I have a Red Devil Cichlid and i want to know do any of you know what are the odds of him sharing a tank with a turtle.. i have had him for two weeks now and at the moment he's in the tank with a shubunkin and two algea eaters....
please i know turtles eat fish.. i just want to know in this senario would the turtle get hurt or the fish still be eaten.. or is there a chance that they'll be able to live together????
for those of you curious its a 55 gallon tank..
2007-09-13 10:11:08 · 5 answers · asked by ynotsallimay 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Where did that last guy get goldfish? Anyway, the turtle will try to eat the fish, or at least nip its fins off. It may take a while for the turtle to catch it being it's a bigger tank, but even fish sleep.
2007-09-13 11:48:00 · answer #1 · answered by madsnakeman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. Fix up a container (food safe) capable of holding 20% of your tank's volume. Fill it with water that is very near the temperature of the tank. Add sufficient water treatment to dechlorinate. 2. Carefully siphon as much of the "filth" out using a small diameter hose. 3. Slowly replace the 20% of the water that you removed with the pretreated water from your container. Of course the siphoning process will require some care to avoid siphoning the "little devils ". The reason for moving slowly when replacing the the dirt carrying water is to avoid temperature shock, both to the fry and to your beneficial bacteria, thus avoiding breaking the nitrogen cycle. The reason that the fry are not swimming is that they have not yet absorbed the yolk-sac on their bellies. For this reason, they do not yet need food. The yolk-sacs should be absorbed in another day or two. It is important to remove the turtle, they create most of the problem waste. If possible also remove the J.D.'s, They will begin eating the fry at some point after they become free swimming. The parent fish should be O.K. for a few weeks, but eventually they will need to be removed. If the 20% water change does not produce the desired result wait a day and then do a smaller change (10 to 15%), again the size is to prevent shocking the fry and the nitrifying bacteria. If you feel it necessary wait one day and repeat the small changes until the tank reaches the cleanliness level that you desire. Don't be impatient, it may take several attempts to get the tank into the condition you require. Do not try to do the entire job in one large water change. Always use the pretreated water to refill the tank, it is the safest way to maintain the "bio-balance" of your system. Hope this helps, watching cichlid parents raise their fry is a most rewarding aquarium experience. Enjoy.
2016-03-18 05:23:27 · answer #2 · answered by Beverly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Knowing the size of the turtle and the fish would really help, but in general turtles harass and annoy fish unless the fish is too big, too small, too armored, or too fast.
Besides- in general, fish and turtles just do not do that well in shared tanks. Why take the chance of an injured fish and an unhappy turtle?
2007-09-13 12:58:54 · answer #3 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
red devil cichlid turtle
2016-02-02 09:35:03 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want the red devil to kill the goldfish, leave him where he is.
If you want the turtle to try and eat him, add the devil to the turtle tank.
They aren't called devils for no reason. They will terrorize your other fish sooner or later.
2007-09-13 10:38:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋