Turtle proof enclosure?

[brown_snake]

I'm planning to keep a young Chinese algae eater with a baby red-eared slider turtle in a 500 gallon tank. I'm aware that once the turtle reaches maturity, it will view the algae eater as a meal and will attempt to prey on it. Accordingly, I'd like to add a safe refuge, one that will permit the algae eater to leave whenever it wants to, but at the same time, will nevertheless prevent the turtle from entering inside. Or would a simple tank divider work best ? Does anyone have any suggestions at all? Any feedback would be most appreciated. Thanks

 

[Thekid]

The turtle will take a test nips and if it hits say the spinal column or other vital organs you will have a injured or dead fish.


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[Oddball]

A 500 gallon tank for a RES juvie and an (as in single) algae eater? Seriously?

 

[brown_snake]

Yep. Is that large enough? Or will I need to get a bigger tank? Thanks again.

 

[brown_snake]

The turtle will take a test nips and if it hits say the spinal column or other vital organs you will have a injured or dead fish.


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Thus my desire to find an effective way of keeping the fish and turtle apart. I'm aware of the fact that turtles can be rather vicious predators.

 

[Thekid]

Yep. Is that large enough? Or will I need to get a bigger tank? Thanks again.

Why not get a snapping turtle or soft shell turtle?






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[brown_snake]

Why not get a snapping turtle or soft shell turtle?






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I'm currently based in Singapore and the only species of turtle that can be legally sold here is the red eared slider. Otherwise, I'd get a less predatory turtle like a stinkpot. I guess my best option is to get either a tank divider or a really large tank ornament ( like a a big plastic ship and plenty of fake plants) to roughly partition the tank into two. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Thekid]

I'm currently based in Singapore and the only species of turtle that can be legally sold here is the red eared slider. Otherwise, I'd get a less predatory turtle like a stinkpot. I guess my best option is to get either a tank divider or a really large tank ornament ( like a a big plastic ship and plenty of fake plants) to roughly partition the tank into two. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Plenty of hiding spots would work better than a divider. I would use fake plants to provide dense cover for the fish.


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[brown_snake]

Plenty of hiding spots would work better than a divider. I would use fake plants to provide dense cover for the fish.


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Thanks a lot. I'll go with that option then. Would small plastic caves help as well? Also, in your experience, what's the best type of fish at dodging the attacks of a turtle? Again, thanks.

 

[Thekid]

Thanks a lot. I'll go with that option then. Would small plastic caves help as well? Also, in your experience, what's the best type of fish at dodging the attacks of a turtle? Again, thanks.

Any thing that the fish can get its body into that is small enough to get away from the turtle will be fine. It's dicey to keep fish with turtles but if you do smaller fish that will school loosely should be ok. It will be trial and error with tank mates.


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