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Will baby red-eared sliders eat my fish?

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Posted by: leslieg12345 at Fri Apr 25 15:54:55 2008  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by leslieg12345 ]  
   

How carniverous are baby red-eared sliders? I am setting up an aquarium for a hatchling who's doing well and is eating turtle pellets. It's a 29-gallon (long) aquarium, with lots of space for the little guy. I was considering adding a few fish. If I put just a few large-ish friendly fish (too big to fit in his mouth), will he leave them alone? (A catfish to clean up, etc.) Will it be a case of the occasiona nipped fin, or will he chow down on them? In the same manner - how about an aquatic frog or newt? Or a little fiddler crab? Will he eat tadpoles? (The frogs have laid tons of eggs in the 3 ponds outside -- I'd enjoy watching them develop.)

Thanks!
Leslie


   

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