can i put a spiny eel in with my australian short neck turtle?

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hi i want a spiny eel and im can only put him in with my turtle . some say that my turtle will eat him but my turtle is only about 2-3 inch diametre of the shell hes only about 5 months old. ive seen people with turtles and ghost knives and spiny eels in the same tank ill post the video. [YT]vie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/k3TJiOT0H2k&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/k3TJiOT0H2k&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>[/YT]
 
I wouldn't risk it mate, I have a feeling that your turtle will pester the spiney eel, and probably end up taking chunks out of it.
 
Turtle is small now but wont be in a year. Look all over this site for stories of great rare fish getting chomped and ending up in a freezer.
 
Dude when my kids first got there RES 9 years ago I decided it can go in my tank and I'll just lower the water level and get it one of those stand things for them. It was only about 3 inches and it ate my Waterdog the next day which was like 3 times its size. I thought it jumped out or something I wouldn't have thought that little turtle could have ate it. A couple of days after that it ate like 3 of my other fish. The turtle now can eat 2 dozen med goldfish in one day. The turtle is between 10-12 long now.
 
Very risky i wouldn't try it unless the eel was cheap
 
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