Bettas or Guppies?

Well, my mother some how got our ten gallon tank empty [ she put the fish in the fifteen gallon we had. ] and she says she might give it to me [ might means yes :3 ] and I'm having a hard time deciding between which fish I should start keeping in the ten gallon, and the other spare tanks I have.

I'm interested in keeping Betta fish but I'm also interested in keeping Guppies, betta fish are so cute and interesting, but guppies are prettier [ no offense to betta lovers. ] easier to breed, and sell, depending on where you live, since you can keep them together, and that attracts buyers.

Which do you guys like better?

Originally Posted by Olympia If you have a sure place to sell Guppy fry, go for the guppies. Most pet stores will not accept you walking in with 50 fry right away. A lot of pet stores don't want them at all, only a local pet shop MIGHT buy them from you if you set something up. I've also seen people selling them online... for anywhere between 50 cents and free. They overpopulate pretty fast. If you can handle that then go for it. A male betta and some cory cats or kuhli loaches, depending on what suits you, would work well, and you don't have overpopulation issues.