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I am looking for a turtle to put with my fish but I can't afford a fly river turtle is there any other turtle out there that doesn't really NEED bask I really don't care how big the turtle gets

Not really and those that might be fit near to that catagory are no less expensive than a flyriver or not really safe to keep with fish.

Yeah, all the ones I can think of would be a serious danger to almost any fish. And one of them requires up to a 250 gallon tank as an adult.
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Eryx - All the fun of a boa in a convenient pocket size!

tank space really isn't in issue

Well, you're very lucky. I wish I had that much room. Sigh... anyway...
My Chiapas giant musk turtle, at least, shows no inclination to come out of the water. He will eat fish, but probably wouldn't bother large ones. They get 10" max.
Matamatas are fully aquatic but will kill fish bigger than they can swallow... and they can swallow very large fish. They get 24".
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Eryx - All the fun of a boa in a convenient pocket size!

some great turtles to get are small musk turtles, you can get some small musk turtles such as razorback musk turtles and common musk turtles, they are always in the water, and will not bother fish that are larger then them, you can also try mud turtles they are smaller then ur smallest musk, eastern muds and three-striped muds seem to be mostly aquatic but sometimes like to mask

I am looking at a loggerhead musk can he be kept in a fish tank or not

>>I am looking at a loggerhead musk can he be kept in a fish tank or not

All musk turtles WILL bask and should be given a basking spot.

Mud turtles are actually fairly terrestrial...ie they will spend a significant amount of time on land.

If you're looking for a species that stays in the water all the time...muds and musks aren't what you're looking for.

J & S Herpetoculture

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Jeff H.
http://www.jandsherps.com

hey, That is right that all muds and musks do need a basking spot, but if have had razorbacks for a long time and have never even seen then bask not once!!!, so that is probably still an option and a loggerhead would probably eat fish they are big pigs, good luck!!!

dont really bask at all. if you had just a little shelf or even a leaf like a water hyacint or lilly pad that would be enough. thye just like to rest with there head above water. nbut they do need nice warm water because there tropical aquatics.the caresheet i linked says they eat mostly meat but mine eats lots and lotsa plants. he eats pellets and small worms and snails too but doesnt bother the fish at all, and the fish are small. males stay pretty small under 6", females can get to 9" but they take a real long time to grow that big. and anyway, i dont think they would bother fish at all. and they dont really bask
caresheet, info on s crassicollis