guppies and bettas?

[ren]

can i add two guppies to my 5g with my male betta?

[Rue]

Some people I've talked to have had success with guppies and bettas, but as a rule the answer is 'no'.

Bettas tend to be aggressive towards other species with long flowing fins...

[cocoa_pleco]

nope. Guppies and platys are 85% of the time recognized as another betta by the betta