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cb0325 Nov 17, 2003 05:53 PM

Well, I jsut upgraded to a 75 gallon tank and got two new turtles to add to my turt family. They intergrated perfectly anf the tank looks great so I thought to myself, maybe some fish would look nice in there. Last time we put feeder fish in with the turts they didn't eat them. Boy, has that changed. The turts are much bigger now and have been going after the fish, even the little ones have tried for a bite. Little Pinky has already been devoured and she was only home for a half hour. Are there any kinds of fish - aparf from suckers - that turtles won't go for?

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NebraskaTurtles Nov 17, 2003 07:03 PM

Your turtles are likely to go for all of your fish you put in there, no matter the size of the turtles and fish. The youngest of my RES is no older than 3 months and it goes after a goldfish twice its size everyday before I feed it. Depemding on your turtles size, you might try african cichilids(Correct me if im wrong on spelling), they are a semi aggresive fish that can hold its own and it will not harm larger turtles.

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