Compatibility hub
Guppy tank mates
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Compare Guppy with each species below—every card opens a dedicated guide with behavior notes, water parameters, risks, and a clear verdict so you can plan a calmer community tank.
Pair compatibility guides
Every guide pairs Guppy with one other species—behavior, water needs, and what often fails—so you can plan before stocking. 25 guides; open any card for the full article.
Guppy & Adolfos cory
Corydoras adolfoiPair compatibilitySurface guppies and sand-sifting corydoras—feeding order and salt treatments.
Guppy & Amano shrimp
Caridina multidentataPair compatibilityAmano shrimp and Guppy: typical outcomes, risks, water parameters, and setup tips.
Guppy & Angelfish
Pterophyllum scalarePair compatibilityFry elimination, when adults coexist, and when gape ends the community.
Guppy & Betta
Betta splendensPair compatibilityWhy bettas target male guppies, when the mix can be conditional, and how fry and feeding order change outcomes.
Guppy & Bristlenose pleco
Ancistrus spp.Pair compatibilityBristlenose pleco and Guppy: typical outcomes, risks, water parameters, and setup tips.
Guppy & Cardinal tetra
Paracheirodon axelrodiPair compatibilityCardinal tetra and Guppy: typical outcomes, risks, water parameters, and setup tips. Usually compatible in most home tanks.
Guppy & Cherry shrimp
Neocaridina davidiPair compatibilityCherry shrimp and Guppy: typical outcomes, risks, water parameters, and setup tips.
Guppy & Common pleco
Hypostomus plecostomusPair compatibilityCommon pleco and Guppy: typical outcomes, risks, water parameters, and setup tips.
Guppy & Convict cichlid
Amatitlania nigrofasciataPair compatibilityConvict cichlid and Guppy: typical outcomes, risks, water parameters, and setup tips. Territory risk in most home tanks.
Guppy & Corydoras (typical)
Corydoras spp.Pair compatibilityCorydoras (typical) and Guppy: typical outcomes, risks, water parameters, and setup tips. Usually compatible in most home tanks.
Guppy & Discus
Symphysodon spp.Pair compatibilityDiscus and Guppy: typical outcomes, risks, water parameters, and setup tips. Often compatible with planning in most home tanks.
Guppy & Ghost shrimp
Palaemonetes spp.Pair compatibilityGhost shrimp and Guppy: typical outcomes, risks, water parameters, and setup tips.
Guppy & Goldfish
Carassius auratusPair compatibilityGoldfish and Guppy: typical outcomes, risks, water parameters, and setup tips. Generally incompatible in most home tanks.
Guppy & Kuhli loach
Pangio semicinctaPair compatibilityGuppy and Kuhli loach: typical outcomes, risks, water parameters, and setup tips.
Guppy & Molly
Poecilia sphenopsPair compatibilityGuppy and Molly: typical outcomes, risks, water parameters, and setup tips. Often compatible with planning in most home tanks.
Guppy & Mystery snail
Pomacea bridgesiiPair compatibilityGuppy and Mystery snail: typical outcomes, risks, water parameters, and setup tips.
Guppy & Neon tetra
Paracheirodon innesiPair compatibilitySchool size, guppy breeding, and feeding order when keeping neon tetras and guppies together.
Guppy & Nerite snail
Neritina spp.Pair compatibilityGuppy and Nerite snail: typical outcomes, risks, water parameters, and setup tips.
Guppy & Oscar
Astronotus ocellatusPair compatibilityGuppy and Oscar: typical outcomes, risks, water parameters, and setup tips. Predation risk in most home tanks.
Guppy & Otocinclus
Otocinclus spp.Pair compatibilityGuppy and Otocinclus: typical outcomes, risks, water parameters, and setup tips.
Guppy & Platy
Xiphophorus maculatusPair compatibilityGuppy and Platy: typical outcomes, risks, water parameters, and setup tips. Often compatible with planning in most home tanks.
Guppy & Ram cichlid
Mikrogeophagus ramireziPair compatibilityGuppy and Ram cichlid: typical outcomes, risks, water parameters, and setup tips.
Guppy & Ramshorn snail
PlanorbidaePair compatibilityGuppy and Ramshorn snail: typical outcomes, risks, water parameters, and setup tips.
Guppy & Swordtail
Xiphophorus helleriiPair compatibilityGuppy and Swordtail: typical outcomes, risks, water parameters, and setup tips. Often compatible with planning in most home tanks.
Guppy & Zebra danio
Danio rerioPair compatibilityGuppy and Zebra danio: typical outcomes, risks, water parameters, and setup tips. Usually compatible in most home tanks.
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