Fish To Take On Turtle?

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Jus go catch fish from the pond or somethin and put em in there... If they end up as food at least it will be free. And if it doesnt then you got a nice lookin native tank

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Andrew1002 said:
To op:
I have put every fish you can imagine with my old red eared sliders. And trust me on this. It will be eaten. Ive had fish that would fight the turtles for food, jump out of the water to escape the turtles, and even get lodged under objects to escape the turtles. But in the end no matter how long the turtles and fish last together, unless the fish is 10"+ it will be eaten. Even if it is over 10" it can be eaten. Ive had oscars with red eared sliders and they would constantly be torn apart. At one point i kept africans and they were killed. Kept parrots, also dead. Anything and everything that cannot out swim or outsmart the turtle will die. Ive had like 10+ plecos being nibbled on or killed. If you still want to try. Throw in a bunch of minnows. I mean like 40 minnows. This should last about a week or two. When there is a school of 5+ left put in your large cichlid. I would suggest adding a cichlid that is at least 1 inch bigger than the turtle so that it can defend itself. This is what i had to do to put in my brothers old comet he gave me. It was a cool looking comet. Good luck.

-Andrew
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I'm sorry but I feel this is bad advice. All you are doing by doing this is training it to eat fish and allowing the turtle to acquire a taste for fish. If you are going to try it, do so in a large tank(6ft or larger) and do so with a large fish that may not appear edible. Even then though it's likely not to work but if it's what you want give it a try and be ready with a backup plan of it fails.


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Ive been keeping turtles and fish together for some time. First off a lot depends on the species of turtle, the size of the tank, the type of fish you use, the availability of cover, and how well you keep the turtle fed. Keep in mind these aren't set rules.....sometimes you can get lucky or experience just the opposite. For the most part, sliders do not get along well with fish. But as they reach adulthood their diet switches over to more green, leafy foods. You're also better off using turtle species that are not active hunters of fish such as Musk and Mud. Age too is important. It's a lot easier to train a baby turtle who grows up with fish not to look at them as food. It's much harder to break the bad habits of an adult turtle who's a big fan of sushi. :)
 
I have a community tank with a painted turtle, softshell, green terror, pbass, dollar sunfish, and redbreast sunfish. I feed the turtles daily to keep them full. So far so good. I still feed the pbass live so the turtle eats live as well but doesnt mess with tankmates
 
My turtle would chase down and try to eat every single fish I put in her tank the first time. She did succeed too. That was the very first time my turtle was introduce to fish, she was not young and about 5". However with a bigger tank and a bunch of structures for my fish to shake off a pursuing turtle, my turtle eventually got tired and realized the fish aren't worth it because more energy is expended than absorbed from the catching a fish. Make sure you have ton of structure too, I recommend heavy rock work, like the lake Malawi kinda deal. I've found that they are the best structure for a fish to escape turtle.


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zenyoungkoh said:
My turtle would chase down and try to eat every single fish I put in her tank the first time. She did succeed too. That was the very first time my turtle was introduce to fish, she was not young and about 5". However with a bigger tank and a bunch of structures for my fish to shake off a pursuing turtle, my turtle eventually got tired and realized the fish aren't worth it because more energy is expended than absorbed from the catching a fish. Make sure you have ton of structure too, I recommend heavy rock work, like the lake Malawi kinda deal. I've found that they are the best structure for a fish to escape turtle.


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I set up my tank like that. The fish for the most part completely evade the turtle rather than the slow ones. View attachment 840501
Thats the setup

-Andrew
 
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