Species profile
Guppy
Poecilia reticulata
ai-generated confidence: high
AI-generated aquarium-care values from common hobby consensus; expert review is recommended before launch-quality advice.
Care table
| Water type | freshwater |
|---|---|
| Care level | easy |
| Minimum tank | 10 US gal / 38 L |
| Minimum group size | 3 |
| Adult size | 6 cm |
| Temperature | 22-28 C |
| pH | 7-8.2 |
| Hardness | 8-25 dGH |
| Salinity | 0-0 ppt |
| Temperament | peaceful livebearer |
| Aggression notes | Generally peaceful, but males can pester females. Long-finned fancy strains are vulnerable to fin nippers. |
| Diet | omnivore |
| Swim zone | middle/top |
| Activity level | active |
| Bioload | medium |
| Reef safe | Not applicable or not reviewed |
| Plant safe | Yes |
| Invert safe | Yes |
| Compatibility tags | freshwater, livebearer, hard-water, peaceful-community, flashy-long-finned |
| Avoid with tags | fin-nipper, large-predator, soft-acidic-specialist |
Tank mate compatibility
Generated same-water-type pair checks for Guppy.
- Can Guppy and Angelfish live together? not recommended
- Can Guppy and Betta live together? not recommended
- Can Guppy and Bristlenose pleco live together? compatible
- Can Guppy and Bronze cory live together? caution
- Can Guppy and Cardinal tetra live together? caution
- Can Guppy and Cherry shrimp live together? caution
- Can Guppy and Chili rasbora live together? caution
- Can Guppy and Ember tetra live together? caution
- Can Guppy and Honey gourami live together? compatible
- Can Guppy and Molly live together? caution
- Can Guppy and Kuhli loach live together? caution
- Can Guppy and Neon tetra live together? caution
- Can Guppy and Otocinclus live together? caution
- Can Guppy and Pearl gourami live together? compatible
- Can Guppy and Peppered cory live together? caution
- Can Guppy and Platy live together? caution
- Can Guppy and Pygmy cory live together? caution
- Can Guppy and Swordtail live together? caution
- Can Guppy and Tiger barb live together? not recommended
- Can Guppy and Zebra danio live together? caution
- Can Guppy and Harlequin rasbora live together? caution
Sources and attribution
Source links are verification references for taxonomy and identifiers. Aquarium-care values are AI-generated from common hobby consensus and need expert review before launch-quality advice.
- Wikidata search - Taxonomy/identifier verification lead only.
- GBIF species search - Taxonomy verification lead only.