Will my baby girl Betta live in peace with my guppies?

RSBettas
  • #1
So I have this baby Betta I rescued from Petco. I want her to live in my 20 gallon community tank which has 3 guppies, 3 tiny bottom and glass feeders, and two large golden mystery snail. It's lightly planted and I think it might be perfect. Will the guppies bully her, or will she bully them? She is pretty small but not too small compared to a guppy. Will they live in peace? Here is a picture of the 20 gallon and her.
 

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maddiegrace
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Female bettas and guppies can typically live peacefully together for he most part. Although they can live together, it's best to feed the guppies first since they'll most likely eat the betta's food before the betta has time to eat.
 
Debbie1986
  • #3
I had no issues with my bettas - single betta in a 16 gallon cube with 20 guppies or 10 guppies with 4 bettas in my 20 long.

But I also fed Betta Bug Bites after doing my guppy food.

The guppies cannot eat bug bites as fast as their guppy food, as bug bites are much larger so the betta was able to eat as well as my pushy guppies.
 
Lucy
  • #4
The correct answer is
Maybe
Maybe not.

While everyone has their personal experiences there isn't a definitive answer to this one.

Each betta is different.
Each guppy is different
No one knows what 3 tiny bottom and glass feeders are

Each set up is different. We have to approach it this way and have a back up just in case.
 
RayClem
  • #5
If your guppies have long flowing fins, there is a greater chance the betta will see them as potential rivals. It looks like your male guppies have long fins.

Female bettas are usually less territorial than the males, so hopefully things will work out. But as has already been said, fish have different personalities, so you cannot draw firm conclusions. Since the betta is pretty small, you cannot be 100% sure that it is a female. As it matures, you might find it is a male. Since it is being introduced to the tank as a juvenile, hopefully it will be accepting of its tank mates as it grows up.
 
RSBettas
  • Thread Starter
  • #6
I know its a female for it has a large egg spot. I can remember what the bottom feeders are called. The girl is more a "kid" rather than a baby. Here's the snail, and you kinda have to look hard, but my glass feeder is on the spider wood. The other two look like tiny silver catfish and they suck up fallen food through the gravel, though I don't have any pictures. I'm gonna try it out and see how it goes.
 

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RSBettas
  • Thread Starter
  • #7
My happy girl, Pearl, loves her new tank! :emoji_two_hearts:
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maddiegrace
  • #8
Oh my gosh! She's so cute and smallll! I hope she loves her new home
 

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