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I really do not recommend it, although they may be able to live with them. The reason why putting guppies and a betta (Siamese fighting fish) together is not a good idea is because guppies have colourful long fins, just like those of a male betta. Therefore, the betta may flare and fight/bother the guppies. And for the betta, it will be very stressful as he will feel the need to constantly defend his territory from the guppies. However, I'm not saying it's not possible (just not a good idea) - if you have a big enough tank with lots of places to hide in, then you can try.

bettas are top dwellers and preffer to live with middle or bottom dwellers, things like plattys or shrimp. guppies are not only coloured like bettas but also top dwellers so may cause comfrontation.

yes and no. it depends on the size of the tank and the temperment of the betta. i have a betta in a 65 gallon tank with 6 guppies (3 females and 3 males), the males are pretty colourful, but he never bothers them and he never flares at them. he knowns they are in the tank as he has swam next to them.

of course it probably wouldn't work if you had a betta in a 5 gallon tank and you put in 20 guppies

if you put them into a tank with guppies which are not multi coloured they are fine, the female seems to be more aggresive towards them than the male

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