hide in.
Male bettas are considerably more aggressive and should not be kept with other male bettas, female bettas, or fish with long fins that he might mistake for another male betta. However, even male bettas can be kept with other fish if it is done properly (big enough tank and fish that don't have long fins).

Bettas are very hardy! Just look at them in those tiny cups and little fish bowls. No fish should have to live in cold water (well except coldwater fish - but bettas come from Thailand where the water is 80F) without a filter and swimming room, but bettas can live this way for a surprising 1-2 years. However, their lifespan is 3-4 years which can easily be attained if they are provided with clean, filtered water, and heat.

Answer 4

Generally I'd say yes. Females are far less aggressive than the males. I'd avoid fish with showy fins like male fancy guppy. My girls do fine with molly, swordtail, and platty. (It's each other they fight with.) Bettas are pretty hardy housed on their own. They will adapt to any water you can legally drink, don't need aeration, and can take dirty water than most fish. In community tanks they seem to be subject to disease more than guppy, but aren't worse than most fish. I find the males tend to get fin nipped sometimes in large tanks.


PS- Note that female betta are aggressive towards other female betta. Keep more than one female can be a challenge.

Answer 5

Yes, female bettas get along with almost every other non-agressive fish. They are quite compatible.

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They are called Siamese fighting fish, not "Chinese". Siam was a country in southeast Asia where they were originally found. It is now called Thailand. Temperatures there are usually in the 80's and bettas live for around 5-6 years in the wild. In our "care", they usually are lucky to make it to 3 years.

Bettas are solitary fish and the males only fight with other males or pick at fish with long fins like themselves. The females are not agressive at all and can be kept in groups. I have seen as many as 50 together in one tank.

Females cannot be kept with males because the males will harrass them to death trying to get them to spawn. The only time a male tolerates a female is when she has been thoroughly conditioned and has eggs ready for him to fertilize and place in his bubble nest. As soon as he has the eggs, he will chase her away and if she cannot get away, he will kill her.

BTW, betta (the fish) is pronounced bet-tah, not bay-tah. Two t's make a short e as in better, letter, wetter, setter, etc. Bay-tah is spelled differently (beta) and is the second letter of the Greek alphabet.

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Answer 6

All you can do is try it out and keep a careful eye on them, and watch if the betta starts nipping at the guppy. I used to have a really placid male betta that left all the other fish alone, and yeah I know they are chinese fighting fish and known to bite the fins off of the other fish...but...well they all have their own little personalities sometimes. They are pretty hardy fish...omg I've seen people keep them in those tiny bowls and stuff...and they tolerate cold water tanks as well as warm...sometimes other aggressive fish(cichlids) will attack the betta's...Just don't put them in with Gold fish because gold fish give off too much ammonia(in their waste), and that will kill a betta.

Answer 7

Female and Male bettas are ok with other fish, just dont put two Male bettas together and your fine.

Bettas are very hardy. They are found in small air bubbles under the ocean floor. Can live without changing water for long time.

Answer 8

yes it will get along, I have a male Betta, 2 female guppies, 1 rainbow shark, 1 Cory cat, and some snails and they all get along very well, But I have to warn you, the Betta will eat the baby fry *guppies* so be careful if you have little one in the tank... hope this will help ya

Answer 9

Betta's are a good fish to have.

SOME female do have "fighting" in them but most do not.

I would say give it a try and if things don't work out then make other arrangements.

Answer 10

your female betta is safe in a tank with most smaller communaty fish same goes for a male betta i have my male betta is a 10 galon communaty tank male bettas are not good together so you mst keep males seperate but even female and male bettas can be together but if female has babies male must be taken out hope this helps

Answer 11

No!!! Bettas are also called Chinese Fighting Fish. A betta would fight with another fish till the death. I don't think it's a very good idea at all.