I found the biggest promblem was water quality. I kept a soft shell with a bunch of silver dollars without issue except for water quality due to the turtle.
Turtles...
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My uncle kept a MATA-MATA with a black Arowana in a 125g for almost two years......Hw also had a Soft shell turtle in a 300g with a bunch of South American fish for almost 3 years........I was told turtles do have a high ammonia outake, they "squirt" a lot...........So having a strong filtration system is a must...........
i as well would say keep semi aggressive to aggressive fish with a turtle also cichlids are perfect
I keep a mata mata with some fish. There is a sticky on this subject too, you should see if that answers your questions.
Thanks guys, it seems to be working well and now I'm less concerned. He did spend most of his life with a couple of giant feeders and a pleco.
I keep one of my breeding pair of angels with my Stinkpot and Mississippi Maps. The turtles dont dare get close to them. They have been together since the turts were the size of a 50 cent piece. Now the Maps are about 4.5" in diameter. They have been in a 55gal but will be getting either my 180gal or a 120gal I have. I have a monster tank up my sleeve in my new fish room in my new house. Im building so I get full rein!
generally not reccomended with RES. mine were fine for months then, snapped. tried it twice. i've heard that a single RES is less likely to attack.
try at your own risk!!!
try at your own risk!!!
I keep turtles with my fish... no problems. + another to the water quality maitnenance though... need strong filtration.
1. Turtles are super dirty. 1 of your challenges is your water quality upkeep. If you stay on top of weekly 20% water changes that's a good start.
2. You gotta allow for plenty of room for the fish to swim away from the turtles in case they're being chased and harassed by the turtles. Whatever tank you have, keep the livestock to much less than you would with a fish only tank.
3. Allow of hiding areas that the fish would fit through, but not the turtles. I have used pvc pipes in the past. They're great and cheap.
4. As a bunch of people mentioned, turtles are a hit and miss. Some are a total pest, and some are really mellow.
5. I've had cichlids with good luck with my turtles, just make sure they're at least twice as big as the size of their mouth. In general, I recommend getting fish that are able to move in an explosive way.
6. Use a reactor and stay up with carbon replacements. Their poop tends to wanna make water murky, and carbon helps to get rid of that.
7. Create a bunch of water current in the tank. Turtle poop is dense and just drops to the bottom of the tank.
8. Make sure to siphon the gravel during water changes.
Hope all this helps.
2. You gotta allow for plenty of room for the fish to swim away from the turtles in case they're being chased and harassed by the turtles. Whatever tank you have, keep the livestock to much less than you would with a fish only tank.
3. Allow of hiding areas that the fish would fit through, but not the turtles. I have used pvc pipes in the past. They're great and cheap.
4. As a bunch of people mentioned, turtles are a hit and miss. Some are a total pest, and some are really mellow.
5. I've had cichlids with good luck with my turtles, just make sure they're at least twice as big as the size of their mouth. In general, I recommend getting fish that are able to move in an explosive way.
6. Use a reactor and stay up with carbon replacements. Their poop tends to wanna make water murky, and carbon helps to get rid of that.
7. Create a bunch of water current in the tank. Turtle poop is dense and just drops to the bottom of the tank.
8. Make sure to siphon the gravel during water changes.
Hope all this helps.
Op hasn't been around since December. Don't think replying to a 5 year old post will help that much....
