medium- large fish for 150 gallon aquarium?

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I have a 150 gallon tank with two turtles (who have not hurt any fish i have put in there, from goldfish to cichlids), and a pleco. I wanted to know what medium- large fish i could put in there. The turtles are harmless, so any ideas?
 
btw, i would prefer something that swims around the middle or surface of the tank.
 
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I think it depends on the bioload the turtles create. I used to have two red eared sliders in a 75 gallon, and they turned the water yellow every few days. 150 is a bit more space, are you able to keep the nitrates below 20ppm? If you don't have any problem with the nitrates, I'd say most mid-sized CA cichlids such as the texas in your picture would be candidates, though of course there is alaways the risk that the turtles will take a bite. But you could give it a shot if you were determined.
 
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