Male Betta with 3 male guppies in a 55 gallon?

[Big Mac 1966]

Hi Guys

I have a 55 gallon tank with clown Loach, corydoras, rummy nose tetras, cardinals, 3 male guppies & a bristelnose pleco. I really wanted to add a male betta? Would it work with 3 male guppies? There’s a lot of tall plants in the tank with lots of hiding places/ornaments as well.

Many thanks

Mac

 

[Aiken Drum]

Guppies and bettas are generally considered not a good match. On the other hand you have a big enough tank that it may work. If you go ahead, just have a plan in case it goes wrong.

Edit: Your clown loach will outgrow your tank, and will do better if it has more of its own species.

 

[Big Mac 1966]

Thanks for the advise, and yes sorry I meant to say I have 5 juvenile clown Loach. The longterm plan is to upgrade to a 6ft tank in the next year or so. I’m not sure whether to risk the Betta with the guppies then, I may just hold out for a while until there’s no guppies left to be safe

 

[Aiken Drum]

As long as you are planning for the clown loaches to grow, that's great. They are slow growing so you have time.

Chances are your tank is big enough to accomodate a betta and guppies, but no-one can say for sure.

 

[Big Mac 1966]

Yea true ok I’ll have a think. Cheers again