I have 4 platies and I recently bought a female guppy. Is it true that she'll nip at the tails of my other fish and kill them?
2007-07-19 04:29:26 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
It is pleasant sounding, isn't it...
There will always be a bit of fin biting in a community tank. Platies and guppies are good "buddy" fish and should do fine together.
2007-07-19 04:33:35 · answer #1 · answered by Morgan M 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they will be good "tank buddies" with platys. Guppys do not nip tails of other fish.
Also, guppys will not interbreed with platys. Whoever said that is thinking of platys and swordtails. It is possible for eggs of these two to be fertilized by the opposite species, but only in a lab setting and done by technicians. It has not happened in a home aquarium or been done by commercial breeders.
2007-07-19 04:56:12 · answer #2 · answered by 8 In the corner 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Guppies and platies in a tank together should not be a problem.
2007-07-19 05:12:21 · answer #3 · answered by Rags to Riches 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard that. i have all sorts of fish in my aquarium and they seem to do fine. i have male guppies, an albino catfish, a Bala Shark, 2 silver dollars, 2 frogs, 12 mickey mouse fish and 3 zebras and 2 algae eaters, oh and i also have a male beta as well. My aquarium is 65 gallons, so that could be why they do so well too.
2007-07-19 04:34:37 · answer #4 · answered by j.fleming2 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have 4 guppies and 3 platies living together in perfect harmony
i dont see any problems ahead for you regarding your choice of fish
2007-07-19 04:35:44 · answer #5 · answered by rik v 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard of a guppy killing a platy, so they are excellent tank mates. Almost all live bearers mmake excellent tank mates with each other.
~ZTM
2007-07-19 06:42:29 · answer #6 · answered by ZooTycoonMaster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No this isn't true because platy and guppy are livebearer who can be breed together because they are relative. I have 16 platies and 12 guppies in a 55 gallon tank. No problem at all.
2007-07-19 04:42:56 · answer #7 · answered by mr.collegeboy34 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Yes absolutely, they are great with each other, I never ever had any problems with these fish together
How big is your tank by the way?
EB
2007-07-19 07:24:17 · answer #8 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've never seen a murderous guppy before....but I suppose anything could happen.. usually fish can survive a little tail damage....
2007-07-19 04:31:25 · answer #9 · answered by violet_dreamscape 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes they can be good tank buddies
2007-07-19 06:00:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋