TURTLES AND FISH! - Best Tankmates for a Turtle | Turtle 101
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- Can turtles live with fish? Today we are discussing tankmates for turtles and the best species of fish that you will likely have success with when trying to keep these two animals together. Are fish friends or are they food?!?
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The Turtle Girl how old área you?
Thank you so much!! I always wanted to try to add fish because my turtle is alone, and every time I get discourage bc the people at the fish always tell me to not buy it! So informative !!can’t wait to try! 🙏🏾🙏🏾💕💕💕💕🐢🐢🐢
My yellow bellied slider was a mass murderer for the first few times we tried to add fish-we used to get him feeders as a treat and as incentive to keep active in his smaller tank. We did, upon getting a 75 gallon tank, receive a large jaguar cichlid that was housed with him for a couple of months. They fought for a week or two, but after the fish realized that the turtle was immune to his attacks during feeding time, he started just avoiding the turtle, who was really too dumb to even notice. This obviously was not ideal for the fish, but he was just too large for the turtle to bother in all honesty, so they were healthy for the entire time. We ended up giving the cichlid away shortly thereafter and got a new set up for the turtle. Upon putting him in his tank, my brother came over with some fish he wanted to get rid of, so he tried feeding them to the turtle-who gave a good attempt at eating them only to find that they ganged up on him and chased him around the tank until he gave up. Now, oddly enough, he leaves most of the fish alone.
All that said, I am currently housing my slider in a 150 gallon tank. He's about 7 or 8 inches in length and is about 8 years old. We had 4 Giant Danios, a semi-large plecostomus (armored catfish), and two leftover feeders that the turtle left alive all in the same tank. They all got along swimmingly (pun intended). There was no issue with the turtle attempting to attack even the feeders, which is funny because we put them as part of a group of maybe 10 for him to eat. he ate 8 and left the 2, which got larger and eventually became tankmates.
The thing I would look for in a good tankmate for a turtle is size, firstly. If the fish is larger than the turtle's mouth, that's a good starting point. Size and speed are the two considerations that will determine the fish's ability to ward off a hungry turtle. Another thing is the shape of their fins. Several fish are too big for the turtle to eat, but if they have long, flowy fins (like an angelfish) then the turtle will likely nip at them even if it does not want to eat them. A third factor is whether or not the fish school. Schooling fish can ward off a turtle better than loners, as illustrated by the Danio example I mentioned. The temperament of the turtle is also key-as I said, mine attempted to eat the fish until the Danios bullied him into submission, and now he does not even chase fish around the tank.
Lastly, juvenile turtles in some species (such as sliders and cooters) are more likely to chase fish than adults, as they require a higher protein diet. Well fed turtles are also obviously less likely to try and kill fish. Bear in mind that if your fish does die, chances are very high that your turtle will try and eat it afterward, even if they got along before. Just some observations I've seen in my (ongoing) experience in keeping fish and turtles together.
Thanks for taking the time to share! That's really intriguing that the turtle just ended up ignoring them. You make some very good points! Thanks!
Doesn't the turtle get tired of swimming and doesn't it need land?
I have a young Texas map with several Cory's in a 40 gallon breeder with a lot of driftwood
Rebecca Baddie yeah they do get tired so they go on a docking area to chill
My cumberlands are sooo curios
Thanks for the reference!
I think the fish with your turtle in the background fits really well, their colors and swimming behaviour rly complement the turtle :)
Fish For Thought No problem! I like it too...though I do wish they had a little more color lol
Great video! I’m sending it to my bff in Texas, he has two red-eared sliders and wants to add some fish to the tank!
Jenny Gaines Awesome thanks!
The Turtle Girl what species of turtle is that?
I got a red ward slider I keep him in my take with a gourmi angle fish 2 Molly's. 1 black neon tetra & a betta but the betta doesnt get botherd he avoids him
Ive got a slider and shes a HOG, however 5 months ago I dropped 10 feeder goldfish in. She let two of the fish live and 5 months later they live like family.
@@jalilmickles6132that is a diamond back terrapin
Love this thank you so much! I cant wait to get better fish for my slider
My baby yellow belly and adult Oranda coexist peacefully! I tried introducing some guppy’s but the next day when I woke up I saw the Oranda following the guppy and ate him😬
Hi! Your videos are so helpful! Thanks so much. I've learnt so much from them. Do you have any other platform to ask questions on?
I have two turtles in a 150 gallon tank, a painted turtle and a map turtle. With it being such a large tank though and filtration good enough for 300 gallons I wanted to add some fish as well so I got 3 10-12 inch goldfish, thy are double the size of the turtles so they couldn’t really be hurt by them and they are all doing really well together now.
I have a texas map turtle and several Cory's in a 40 gallon breeder with a lot of driftwood
We have a pleco fish (sucker fish) named Mudkip in with our yellow bellied slider, Shellshocker (Yes. We have a theme with the names), and he has survived for a few months now. There was a scare where he took a chomp of its fin, but it got away and Shellshocker has left it alone. Mudkip was able to recover its fin. What's really neat about this fish is that for the most part, it keeps the glass and toys clean. We have even seen it go ahead and clean algae off of Shellshocker if it is so inclined and that helps us see the entirety of his shell to check for any problems on it. The only problem now is that sometimes it will do this to the point of annoying Shellshocker (even getting on his face sometimes) and he will kick him away. I wasn't there for this, but apparently Shellshocker got so annoyed that he kicked Mudkip clean across the tank and left him in shock for a few seconds. Thankfully, Mudkip is fine and that has never happened again. But that's just our turtle's companion. Not sure if this works for everyone.
Just subbed wasn't sure what fish to get with a turtle, thanks for advice your awesome.
Awesome video The Turtle Girl!I like turtles too and I have three of them,make more videos!Keep up the good work.
Thanks for stopping by Adrian!
Good video! I have three turtles, two red eared slider and one yellow belly. I've had them since they were babies and they've grown huge just after a year. They're in a 55 gallon tank now. It's a lot of trial and error with tank mates. I have one pleco who's survived over a year with them and decided to invest in two more. I added six tiger barb to my tank about a month ago and so far so good. They ate my guppies, snails, gold fish and cory doras a few months back.
Definitely....trial and error is how you find out what tankmates work best. Thanks for the input!
I am lonely during this covid times and I been thinking of getting a pet. And your videos had been so helpful and great keep Makeing some!
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Do you have a video of how much will it all cost to start up? Like a startup pack? I really love your channel by the way have a great day.
I have a juvenile red eared slider, and i bought neon tetras anddd its a snack for my r e s
I used to have neon tetras with mine but i endet up removing them.
The oldest one actually lived in that tank for about 4 years (its still alive)
Danny b Wow, that's a long time Danny! Thanks for stopping by!
The Turtle Girl no worries i really enjoy watching your videos
I was thinking about starting my own channel and i wanted to ask you if youve got any advice especially on editing
Why did you remove them?
@@loganx8566 I set up another tank and figured they could live there instead
I rilly like your idea I might try it. Oh and I love what you did at the beginning of the video that was very funny. But I have both male and female in the same tank and they get along very well. and one is a red eye slider, and the other is a Afercan turtale.
Doing great work.
Keep it up....God bless u and ur pets....😊😊
Love ur videos we have a red ear slider I usually get rosey reds really cheap for a dozen but he eats them like m&m . I was going to put him in my 55 gallon with a few Cory cats a pleco and Tetras but I’m afraid he will eat everything
You have great videos and so many to keep up with but I have been thinking about ordering a baby turtle what size tank you recommend?
Thanks so much for all you do! Your videos are the best out there. I have a red eared slider, and he is a boracious predator! I give him only minnows, which they sell at PetSmart for less than a dollar. He tends to thin out the school pretty quickly, but usually he will leave 2 or 3 alive (as friends or what I don't know, maybe they're just too fast for him). I have seen him eat 6 in a span of less than 2 days before, so I tend to strech out time between when I buy them for him, but I like him to have some live food here and there.
Thanks! Does he eat pellets too? You might want to try breeding your own fish if you're feeding them so often, a guppy tank is really easy to get started and can actually be a lot of fun!
I keep my 2 terrapins and Musk turtle with a couple of fish.. I have a video of them together! 🐢🐠
In my experience, if you have a large amount of small dither fish that are very fast the turtle will only catch a few at first and one every now and then but usually ignore them. Even my Mata Mata has gotten used to my mosquito fish and doesn't hunt them. To be clear I have a 125 gallon tank with a Mata Mata turtle, an African Sideneck turtle, and a stinkpot turtle. The tank is full of eastern mosquito fish that I trapped from my pond however eventually the turtles got used to them and stopped actively hunting them.
Great tips! I think I just need a bigger tank and more hiding spots lol
i tried to feed a goldfish to my baby common snapping turtle but they became friends
Tommy Cochran that's nice
Goldfish are toxic to turtles
So cute
Kimberly Herrera they are?
@@mschweitzermillan yes they r dangerous for turtle
Another great fish I'd recommend are tiger barbs. I have 4 in my tank now, and they're a perfect fit with my painted turtle. They're really fast, colorful, and have a huge personality. They love to swim through and around any structure the can fit in, so be sure to have lots of decorations for them. In going to try to add danios sometime next week
cool! I'm actually thinking of trying some tiger barbs soon :)
Great advice!!
I’ve got platys in with my turtles right now. Fast enough to get away and they breed enough to keep the population going if a few get eaten (in theory).
Thanks! I tried platys before, they got eaten lol. But it probably also helps when you have a giant stock tank instead of a tiny 29 gallon haha :)
The Turtle Girl lol yeah, that may have something to do with it. Lol
Thank you so much for your help.
Hi! So I want a turtle for x-mas this year! And was wondering if you could do a video on how to hold/handle your turtles?
thanks for the suggestion :)
I have a seven year old male Red Eared Slider and for the past year now I've had Comet Goldfish and Rosy Red Minnows with him and the first like 10 fish he devoured but I pretty sure thats because it was a brand new thing for him and now he only nips or kinda chases them if he's hungry but I keep him well fed lol haven't had too many losses as of late
Yeah, making sure that their tummies are full gives the fish a better chance :) Thanks for watching Brianna!
Hi, I have a common musk turtle can I keep snails to help clean the tank, would zebra nitrate snails be ok ?
I have a pretty big red eared slider (abt 10 inches) and he eats every fish we put in there. My kids caught a bunch of minnows and he ate 32 in one day!
I have a 20Gallon tank with a baby turtle (about 2inches) and i have: 8 corydora, 4 guppy, 9 neon tetra and 4 neon danios. None got eaten, i've lost 1 danio and 1 guppy but it was due to some disease or something, they stopped eating and swimming so yeah..not eaten. I believe it depends alot on the behaviour\temperament of the turtle no matter the type.
P.S. I have never fed fish / feeders to the turtle, he eats pellets, dried shrimp, mealworms and other turtle food.
With my musk turtle I kept a baby bluegill in his starter tank and some cichlids in his final tank
Thanks so much for your video! Do u have any advice on female bettas with a musk turtle I have a small musk turtle that I’d like to move in to my 20-gal female betta tank. I would move all the bettas out first and let the turtle get acclimated to the tank and then slowly bring the bettas in. I’m thinking it may work since the bettas are smart and no long fins. Your thoughts?
Hey, I was planning of putting some plecos along with my turtles, but since you recommend not putting those, can you recommend a algae eater that I can keep with my red ear sliders.
Great info!! Keep it up! 👍
Thank you!!
my turtle setup tank thing has a bunch of room and I'm actually planning out and drawing out how would it look like and what I would buy for the Guppies and tetras they're pretty fast fish yeah and I'm buying lots of plants for them to hide in and a lots of rocks that they can fit in between
I got 4 neon tetra and 2 zebra Daniels after watching this.. there doing good with my red ear slider i got a 55 gal tank and am thinking of adding 4 black neon tetra they caught my eye at the pet store
Hi I'm new to keeping turtles and have been watching a few videos amd I've noticed most CZcamsrs don't have a basking dock. Is the dock optional do you take your turtle out to let it get sun and dry or is it not important? I have a dock and the lamps over it but would like more room so I'm trying to figure it out
I have Tiger Barbs with mine. I'm surprised no one has recommended them before. They do really good actually. Theyre fast and smart, stay clear out of the turtle's way and do very well in a large school.
I was looking forward to putting my favourite catfish (leopard pleco) and my favourite terrapin (RES) together in a 65 gallon. Bummer...
You could probably get away with putting them together as long as you provide lots of hiding spots for the pleco. It's not 100% safe, but definitely possible.
I love this video! I'm soon getting a razorback musk turtle and have been wondering what fish I can keep with it. The only thing I've questioned is the "suckerfish". Could a pleco live with a musk turtle as they get to a large size and muskies dont. Plus as you said, they don't chase fish so much and plecos also have tough skin as they're an armoured catfish. I thought that I should note that this will not be for the whole year as during warmer months the turtle will be outside in a pond (it will still have a heat bulb and uvb for the basking spot) but during winter will be inside as where I live, the winters get very cold. I do also know someone who keeps musk turtles outside during the summer and they are very healthy so I know that it can be done. I just realised how long this comment Is.
With musks, I would say yes, since they do seem to be less inclined to try to catch fish. Just don't get too attached is all I say. Experimenting is good!
I've got a question. My pink belly side neck turtle is small and not too fast and I want to get some fish for the tank from pet smart should I quarantine the fish first or can I just acclimate then put it in
omg you post the video the day my algae eaters died lol! I didn't think my missisipi map turtle would eat them because he never ate feeder fishes when i brought him some. thanks for the tips tho, I'll go try some tetras or cichlids.
Mrsotobean Haha, glad it could help you. Sorry about your sucker fish though.
I keep rosy reds. They are very small and fast and my turtle can’t seem to catch them so he gave up and now they swim around him and suck on his shell sometimes
I added one male convict cichlid to my red eared sliders tank and they get along great! Both are happy and healthy
Glad to hear it!
can you do a video on how to properly had the fish to the thank, because of disease
Great video! Would have been useful to me a couple of years back. Through trial and error I bought various species of fish and my experience mirrored your own. Nice to see someone else with a pragmatic attitude towards fish with turtles. Buy cheap fish as frankly most turtles will eat them at some point. I keep Sliders, Musk's and razorback Musk's (different and large tanks).
My Sliders live with a pair of 4" pleco's (Albino Bristlenose and L235), they stay small and the tank has rocks and crevices for them to hide in. The turtles have left them alone for over two years. They do however eat everything else. I went through 70 Tetras, all varieties were eaten in short order. I have a single Bronze Cory that has survived (out of 40 I bred). Honestly he was just lucky.
Musk's are not as agile as Sliders so they tend to ignore what they can't catch but will still snap and catch the odd fish. As you said though it generally about Species and Personality, turtles are so varied in their behavior you really have to just try some fish out.
good to know!!! Wow, 70 tetras, those sliders must've loved it lol
@@TheTurtleGirl They were both little 1.5-2" hatchlings at the time and actually lived alongside the Tetras for about 5 weeks, that was until someone suggested I cut back on their feeding to alternate days. I did just that not wanting to overfeed them, a few days later I saw them both fighting over a Tetra and then realised I couldn't see any other Tetra's in the tank.
My turtles mostly ignore the suckerfishs i put into the tank. Only once did i see a small injury on one of them and that healed quickly.
Twice i have found the suckerfish sitting on my turtles shells, giving them a backrub, literal fishspa hehe :P
Originally bought some feeders for the turtle and now they come apart at the tank is it a good idea to still keep the feeders in there with the turtle
i have got gubies to my juvenile common musk turtle 30 gallons tank. She was first scared... but then when the light switched off, I saw she started to eating them as they were sleepy... I thought I can bear this moment, knowing she is eating those tiny fish, but not really :D
I've had my turtle for 15 years and she's been alone the entire time....i once put her in the same tank as my dad's male turtle and she got aggressive. Would she be able to live amongst fish?
I have a red eared slider that I've had for 15 years and she's never been around another turtle before. Is it safe to get another turtle for her or would she be territorial? Someone help please lol
Yes I would turtles need company
I have a painter turtle in with a goldfish and before that he lived with a betta betta fish just got old and passed away he has been around fish since he was born he doesn't know any different when it's feeding time they both come to the same corner to eat
I have 4 ACI's a Jack Dempsey a peacock hybrid red and torques jewels and a convic cichlid with my red ear slider named Henry
Great video ! IT was AMAZING!!
Thank you so much!
I keep sunfish and plecos with my yellow bellied slider and giant danios and swordtails with my midland painted turtle.
Day5 Aquatics Awesome! I've seen your sunfish, they look amazing!
I have a outdoor pond (not a ground-built pond though) and it has a load of boulders in it. It homes 4 large comet goldfish, a ling finned goldfish (suprised me that the turtle did not eat it) and some sort of fresh water turtle (can’t find info neither identification of the turtle)
I have 2 female swordtail, 1 male swordtail , 2 plekos living with my turtle for about 6 months and haven’t had any problem
I have two 6 years old turtles, one red eared male and one yellow belly female in a 240lt tank that's not filled all the way up. We tried to get a fish (Google says it's called gibbicep) because they told us that they get along with turtles and help keep the tank clean but it turned out that the turtles (most likely the female) ate it. We tried again with the same fish but bigger and older and it's been one week since then. It looks like it's not gonna make it because the female turtle bit off it's tail and the fish is not only bleeding, it's also having a high heart rate and it's shitting all over the tank. I have plants and rocks but it looks like the fish is kinda dumb because it stays in an open spot. In case it'll die I don't think I'll try to put another fish.
Can we use fish conditioner in turtle tank also ??
May be both are with same ingredients???
I have a small red ear slider and my roommate wanted to get fish for him/her (not sure of the gender but i took the liberty of calling him/her ARTURO). I told him NOT to get gold fish and i come home and low and behold there are now 11 goldfish O_O!!! So here i am taking notes from your video.
SIDE NOTE: Here is a list of things i got in the last few days for my roommates turtle even though i am the one taking care of it.
1. 10g tank (upgraded from a very small portable plastic case)
2. 10g filter system that makes a bit of a waterfall (got tired of cleaning the small case daily after feeding which had no filter system)
3. Floating Dock (started to be used for basking as soon as i got the Combo Light UVA/UVB system)
4. Combo UVA/UVB lighting system (50w mini blue heat light for basking and a 26w white light)
5. A giant round smooth stone (Placed in corner just under floating platform for easier access)
All this was about $150 minus the rock (Petco is not cheap but were talking about a life here)
Im completely new to this turtle buisness but i have done a bit of research and still learning. Now i need to learn how to keep the water clean and what stuff i need for the PH balance and anything else i need.
You can start with this turtle tank maintenance video, I cover how to and how often to change the water, clean the filter, etc. czcams.com/video/KuIZYQOPmYc/video.html For Ph, Gh, Kh, and things of the sort, I honestly am not too concerned with them as far as turtles, because the turtles don't really care since they don't actually breath in the water etc. Sounds like your setup will be nice for the baby :D
I've got two common musk turtles, they live with 7 neon tetras, 6 panda Cory's, 1 common plec and 1 amano shrimp. Lost one neon at the start and two shrimp but now they leave them alone
That's awesome Matthew! I would love to be able to try keeping a musk, as I've heard they do better with fish than painteds do haha.
So I have a zebra danio in my guppy tank and he is really mean to the guppies so I want to move him to the turtle tank but I would be sad if he died my turtle is a juvenile red eared slider do you think they could get along?
Barbs are a great option too, ive got 2 schools of 8 tiger barbs and 8 rosy barbs with my painted turtle and they’re just too fast and agile for him so he just ignores them. They’ve been with the turtle for months and not a single loss. Haven’t had luck with tetras, the turtle just dives at the school and picks them off one at a time. Started out with 20 and now I’m down to about 8. Same with Cory cats, to fat and slow. Plecos are hit and miss for me, I had to move my common pleco to another tank because of the turtle nipping at fins, but the 2 bristlenose plecos I have with him stay well hidden until the turtle goes to sleep
Thanks for the input! I might have to try barbs at some point 😉
I have 4 baby turtles in a 15 gallon tank with filter heater and deco they r happy we clean tank every 1 week is that good?
I have 2 plecos and a red eared slider. First night I threw them in he was curious but didn’t do anything (common pleco and bristlenose) its been about month or 2 and they’re still alive. I have driftwood to keep them hiding but they’ll be on the glass and my turtle does not bother them at all. Maybe just depends on the turtle. I also have a 75 gal tank as well. Stay away from any albino fish your turtle will spot them easier.
What about snails? would they be a good food source or would the shells be harmful? i only ask cuz i have a huge snail culture for my puffers
They are a great treat! They can crush the shells of smaller snails with their jaws.
Hello oh, I was wondering what fish to put in my turtle's tank so he could swim after them and also eat them?
Your freaking smart. I luv you man. I've learned so much from you.
I love all your videos I'm a new RES TURTLE OWNER... SO I COME TO YOUR CHANNEL FOR ALL MY INFO ....
Note: I think any kind of Corydora would be a bad idea. With their armor and barbels, and turtle could potentially choke on one. Other predators sometimes die this way when ingesting corys.
I love turtles and corys, but keep them in separate tanks because of this!
oh interesting! I never thought about that, thank you!
Peace. Im new to this and wondering what type of turtle that is in the tank. I looked up eastern painted but it does not look like the one in video. Thanks
it’s a diamondback terrapin
Hey i have a red ear slider and i live in india so thair is enough sunshine and i removed my turtle in balcony for some sun and i left him in a container for an hour and after then i came back it was dead can you tell what would have happen
I have really big pebbles in my tank and there like rocks so what decorations should i put in and can u give ideas i put in my tank for decorations
Plants, but you’d have to look into that to do it properly, or drift wood, spider wood, those would do nicely
What if I have a tank already set up with fish ..and i add a red slider hatchling?
I put some feeder guppies in with my 2 1/2 year old RES terrapin hoping he would eat them. Didn't happen, so now I have guppies. Going to try the tough love veggie diet as Dale hates fruits & veggies, but he needs to start eating some now that he is maturing. What fruits & vegetables would you suggest are more likely to be successful at winning him over?
Great video! Lots of valuable information.
Darrel Flint Thanks Darrel 😄
I got a what I think is a Mississippi map turtle 3 months ago and your videos were big help in getting me started
Yay! Glad to hear it! What's your turtle's name?
His name is Squirt. That was my son's nickname was he was little and it has a reference to Finding Nemo
Aww I love that name!
Turtle girl quick question would lake fish be ok for turtles or just get pet store fish? I plan to you add a baby catfish and a bass maybe 2 brim
You can. I would just quarantine the lake fish thought to make sure that they won't carry any parasites or worms to the turtle.
The Turtle Girl ok I check them soon as I go to the lake.
Just got two turtles and started with a 20 gallon kit for now thinking of goldfish with mine to start with
My daughter got me a pleco. It was about 2 inches long. I have, Splash, a 5-1/2" red eared slider. I floated the bag, putting more and more tank water in the bag. In the meantime, I fed Splash a slightly large meal. Splash crawled up on his basking rock and went to sleep.
Then when the acclimating was done, I put the pleco into the tank. Everything was going fine till the turtle woke up. It was like he could smell the pleco. He was relentless. It was so sad, but I want fish in my tank. I can let him have one occasionally. It made me very sad. I would rather the fish lived happily ever after. I know, real life.
So, what kind and size of fish do you suggest? This may not work, but I want to try. I believe Splash is a kinda teenager. I only have his size to go by. If you could give me an idea about his age.
I love your show and have seen a lot of them. I am always telling everyone on Facebook to watch you on CZcams. I belong to 3 turtle groups on Facebook. You have helped me so much. Thank you.
Linda Harper &
Splash
my eastern painted turtle does not like goldfish... at all. but she is fine with convict cichlids
What’s a good water conditioner that I can use for Both my turtle and my fish?
Water Conditioner you should be using a chemical cleaner solution go to a pet store and ask them how I can clean the tap water for my turtles tank
My slider will catch and eat Dani’s and tetras in bulk.. came him yesterday and he had eaten 3 neons and 1 fancy guppy.. ironically what seems to last the longest is rosy reds lol.. he even managed to catch a full grown rainbow shark a few months ago.. I’ve just come to realize I have to keep buying fish every month and encourage them to breed as much as possible to lessen the fish costs.. seems the longer the fish are in the tank the more comfortable they get with my turtle to the point of being careless.. my slider doesn’t chance after then he simply floats on the surface and waited for one to get near him
Haha, yeah...they can be quite agile when they want to be. Nice going in just letting the fish breed, it's more self sustaining :) Thanks for stopping by!
Just threw in a pleco with my red slider. She was curious and slowly put her mouth on it I guess to see if he was edible. She calmly swam away after a few and all is well between the two. No issues.
I have a red ear slider and im moving it to my pond this is perfect for the pond
Thanks this is so usefull
Killersnake 898 Glad it could help you!
I'm eager to try big cichlids with my female yellow-belly. I think I'll start with a couple and see where it goes. She has never been fed live fish as far as I know (she was released when she was younger so I don't know much about her past), so hopefully, she won't go after them.
Thanks so Much. I wanted buy a turtle to add with my black skirt tetras, guppy's, other tetra's; baby angle fish just purchase; will keep an eye on it's growing hope it's do ok. Not sure if it's male or female.
I have turtles and ive had fish with them and they only attacked a baby koi i had in the tank (Which was a horrible idea) the koi killed more fish than my turtles (the koi killed my two neon tetras). And the koi messed with the turtles and the red eared just took a chunk out of the koi. Needless to say the koi never messed with them again. We gave away the koi away a week later. They currently live peacefully with two goldfish and one pop-eye goldfish.
Hi, we just setup a 3 gallon tank & so far it's doing well!
We've had Frank (The betta) For for about two weeks(with 1 plant) He's about 2 inches long (if that).
Now, he moved in With a baby (maybe 3 month old ((maybe two inches also)) baby girl (red eared slider turtle)
But, they both eat well(plants / lettuce & blood worms for the turtle .. Blood worms & betta balls 😁 for Frank)
I don't think the turtle has tried to eat the betta or even nip at him yet(And, hope she doesn't try) They have only been together for about a week but, they stay away from each other or just stare at each other lol
Right now, Frank can out swim & manuver her.. He also has smaller spots to hide in plants & the tunnel under the turtles floating/basking rock..
Well.. I'm now worried from what everyone's said here..
But, I will of course move the baby girl soon to a bigger tank(Within the month)
I'm thinking of building it myself(and, maybe making a video of it!)
I've been watching a ton of CZcams videos & now think I can build a 96.5 gallon tank under my table
We live in a small studio apartment .. I'm hoping that will be big enough for a few years for the 🐢
Like I said she's only a few inches right now(like maybe 3 inches tops!)
I'm hoping she doesn't eat Frank(the betta) or our 🐌
I'm going to get more plants & maybe one other snail.. I also added a few leaves of lettuce floating on top & the baby girl has been eating on those also 👍🏻
Take care & thanks for the video 🙏🏼
I have a baby diamond back terrapin,I was planning on doing a brackish tank soon,do you think the turtle could go with archer fish ?I also have the archer fish and the turtle and fish are about the same size.
FYI I have guppys with the turtle now successfully for months now
That's really neat! I would try something brackish tolerant like mollies, then if those survive, move up to archers. Sounds like a really cool project though, good luck :)
Black nose dase are a local mino species that live In the New England region (USA) they do very well with turtles they even try to eat the turtle food
Great choice in background music btw!!
Do u think I could put black moor goldfish in the tank with a. Painted turtle ?
I have a 5 year old musk turtle who has lived with angel fish since he was a baby so it’s
Possible just depends on the temperament of the turtle
This video was so helpful thnx
Glad to hear it Sophie!
My turtles won't eat any fish.i started out with a dozen feeder guppies and they turned into 200 guppies! I had to take them out and donate them. Then I got a dozen roses reds and they still didn't want them so I gave up. I'm thinking about getting a baby largemouth bass what do you think?
You could try, but your turtle doesn't *have* to eat fish. If I were you, I would embrace it and get a nice school of neon tetras to brighten up the tank!
I have a question:what temperature should the water for the turtles tank be?