i have 4 turtles 6 month old and i want to buy aggressive fish to live with, so what do u advice me to buy so that they can live together? with out any slaughter happens ...
2007-06-18 19:46:25 · 4 answers · asked by Banzai 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Because turtles eat meat, most any fish you put in there will be at least attacked by the turtle. Worse, if the fish IS aggressive, you then have two stressed animals in one tank, and a larger fish in with 4 turtles means alot dirtier water. more filtering needed. Fish's size doesn't matter, as a turtle will possibly 'play' with his tank mate by nibbling off fins, causing pain and eventually death to the fish. If not this, it is reversed and the fish will toss the turtles around.
However - there are cases where, with a rocky set-up as terrain, some fish are able to hide in the rocks and survive. Some of these type of fish are convict cichlid and various Africans. However, just because they can survive doesn't mean it's any better for them. It is best to just not put in fish without expecting them to be turtle food. If you want fish, buy a second tank, and more than likely you will have a nicer time both cleaning the tanks and watching the animals NOT fighting for food or survival.
2007-06-18 20:17:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
law of battle of the fittest. well, one of the foods eaten by turtles are meat. (includes fishes). thus, there is an indirect proportion or relationship if you would be placing fishes and turtles together. even if the fish would be aggressive enough, it would still be some meat for the turtles.
better to keep the fishes and turtles in separate tanks. =)
enjoy
2007-06-20 04:02:03 · answer #2 · answered by Pyro2600 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tried putting my turtles with my goldfish together and they were douple there size and they still started eating them up from the back, I was actually shocked, now they have there own home in their own tanks
here are some links about keeping water turtles
http://www.essaydepot.com/essayme/848
http://www.ahc.umn.edu/rar/MNAALAS/H2Otrtl.html
http://www.lib.duke.edu/bes/reptiles/freshwater_turtles.htm
2007-06-19 03:27:29 · answer #3 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
turtles will eat any fish you put in there.
2007-06-19 02:55:39 · answer #4 · answered by kitty c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋