What Fish Can Live With Guppies?
Edited by Ivan F.
Guppies are peaceful, so most risks come from the other side: those long tails attract fin nippers. Every fish, shrimp and snail on our list is sorted below by how well it suits a guppy. These ratings come from our compatibility rules, which compare water ranges, size and known behavior.
See the Fancy Guppy care guide for water ranges and tank size. A good rating does not make any pairing safe in a small tank, so check each species' own page.
Good matches (40)
Keep with caution (16)
Their pH ranges barely overlap, so you will have little room for error.
Chili Rasbora is small and shy, and is easily outcompeted for food by Fancy Guppy.
Celestial Pearl Danio is small and shy, and is easily outcompeted for food by Fancy Guppy.
Endler's Livebearer is small and shy, and is easily outcompeted for food by Fancy Guppy.
Their pH ranges barely overlap, so you will have little room for error.
Their pH ranges barely overlap, so you will have little room for error.
Their pH ranges barely overlap, so you will have little room for error.
Their pH ranges barely overlap, so you will have little room for error.
Their pH ranges barely overlap, so you will have little room for error.
Their temperature ranges barely overlap, so you will have little room for error.
Their pH ranges barely overlap, so you will have little room for error.
Their temperature ranges barely overlap, so you will have little room for error.
Their pH ranges barely overlap, so you will have little room for error.
Their pH ranges barely overlap, so you will have little room for error.
Adult Red Cherry Shrimp are usually safe with Fancy Guppy, but baby shrimp will be eaten. Add moss for cover.
Ghost shrimp may pick at slow, long-finned fish like Fancy Guppy, especially at night.
Never mix (6)
Bright, trailing fins can look like a rival male and trigger attacks.
Bright, gaudy fish like Fancy Guppy can trigger aggression in male Dwarf Gourami.
Pea puffers nip slow or long-finned fish like Fancy Guppy.
Serpae Tetra is a known fin nipper and will shred the long, flowing fins of Fancy Guppy.
Tiger Barb is a known fin nipper and will shred the long, flowing fins of Fancy Guppy.
Goldfish suit cooler water and are not suited to tropical tanks, so Fancy Guppy is a poor match.