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I think the incompatible personalities has to do with the family structure and where you live. If you live in a big house, you might have one kid that is an introvert that gets along with the introverted and laid-back pet, while your more energetic kid gets along with your hyper pet. But it can also work where an introverted kid will only leave the house to play with a hyper dog because it is fun. The reverse is true, that a hyper kid might want a pet to relax in the evenings with instead of a hyper one.
Then you have to consider pet on pet dynamics. Personally I've found that if you have two hyper pets, they tend to both fight for the 'alpha' spot and fight. While an introverted pet will allow the other to be an alpha without much fuss, or at least allow the other pet to think it's alpha. Sometimes though, it's also has to do with age and how willing an animal is willing to deal with a new personality. I remember when my mom adopted two kittens because their sister had been eaten by a raccoon. My cat, Midnight, was two and the only pet, so he was used to all the attention. He was also kind of unsure what to do with the tiny kittens. It wasn't until they were a little bigger that he was okay with them. So it's not just personalities but age, and sometimes the family structure.
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