I was going to say it looks like turtle food.
my aunts red ear sliders would chomp the fish even if they weren't going to eat them. I wouldn't do it if I wanted to keep the fish.
Red eared slider and mud cat?
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I was going to say it looks like turtle food.
my aunts red ear sliders would chomp the fish even if they weren't going to eat them. I wouldn't do it if I wanted to keep the fish.
A RES will grab any fish it can get it's mouth on, hold on tight and rip it to bite size pieces with it's sharp claws and strong arms. Any sunfish or catfish is at risk unless the fish is very big and the turtle is very small.
I was surprised to find that small creek chubs work well with RES. I put a dozen 1" in my RES tanks as feeders a month ago, and they are still all there. The chubs are very fast swimmers, and extremely wary, so the turtle cannot get anywhere near them. As a bonus the chubs eat the turtle skin that sheds, so there is less turtle ring for me to keep clean.
I was surprised to find that small creek chubs work well with RES. I put a dozen 1" in my RES tanks as feeders a month ago, and they are still all there. The chubs are very fast swimmers, and extremely wary, so the turtle cannot get anywhere near them. As a bonus the chubs eat the turtle skin that sheds, so there is less turtle ring for me to keep clean.
