Col. Burger Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Hi im new here, sorry if this has been covered before but I have two red eared turtles. What armoured fish can i put in withthem that wont get destroyed? Oh and not too expensive either Thansk CB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 I have three large breeding turtles and a plecostomus together and they are fine. Ihad the small pleco and male turtle together from quite small for 8 years and then added 2 females later. It probably depends on the turtles as they can be pretty rough on each other at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimsum Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Have a baby red eared and baby snake neck destroy a 5cm bristle nose the other day, they had lived with it since hatching. Guess they got curious. But a second larger bristlenose is ok. Size probably matters, rule of the wild don't try to eat something that is bigger than you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHARK Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Good afternoon. I have two Red Eared Sliders, they live with Guppies & Platties, these fish breed so fast that if you lose a few, who cares, well you no what i mean. Tried Goldfish, but got snotted very quickly, to slow to get away from those snappers. Tadpoles dont do much better. Hope this has helped. THE SHARK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 I was interested to see Lower Hutt Animates had Turtles with Convicts when I went through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Gee...I always thought that turtles were vegie eaters...learn something new everyday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x matt x Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 I use to keep guppies with two adult red eared sliders and never lost any fish (excluding fry). Just keep the turtles well feed and put some plastic plants in the tank for the fish to hide in. Red eared sliders eat more fish and insects when young, switching to more plants as they age. This is a good site with alot of info about red eared sliders: http://www.redearslider.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelers Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 I had a snakeneck and a red ear in the same tank with two silver dollars (well similar to those, they had a red fins I think) , and the turtles chased them for 2 hours, but then just gave up. Lived happily for 6 months together, before we sold the tank. The fish could swim really fast, there is no way the turtles could get them. They occasionally tried to nip if the fish got too close - but to no avail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTM Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Fish + Turtles = Fed turtles Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow.... but it will probably happen. On a turtle forum I frequent this question get's asked a lot, and the above equation is always quoted.... but as always it does depend on the individual turtle.... Ironically, convicts are often quoted by the same sites as a good fish to put in with Turtles, their aggresiveness and breeding habits can allow them to "survive" in the tank. Just don't get attached to any of the fish.... W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Caper--- Baby red ears are carnivors and eat more vegetation as they grow older. My adults eat about 50% vegetation, 25% turtle food and 25% meat of one sort or another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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