What types of fish go good with fancy guppies; and are they live bearers or egg layers?

I have a 50 gallon freshwater with tons of room and have already made some mistakes by trusting the pet store. I would like to get a little more color in my tank; but refuse to get anything that will mess with my guppies since they were there first. What do you suggest? List as many details as you can about the fish for ex: if you say mollies do you mean all mollies or a certain type like dalmatian mollies. The factual info the better; if you don't know to many fact but just the name feel free to list them. TYWhat types of fish go good with fancy guppies; and are they live bearers or egg layers?
Personally I would mix tetras in the tank. Guppies tend to be top wiater fish, you you have that area covered. Tetras are mid water swimmers (for the most part) and then for the bottom you really can't beat a few cory catfish.





As far as specfic tetras, you would want small to medium sized fish, nothing over about 3'; or so. Lemons, penguins, serpae, emperor, bloodfins, glowlites or cardinals among others would be good choices. Gold barbs or checkerboard barbs would also be nice as they aren't nippy at all unlike tiger barbs.





MMWhat types of fish go good with fancy guppies; and are they live bearers or egg layers?
try looking at platies. Also livebearers, they will stay small and add color to the tank.





Also look at panda cories, bottom fish, egg layers, and small schooling and peaceful.
They are livebearers


Here is some really good info on them


http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?鈥?/a>


platy info


http://www.peteducation.com/category_sum鈥?/a>








Hope that helps


Good luck











EB
well i have goldfishes and they would go good with your guppies cause I have guppies in my tank but the goldfishes do not have babys and they will not eat your guppies
For bottom dwellers you can go with any of the cory catfish (corydoras) - they are schoolers so you will want to get 4 or 5, and don't worry, they all stay fairly small (largest species are around 3-4 inches I think). Cory cats are egg layers and are diurnal, meaning you will see them swimming around in the light. They are quite active and very peaceful.





For midline area you could go with either cardinal or neon tetras which are pretty docile (egg layers typical tetra group), and you could also try a dwarf male gourami. Stay away from the larger gourami species like Opaline, Pearl, and Blue. The gouramis are a bit territorial, but a dwarf ought to be just fine - especially in a 50 gal. Honey Gourami would also be a good choice since they stay smaller than a dwarf male.





Another possibility would be to try one of the more peaceful dwarf cichlids like the apisto group (though they can be a bit more touchy), or a kribensis. Rams also ought to go well, just make sure you do not put too many of them in the tank. While they tend to mostly leave other fish alone (especially since they hang near the bottom), they are territorial towards each other. All cichlids are egg layers, but they show parental care. The ones that I've mentioned here all lay the eggs and guard them. Some cichlids are mouth brooders (meaning they hold the eggs and fry in their mouth) but I do not know of any that would be suitable tank mates for guppies.





Also, I would NOT add mollies in with the guppies. I usually find mollies to be nippy with other fish, and fancy guppies have a rather large target with those tails.
Sunset or Red Wagtail platies are great. They're livebearers. Neon Tetras are good as well. I think they lay eggs.
well cory cats are colorful and nice and they school together and are very active in a well planted area


platyies are good to just the regulars varieted platies


no mollies


mollies look nice but trust me theyll harrass your guppies


ummm


neon tetras i beleive will be fine or they might get harassed by your guppies


and say best choice cory cats