i have a 30 gallon aquarium. are there any kinds of underwater turtle i can get?

Answer 1

If you live in the UK you need a licence to have a turtle as a pet. In the US it is even stricter now a days. It is illegal to own a turtle as a pet under 4 inches in legnth. I wouldn't recommend anything bigger than 4 inches in a 30 gallon. See federal public health act law on the FDA website:

http://www.fda.gov/ora/compliance_ref/cpg/cpggenl/cpg170-100.html

You could go on www.petfinder.com and adopt a turtle as I still think this is legal. Most of the popular ones are red eared sliders.

Here is a tank size graph for the turtle you pick out:
http://members.aol.com/TheWyvernsLair/turtles/Roulette.html

Answer 2

A 30 gallon aquarium is too small for the adult size of most turtles, especially the most interesting full-aquatics.

If you have fish in there, it is even tougher to introduce a turtle safely, since most aquatic turtles eat fish happily.

http://www.austinsturtlepage.com for more info.

Answer 3

Check out this TURTLE link, it gives information about several species that can be had for pets, the advantages, disadvantages, requirements, etc.

http://www.petstation.com/waturtl.htm

Answer 4

Hello & nope, the turtle will munch your fish or depending on what kind of fish you have, they will munch the turtle..Take Care :)