GloFish Danio
Likely compatible | minimum 20 gallons
- searched pair caution: GloFish Danio follows zebra danio care and can be a good active-community match with guppy when kept in a group and given swimming length.
Best Guppy tank mates
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Discover the best compatible tank mates for Guppy by troubleshooting community setups. Candidates are ranked by shared water parameters, aquarium swim zone pressure, temperament, and predator/prey safety.
Tank size assumptions
Results assume at least the larger listed minimum tank size, full adult size, a cycled aquarium, proper group sizes, and normal filtration. Shrimp and fry are treated more cautiously than adult fish.
Best matches
Rule-screened fish are shown first, followed by invertebrates. Check tank size, social groups and temperament before stocking; a green result is not a guarantee.
Caution matches
Amano Shrimp
Minimum 10 gallons before group size and layout adjustments.
- shrimp predation risk: Guppy may eat shrimplets or stressed shrimp.
- schooling size issue: Guppy should be kept in a group of at least 3, not as a single add-on.
- schooling size issue: Amano Shrimp should be kept in a group of at least 5, not as a single add-on.
Assassin Snail
Minimum 10 gallons before group size and layout adjustments.
- schooling size issue: Guppy should be kept in a group of at least 3, not as a single add-on.
Babaulti Shrimp
Minimum 10 gallons before group size and layout adjustments.
- shrimp predation risk: Guppy may eat shrimplets or stressed shrimp.
- schooling size issue: Guppy should be kept in a group of at least 3, not as a single add-on.
- schooling size issue: Babaulti Shrimp should be kept in a group of at least 10, not as a single add-on.
Betta
Minimum 10 gallons before group size and layout adjustments.
- schooling size issue: Guppy should be kept in a group of at least 3, not as a single add-on.
- fin-nipping risk: Betta and guppy pairings are caution only: long fins and bright color can trigger betta aggression or guppy fin nipping, temperament varies by individual, and success depends on a larger planted tank with cover, hiding places, and a backup plan.
- aggression risk: Betta and guppy pairings are caution only: long fins and bright color can trigger betta aggression or guppy fin nipping, temperament varies by individual, and success depends on a larger planted tank with cover, hiding places, and a backup plan.
Black Rose Shrimp
Minimum 10 gallons before group size and layout adjustments.
- shrimp predation risk: Guppy may eat shrimplets or stressed shrimp.
- schooling size issue: Guppy should be kept in a group of at least 3, not as a single add-on.
- schooling size issue: Black Rose Shrimp should be kept in a group of at least 10, not as a single add-on.
Bladder Snail
Minimum 10 gallons before group size and layout adjustments.
- schooling size issue: Guppy should be kept in a group of at least 3, not as a single add-on.
Blue Dream Shrimp
Minimum 10 gallons before group size and layout adjustments.
- shrimp predation risk: Guppy may eat shrimplets or stressed shrimp.
- schooling size issue: Guppy should be kept in a group of at least 3, not as a single add-on.
- schooling size issue: Blue Dream Shrimp should be kept in a group of at least 10, not as a single add-on.
Blue Velvet Shrimp
Minimum 10 gallons before group size and layout adjustments.
- shrimp predation risk: Guppy may eat shrimplets or stressed shrimp.
- schooling size issue: Guppy should be kept in a group of at least 3, not as a single add-on.
- schooling size issue: Blue Velvet Shrimp should be kept in a group of at least 10, not as a single add-on.
Avoid matches
Bee Shrimp
- pH mismatch: No shared pH range: Guppy is 7-8.2 and Bee Shrimp is 5.8-6.8.
- water hardness mismatch: Guppy and Bee Shrimp have no shared GH range.
- shrimp predation risk: Guppy may eat shrimplets or stressed shrimp.
Black King Kong Shrimp
- pH mismatch: No shared pH range: Guppy is 7-8.2 and Black King Kong Shrimp is 5.8-6.8.
- water hardness mismatch: Guppy and Black King Kong Shrimp have no shared GH range.
- shrimp predation risk: Guppy may eat shrimplets or stressed shrimp.
Blue Bolt Shrimp
- pH mismatch: No shared pH range: Guppy is 7-8.2 and Blue Bolt Shrimp is 5.8-6.8.
- water hardness mismatch: Guppy and Blue Bolt Shrimp have no shared GH range.
- shrimp predation risk: Guppy may eat shrimplets or stressed shrimp.
Crystal Red Shrimp
- pH mismatch: No shared pH range: Guppy is 7-8.2 and Crystal Red Shrimp is 5.8-6.8.
- water hardness mismatch: Guppy and Crystal Red Shrimp have no shared GH range.
- shrimp predation risk: Guppy may eat shrimplets or stressed shrimp.
Pea Puffer
- fin-nipping risk: Pea Puffer can nip flowing fins on Guppy.
- aggression risk: At least one species is highly territorial or aggressive; only attempt this in a carefully planned tank.
- schooling size issue: Guppy should be kept in a group of at least 3, not as a single add-on.
Black Skirt Tetra
- fin-nipping risk: Black Skirt Tetra can nip flowing fins on Guppy.
- schooling size issue: Guppy should be kept in a group of at least 3, not as a single add-on.
- schooling size issue: Black Skirt Tetra should be kept in a group of at least 6, not as a single add-on.
Pagoda Snail
- schooling size issue: Guppy should be kept in a group of at least 3, not as a single add-on.
- schooling size issue: Pagoda Snail should be kept in a group of at least 3, not as a single add-on.
- specialist care: Pagoda Snail has specialist care requirements; match stable parameters before choosing tank mates.
Serpae Tetra
- fin-nipping risk: Serpae Tetra can nip flowing fins on Guppy.
- schooling size issue: Guppy should be kept in a group of at least 3, not as a single add-on.
- schooling size issue: Serpae Tetra should be kept in a group of at least 8, not as a single add-on.