Guppies Tail Being Eaten

just wondering if there is any way to stop one of my guppies tails being nibbled at.
I haven't actually seen Amy of the fish nipping at it but you can Cleary see someone has been.
In my tank I have one betta three male guppies two Cory Dora's and two glass catfish
None Of the other fish seem to have fins that have been nibbled at not do any of the fish fight or chase eachother around. So just wondering if there is anything I can or should do

 

The Beta Splendens fighting fish will certainly nip long tailed guppy tails (personal experience of having them together for many years). Put a female Beta in there and he'll be distracted and tail nipping should reduce although it probably will not stop completely. She'll help keep guppy numbers under control. Hope that helps!

 

Please don't put a male and female betta together! Even during breeding periods, they can get quite aggressive towards each other and shred fins. And I've always found that bettas seem intimidated in community tanks. Maybe it's the guppies who are troubling each other. I've had that happen with an all male tank. Adding more plants and rearranging decor can help sort the issue.

 

You definitely need to have the betta in his own tank. This is the only way to stop him from going after your guppies.

How big is your tank? You would need a pretty big tank with lots and lots is hiding spots for the betta to have them in a community tank. They go after any fish with colorful fins.

Please do NOT put a female betta in there. The male and female will be super aggressive with each other. You are risking fish death with doing that.

Easiest fix is to get a 5 gallon, heated, filtered, cycled tank for the betta. He will be happier on his own.

 

The Beta Splendens fighting fish will certainly nip long tailed guppy tails (personal experience of having them together for many years). Put a female Beta in there and he'll be distracted and tail nipping should reduce although it probably will not stop completely. She'll help keep guppy numbers under control. Hope that helps!

Thankyou I shall look into doing that!

Please don't put a male and female betta together! Even during breeding periods, they can get quite aggressive towards each other and shred fins. And I've always found that bettas seem intimidated in community tanks. Maybe it's the guppies who are troubling each other. I've had that happen with an all male tank. Adding more plants and rearranging decor can help sort the issue.

That sounds good I will look into getting some more plants added and see how that helps

 

how big is the tank?

 

Thankyou I shall look into doing that!

Again, I have to tell you this - NEVER put a male and female betta in one tank! There's a reason why they're always kept alone. You risk killing either or both of them.

 

Okay thankyou for this I think I will start with adding more plants and hiding spots

Again, I have to tell you this - NEVER put a male and female betta in one tank! There's a reason why they're always kept alone. You risk killing either or both of them.

 

I've bred Betta's in a large heavily planted community tank several times and I agree the mating is somewhat dramatic; the male practically stuns the female in the bubble nest he has built just prior to spawning. If you want a show fish then I agree Betta's do like chasing each other so keep separate unless you want to breed them. I just keep the betta's to keep guppy fry numbers down and they spend more time hunting them than attacking each other.

 

Betas should not be kept with fancy guppies. They will eat all the fry and shread the guppies tails in a week.

 

Either keep your bettas in other tank or provide lots of hiding places... live or artificial plants, caves, driftwood etc etc...

 

Re-home the Beta. People have "experimented" with Betas in community tanks for years, it just doesn't work. They can't handle even the slightest current that a community tank requires (air stones, wave makers, or any form of surface movement), and Beta's either dominate community fish or are themselves dominated (since they are horrible swimmers and have long inviting tasty fins), there is no real "happy medium." Nevertheless, countless people keep trying to have a community tank with a betta as the "centerpiece" fish when a Beta would rather be "lonely" by itself in a 10G tank with zero current.

 

I have had happy betas in a community tank for years and they have bred frequently; however the tank is quite large 260 litres and always very heavily planted with plenty of hiding places. Sometimes I don't see some of the fish for ages especially the shrimps and dwarf botia's. It's about what you want I guess, for me its something that looks like a side view into a river in the wild rather than an artificial world.

 

I have had happy betas in a community tank for years and they have bred frequently; however the tank is quite large 260 litres and always very heavily planted with plenty of hiding places. Sometimes I don't see some of the fish for ages especially the shrimps and dwarf botia's. It's about what you want I guess, for me its something that looks like a side view into a river in the wild rather than an artificial world.

The set-up is tricky. The water has to be virtually still. Beta can't handle even tiny ripples in my experience, they will visibly suffer if you have a filter or surface movement (which you obviously need in a community tank).

 

Good article here . My guppies are mainly wild ones with sword tails (see media) and have evolved in my tanks. I just add a new female now and then to keep in-breeding down. I also have created a close-to-surface area where there is no current using plants and moss that grips to the side of the tank/filter; this is usually where the bubble nest appears.

 

I have had Bettas in community tanks and they do well with Tetras, Rasboras, and many other fish with smaller fins. I have never tried keeping them with Guppies, but I have kept them with other long finned fish and it does not end well. I would rehome the Betta.

 

I have been watching the fish for a while now and have now seen the other two guppies picking on the one with the shredded tail not the beta, does anyone else have any more advise for this other than adding. More hiding spots which I have already done

 

I have been watching the fish for a while now and have now seen the other two guppies picking on the one with the shredded tail not the beta, does anyone else have any more advise for this other than adding. More hiding spots which I have already done

Get females. All male groups can work but the second there is any aggression the only answers are to add females or remove the aggressive male. I would still rehome the Betta.

 

Get females. All male groups can work but the second there is any aggression the only answers are to add females or remove the aggressive male. I would still rehome the Betta.

How many females would you suggest to go with the three?

 

They say 2 females to a betta but one time they kinda eat the male so that didn't work. For guppies the males hound the females like wasps to honey so they will certainly chase rather than the male. Only problem with male and female guppies together = understanding why they are also called 'millions fish'. ..

29july2017

• Mikero
• Jul 29, 2017

Guppies aka millions fish - they breed like mice!

. there were just 6 a year ago...