Turtle tankmates

[preyas1207]

Hey guys I just decided that now I want to add more life to my tank with 2 juv. RES I already have 4 zebra danios and a rosy red minnow do you think that cherry barbs or cae would be good I have quite a bit of green algae

 

[Dwarriors65]

My turtle don't bother fish aslong as they are fast swimmers or big

 

[MojoDaRott]

How about snails. Or large shoal of danios.

What do fish say when they hit a wall? ...... Dam!

 

[Pleco1415]

Hey guys I just decided that now I want to add more life to my tank with 2 juv. RES I already have 4 zebra danios and a rosy red minnow do you think that cherry barbs or cae would be good I have quite a bit of green algae

To be honest I don't think it's the smartest idea to keep smaller fish with any kind of turtle. My red eared slider is almost full grown and the only fish I can put in with him is a full grown Raphael striped catfish and a common pleco. My friend gave me an aggressive blue gourami because it did not get along with his fish so I put it with my turtle. About 2 weeks later my turtle caught the gourami and killed it. I did not know he had eaten the gourami until I got home and looked at the tank and saw that my turtle had half a fish sticking out of his mouth. I feed my turtle rosy red minnows once in a wile and he can eat them with in a day so I would not under estimate how fast a turtle can be. I think any fish that's larger or as large as the turtle is fine to put in. I recommend any kind of armoured catfish or larger pleco. Sorry for the really long post.

 

[MojoDaRott]

I agree, i would not put any fish in you want to keep. But a few minnows or danios will give an occasional snack and good exercise chasing them. If he eats them one after another i would not add any fish. But if its once in a while i dont think it should be a problem.

What do fish say when they hit a wall? ...... Dam!

 

[Pleco1415]

I agree, i would not put any fish in you want to keep. But a few minnows or danios will give an occasional snack and good exercise chasing them. If he eats them one after another i would not add any fish. But if its once in a while i dont think it should be a problem.

What do fish say when they hit a wall? ...... Dam!

What's with the " what do fish say when they hit a wall? ...... Dam!" At the end of every one of your post? Anyhow, what is the difference between a piano and a fish? ...... You can tune a piano but you can't tuna fish

 

[MojoDaRott]

I think they call it a signature. You can change in your profile.

What do fish say when they hit a wall? ...... Dam!