Tiger Snakehead plus Pignose Turtle?

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mercury904

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I have a micro at 18 inch and im planning to buy a pignose turtle of a decent size (maybe 10 inch) as a tankmate..I just wanna know if there would be a conflict on this combination:confused: I am also plannin to breed them,how do i identify thier sexes?

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I'd worry on 2 fronts. One, that the snakehead may inflict a serious bite to one of the turtle's flippers and cause it to bleed out. Two, that the FRT will cause injury to the SH since it's in their nature to hunt and eat fish.
IMO, not worth the risk and worry for these 2 species.
 
Oddball;831669; said:
I'd worry on 2 fronts. One, that the snakehead may inflict a serious bite to one of the turtle's flippers and cause it to bleed out. Two, that the FRT will cause injury to the SH since it's in their nature to hunt and eat fish.
IMO, not worth the risk and worry for these 2 species.

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Both of my males fight any other FRT. One of my females ripped the lower jaw off of another female and I had to put the maimed one down. All of my FRTs chase down fish and bite them. Back when I thought my FRTs were OK with fish (before they were 2 years old) I found out the hard way that their habits change. A male killed an AUL by biting its back clear through the spine. My smallest female took some dorsal fins and the top of the caudal fin and peduncle from one of my polys. Since then, all the turtles have been in solitary confinement.
 
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