TOP 5 FISH for TURTLE TANKMATES

[@TheTurtleGirl]

always remember to do research on the specific species you want to attempt keeping with your turtle ;) obviously fish have care requirements too!!

[@dndsjdkdo]

May I ask if you are able to link the stand you use for hokus tank

[@bruhmeme9516]

hello I am asking a question I live in California and I saw a axolotl on eBay I am willing to buy everything for it but should I get it even tho it’s banned

[@mywords2194]

Today i bought 6 neon tetras for my turtle tank they both are baby 6 months old red eared slider i already had kept 5 feeder fishes for there feeding but they never ate them but today one of my turtle hunted down 2 neon tetras 😅

[@nathanstout7763]

So no betta?

[@shawncampbell8925]

Uh turtle girl what happen to Nemo? :(

[@aekagsr]

Picked up 5 tetras and my turtle ate them all within 10 mins. Lol. Guess my guy is too agressive

[@-maTt-356]

Man I know thats right mine will eat anything I put in its tank 😂

[@xheartx2840]

At least he got a good meal out of it 😅

[@avaconnell4]

Video idea xx u could do one that has a list of safe vegetables and fruits for turtles 😍🐢

[@gamingwired1652]

ye that's a good idea

[@aly4708]

Yupppp

[@jenjay.A.J]

Yesss please.!

[@TheTurtleGirl]

thanks for the suggestion!

[@ryannicholas6835]

I actually have a pleco, an algae eater, platers, and danios, I have giant danios and zebra danios and out of all the fish I put with my turtles only 2 ended up missing, but they are so use to the fish being in there now that it doesn’t bother them anymore

[@TheTurtleGirl]

yeah! Sometimes after the fish have been there for a little while, the turtles don't bother them anymore!

[@Rececer]

What size tank do you have?

[@donnadenney5539]

I have a 75 gallon tank for my red eared slider. If I put goldfish or minnows in the tank, they are all gone by the next day. That's like 15 fish! Turdle Urdel is a pig! 😳

[@kaedre1211]

​@donnadenney5539 , same here. I put 25 Goldfish in my Turtle tank & by the time I got home from work, all of the fish were gone. Red Eared Sliders are glutenness eaters & they'll keep eating just bc it's there 🤷🏽‍♂️ I am a little guilty bc I do feed my turtle 3 or 4 days out the week. What size is your turtle? When I bought mine it was the size of a quarter, but 13 yrs later she's the size of a large dinner plate. Her Carapace is 11 inches long & 10½ inches wide. She's huge & spoiled 😲

[@sxftapricot_568]

Oof I would love to get fish for my red eared sliders tank but he would most likely eat them! And eventually he would end up eating the fish food but overall I love the idea of getting turtles tank mates!

[@TheTurtleGirl]

Haha it can be tricky business...some turtles are more interested in eating their tankmates than others haha

[@avaconnell4]

Can the next vid be a room tour 🌊💫😭

[@TheTurtleGirl]

ooh good idea! maybe in a little bit ;)

[@avaconnell4]

@@TheTurtleGirl ok thanks

[@noeledward1126]

Forget all the fancy fish Just get feeder fish cheap as nails and are fast and last forever …. Colourful and cool

[@anthonyfoti2156]

Yes, we would love more fish mates for the turtles. Thank you!

[@TheTurtleGirl]

you're welcome!

[@Isley6628]

I recently added Rosy Red minnows to my red eared sliders tank, and they were actually meant as feeder fish. I had read that they are a good source of calcium for turtles. But it seems like my red eared slider just ignores them. Every now and then he'll make a half hearted lazy attempt at em for a whole like 2 or 3 seconds then give up lol.

[@noeledward1126]

I’ve got a 9” red eared slider in a 90 gallon tank with 3 Bala Sharks, 5 Tin Foil Barbs, 12 Tiger Barbs, 7 Convict Childlids, 8 small Rainbow Sharks, 3 Placos, 6 small goldfish …..

[@gordonforo8917]

I’ve had success with green sunfish and some other natives in my biotopes. Great video keep up the good work!

[@TheTurtleGirl]

that's awesome! thanks for sharing :)

[@helghanmerc2765]

I love that you said cichlids I have red parrot cichlids with my turtles and they grow with them!

[@TheTurtleGirl]

neat! glad it worked out for you!

[@kimberlyd2308]

Same! My blood red and turtle were besties

[@markm3163]

You missed rainbow shark

[@davidlawlor799]

I was warned about cichlids biting the eyes of the turtles, so be careful

[@madmax16117]

I keep crayfish with my eastern painted, I have lots of abs pipes and décor at the bottom for cover and they come out at night to clean.

[@AdamUS123-j7q]

Will Comet goldfish work.

[@TheTurtleGirl]

I prefer not to in case the turtle tries to eat them. plus goldfish can grow surprisingly large!

[@koizone5671]

Livebearer...but small turtle is eating the guppy fish😑

[@JatinChadha7]

Hi... I have 6 Red Parrots, 3 Oscars, 2 Mono, 3 Silver Shark, 2 Black Ghosts & 1 Sucker ---- avg. size 4 inches.... tank size 5x3x3 fts --- can I still keep turtles with them ?

[@paulzacsek9772]

I have a planted aquarium with guppies. I feed the overstock to my turtle (males are very easy to hunt with the long fins). The turtle is not fast, he is 31.

[@AdamUS123-j7q]

Turtles eat guppies no matter how big the turtle is????

[@rushildhar2389]

Hello, I am planning to get two red eared sliders but I do not have enough space nor money for a big tank. So can I grow my turtles in a tub of dimensions around 50 x 30 x 20 ( it satisfies the 10 gallon thingie) in my balcony where they will get enough sunlight to bask? Will it be good for them?

[@karaschaffer1613]

Hi I have a question for anyone that might be able to help me. I have 2 red eared turtles in a 120gallon heated indoor pond. I also have have 1 Blue Gourami fish who has been by himself in a 40gallon aquarium for over a year now. Due to either out living or bc he harassed every fish he has ever been with including other gourami's. My question is would I be able to keep him in with my turtles in the pond to free up the aquarium space for other fish? Anybody's help is greatly appreciated!!

[@arelithegoddess7407]

My dad is buying my turtle a bigger tank and my mother loves fish and said we should add some pretty little fish with my turtle😂

[@starr38127]

I need some underwater plants, looks like an underwater paradise ❤

[@kyledavis3384]

Yeah got 5 tetras and came back 5 mins later and they were gone!! I guess he didn’t want friends 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@crashtestbubba]

lol you made this video the day i went out looking for fish for my turtle. didn’t get recommended until today sadly

[@ricomon35]

I also like live bears in my tanks... 🐻🐻‍❄🧸😉

[@Twdsuperfan2010]

What about controlling the extra ammonia and nitrates and nitrates that fish bring along. How do you control that.

[@maxsiberian7548]

So haven't decided to get a turtle yet 😕 i want one but care and all im thinking about it but undure you and all the other books and people i watch i honestly am at a wall lol 😆 i know once set up and ready it will be fine but also i fear the glass water tank 😅 leaking and Anything else that could go wrong I haven't watched all the care videos but i know mistakes can lead to devastating effects

[@pkfishing0]

Can I have multi shell dwellers with a macquarie shortneck turtle I don't know

[@kaitheazurethylacine8723]

How about giant danios? Would they make good tank mates for a Red eared slider?

[@patmasters3429]

Recommendation for where to purchase fish for turtle tank

[@Nightguy13425]

Yo basically just get a fish bigger than the turtle, same thing for my giant gourami and res turtle. No aggression at all

[@juniorortiz6724]

I'm sorry I like your show or whatever you call this but all my fishes are not an investment I love them I don't want to lose them just because they cost a dollar fifty I bought them because they talk to me and love me and want to be with me and want me to live with they want to live in my house I don't understand you say you love animals I don't see it

[@DonaldHalczyn]

Can I put albino catfish? Bottom feeders in there with the turtle?

[@paulzacsek9772]

I like red tail sharks, grow then to 2 or 3 inches before adding them

[@thtminnie]

I am not sure about goldfish but my turtle and my one goldfish are best friends lol

[@thecutestlittlemushroom1949]

So my dad said I can’t have a turtle because there boring and they don’t do anything is there anything I can tell him!

[@TeamSukiyo]

He might confuse turtle with tortoise

[@TheTurtleGirl]

If you really want one, just do the research and demonstrate your responsibility...that'd be my best advice 😉

[@thecutestlittlemushroom1949]

@@TheTurtleGirl thank you I’ll try my best

[@Dhakshvlog]

Which turtle species was Nemo??

[@aa300598]

None of my fish survived with my turtle, they eventually got eaten by the turtle

[@petslove4248]

Excuse me ,can I put my mollies White my Small Tuttle' s? plzzzz ans this.

[@meredithdoll9674]

Would you recommend koi fish with turtles??

[@tdgvimpsy3116]

I’ve been waiting for a vid like this!!

[@TheTurtleGirl]

:DD glad you're excited!

[@sound4mation]

I put 5 neon tetras in my turtles tank last night. This morning there were only 4.

[@SammyDelSlay]

Love your videos! I have always wanted to know the age of my turtle but I’m not sure if I count the scutes on her shell in years or months?

[@TheTurtleGirl]

honestly don't know if there is a way to tell!

[@tooturtletastic]

It depends upon the growth rate of the individual turtle as well as other factors. Take an Eastern Painted that hibernates versus one that does not and is active, eating, and therefore growing all year. Then take someone like me who fed one of their turts EVERYTHING. She grew really fast...I think it was the breaded chicken from my pizzas or calzones..it was hard to say no when she looked at me with those eyes that were like yum, yum, yum.

[@SammyDelSlay]

Ok - Thank you :)

[@purplelavender2350]

You inspire me to start my own KZbin channel

[@NDorobek]

Great video. Right on the money. Fast, large, or sneaky is the way to go. Nothing flashy. I have 2 southern painted turtles in planted community tank, from birth, for a year with zero losses so far. Parrot cichlids (deformed mouth can do no damage and large enough to fend for self. Tiger barbs, clown loaches ( school together for safety), American flag fish pair (for hair algae crew) fast. overlooked are nerite snails and glass shrimp. Yes they will eventually be eaten, but do an amazing job helping with the tank chores, and easy to replace.

[@TheTurtleGirl]

Sounds like an awesome setup Noel!

[@NDorobek]

Thank you. Your channel is amazing. So much awesome info. Your parents must be very proud! I suppose I should mention a few rules that have made keeping community tank a success. It isn’t just as easy as tossing fish in with them. Is more work by a bit for sure, but we’ll worth it. Feed the turtles in a different tank. Keeps water in tank better, and while turtles eat in their feeding tank… feed the fish. Turtles will associate the other tank with food instead of the community tank as well. Lots of plants, some get shredded, replace them. Never Ever turn room lights on, once off for the night. Turtles will be ready to eat like a new day, the fish will still sleep, and the ending is not good. Lots of hiding spots. Being in a tank with a predator is stressful. If there are multiple spots throughout the tank that the fish can use to hide or ditch the turtles. They will be happy and move around. Lose track of time watching all the interactions. :) thank you for sharing your passion with us all!!

[@nothuman4164]

Would a softshell turtle do good with Oscar’s?

[@SethRea]

You should do top 5 fish for axolotls

[@Wedcreature]

My eastern painted is a savage so he will eat anything i put in the tank (haven’t tried cichlids yet). Except this one big bristlenose pleco (kind of his buddy).

[@TheTurtleGirl]

they can truly be savages 😂

[@kameronjermiha5196]

HEY CAN I PUT A OSCAR FISH WITH A CUMBERLAND SLIDER

[@michaelbierdeman3683]

I did guppies in the tank and my turtle ate every last one in just one night!

[@Anonymous_0.19]

Whats that turtle species in the background?

[@teechall4017]

Is it save to put coridoras with a smalll juvenile turtle?

[@joshuasturtlerescue.827]

What about the concern for thiamine, I know livebearers don't have it, but it's always a concern, if a turtle eats to much fish that contain thiamine (such as goldfish or plecos) they can get vitamin issues.

[@emilyhelms477]

Yes… this was not something I was aware of when we first added fish to our tank. (Our turtle ate waaaay more rosy red minnows than he should have 😞)

[@SkilletBabe]

Wait a turtle will try to eat the fish? Noooooooooooe. It can be lonely

[@bernadetteyew973]

I have a red eared slider, can you help me tell wether its a male or female?

[@narengoenka2274]

Glo fish and gold fish with turtle is it good

[@sadailali]

my red eared slider ate black mollies in the tank.

[@mandigreen9087]

My son got a nano cube 28g is it good for his turtle

[@Machy932]

will aggresive fish ate thge turtles eyes?

[@tonyguarini6140]

My Western Painted ate all my danios.

[@susanmetz9892]

It must be incredibly stressful for a fish though to have to be constantly looking over their shoulder for a predator that will eat them. What kind of life is that for an aquarium fish? Aquarium fish can die from stress. Keep turtles or fish, but not together.

[@mandingoduagi5283]

they are food not pet

[@ashleymoore9364]

I keep tiger barbs and neon tetras. Aho (my Mississippi map) successfully caught and reluctantly shared two albino tiger barbs. I'm not that sad; the fish were jerks.

[@TheTurtleGirl]

Lol ... I agree, fish can be jerks sometimes 😂

[@jasonisbell6397]

Did you only have the two tiger barbs? They do much bigger in larger groups. Seven is about the bare minimum. They'll chase each other around occasionally, but they spend their energy arranging their own pecking order and are more likely to leave other species alone.

[@tonyguarini6140]

Are you still active? Great tips

[@Downks90]

Currently, I just added 8 Tiger Barb into my fly river turtle's tank. Some people said, tiger barb is too aggressive to stay with turtle , and may hurt the turtle. Now, I'm quite worry about my turtle😂 And, I'm observing their activities. But, so far so good 😁 Just, my turtle are stressed to get close to the sinking pellets I throw into the tank, because the tiger barb scramble to eat the sinking pellets, instead of floating pellets 😅

[@TheTurtleGirl]

I'm glad its working out! yeah, food competition is another to think about for sure!

[@Downks90]

@@TheTurtleGirl By the way, what do you think, if put an algae eater into turtle's tank?

[@alinbruma8001]

Hi, I have a question that is on topic can tetra neon glow be combined with turtles? I ask because I found out that they are genetically modified and if any of them are eaten, do they harm the turtles? I hope you can help me

[@TheTurtleGirl]

hmm interesting! I'm actually not sure....I'd do more research...let us know if you find an answer!

[@MegaPossesed]

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[@TheTurtleGirl]

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[@Javi_wobby]

Early

[@TheTurtleGirl]

🙌🏽

[@dbmello75]

Thank you for the ideas

[@dyannoel8021]

The list that you gave in your vedii. Turtle tank set up. Is really really really expensive in india. Ofk what to do

[@dyannoel8021]

**idk

[@khamanicarter2456]

What abt striped raphael catfish

[@carlosbarajas382]

How about a bichir fish or a ell

[@patchiverse6725]

I have a rainbow shark and pleco in with my baby yellow belly slider and eastern river cooter and they get along well and if they don’t there’s plenty of hiding spots :>

[@keziahfoster8183]

Can I ask how big your tank is? I have a 40 gallon with a topper and am considering fish tank mates for my rescued red eared and map turtle.

[@patchiverse6725]

@@keziahfoster8183 that’s definitely big enough for tank mates! My pleco died but I have a crawdad in there now too :) I don’t recommend crawdads if you have baby turtles because they get around the same size, but crawdads hold up better than ghost shrimp which I had previously and they got eaten. I recommend a fish that’s hearty enough to not get eaten while also not being too aggressive

[@keziahfoster8183]

@@patchiverse6725 alrighty, thank you! Although mine are adult females and not babies. I think I'm going to go with some sort of live bearers

[@patchiverse6725]

@@keziahfoster8183 get something hearty then that can out swim the turtles It’ll give the turtles enrichment at the same time

[@justinbui3525]

Hi Turtle girl! Do you think Glofish Tetras and Glofish Danios would go well with turtles as well?

[@kimberlyd2308]

Yes! I have at least 6 glofish tetras! Big ones and the Danio glofish

[@justinbui3525]

@@kimberlyd2308 Is your glofish in the same tank as your turtles?

[@justinbui3525]

@@kimberlyd2308 If so, how big is your tank?

[@TheTurtleGirl]

yep! They're basically just tetras and danios with special coloration 😉

[@surplusdualwield1944]

U should do a video on turtle tank mates that aren't fish. Like a salamender or something.

[@TheTurtleGirl]

yeah I could do a video on how they're not compatible mostly lol

[@bilalk85]

What about goldfish?

[@kennyp1068]

Tetras and danios is what I have. Yes some get ate occasionally, but I just replenish them. They're pretty cheap.

[@TheTurtleGirl]

nice!!

[@kissymissy4326]

I think the best one is a rat So they become Teenagers who fight crime and become ninjas!

[@TheTurtleGirl]

hahaha too funny

[@yzaspexx1615]

Hey turtle girl I’m wondering where do they sell Diamond back terrapins because I really want one 😄

[@kimberlyd2308]

Blood red parrots are fantastic. My blood red parrot and slider were Besties and would also swim together

[@aly4708]

About how old is your slider ? My baby sliders just wanna bask&sleep , only time they swim is when they head back on too bask after falling off the basking platform from being in such a deep sleep🤣

[@TheTurtleGirl]

That's neat!!

[@anastasiagrace6540]

I bought around 40 tetras... 2 weeks later I was left with 7😂😂😂

[@kaedre1211]

I have a full grown Red Eared Slider that I got stuck with & I've been trying to find her some Turtle mates but she eats everything I put in the tank. I started off with Rosey Minnows & she ate them up & of course I tried small Goldfish (which is not healthy for Turtles) but she ate those as well. I guess I'll try the 1st 3 fish u named & we'll see how that goes. My Turtle Maci is 10' inches long & 9½' inches wide. She looks like a large dinner plate. I'm hoping she won't get any bigger bc I'm tired of buying new tanks that she keeps out growing. BTW, I bought the Turtle for my daughter & it was the size of a quarter, but it just kept growing. When my daughter left for college I had to take it over & I've had it ever since & we're going on over 10 years now. Had I known what I know now, there's NO way I would've bought that Turtle for her 😤 But now I Love it & she's apart of the family.

[@butterflynostalgia884]

thanks for the info 🤗 btw, love ur haircut 💚

[@TheTurtleGirl]

thank you, appreciate it!! ☺️

[@macca720s4]

I also keep Catfish

[@stillmatic714.]

Want to get a glow fish setup, do u think I can throw a turtle in the mix…

[@TheTurtleGirl]

its possible, but make sure you have a big enough tank and a basking area and everything the turtle needs specifically :)

[@jinpachichulo7561]

Feeder fish have lasted months. I had to personally catch a few and hand feed the turtles. Terrible fish... Gold fish are terminators of the fish world... They can also be cock roaches of the fish world. Only fish that survived all my rookie mistakes. I had 12 angel fish and were all doing good for months up until about 2 weeks ago. First one got eaten. I thought he was just sick and got caught.. Nope, turtles learned how to hunt. Now I'm down to 3. My glo fish shark who was also months old is gone now. Betta was good until I introduced the cichlids. I'm guessing they chased him out of the hiding spots and was caught by a turtle. But it's the fish that's lasted the longest besides the terminator gold fish. Also have barbs, plecos, rams and more. But turtles had to be taken out after last week's slaughter. Right now they're grounded until I can breed my own angel fish and other expensive fish. Just had my first / second molly give birth.

[@sadboy9813]

I just put 1 or 2 pleco

[@brandonriggleman3779]

I got tiger barbs twice and my turtles ate them both times. Lost one large cichlid. I have 4 convict cichlid s and 1 jewel cichlid . the convicts mostly hide. The jewel is pretty aggressive at standing its ground. Lost my one tetra. And i keep gold fish and minnows since they are cheap. Usually its a slaughter after i put line 40 gold fish in but 4 or 5 usually stick it out for a couple weeks. Hope that helps anyone.

[@MuhammadBilal-pi3lo]

I have a fair amount of experience of keeping cichlids with turtle.....If the turtle size is less than their's then it is going to be a different story altogether...I mean,cichlids will agressively attack the turtle,injure it badly and may even kill it...Make sure that the turtle size is huge enough to survive against cichlids...Even if cichlids like parrots are small they keep on biting the turtle again and again

[@rohitkmrrocks]

I have angel Fish With my Turtle and A Algae Eater, though Angel Fish are slow but the turtle doesn't bother them much, its just turtle require much room to swim so the fish3d itself stays away from its path.

[@crystaleastham6126]

Can I keep yo yo loaches with a baby map turtle?

[@TheTurtleGirl]

possibly!

[@faithsworld9117]

There hatchlings

[@jswerved4386]

Everyone has a different experience but I'll share mine fast fish seemed like a good idea, buttttt the movement during feeding excites my turtle and he actually begins to chase them. Fortunately he hasn't caught any and my solution to this was take my turtle out during feeding time. I have a pink belly btw

[@angweiming4469]

Why is my turtle eating my golden flame tetra

[@thetaylor650]

Because it’s a turtle lol

[@grass_snake80]

Are there any good nocturnal fish for turtle tanks? My reeve's turtle grew up with platys from the day I got him as a hatchling. When he was around 3 years old I noticed the fish were going missing. I thought they were dying and being eaten but very late one night I saw he was hunting the fish at night when they are resting and the lights are off. He is 5 yrs now and I have tried guppy, siamese algae eater, and even goldfish, but all get eaten at night eventually. During the day he doesn't even try hunting them.

I have convict cichlid( blue, pink) and 2 blood parrot cichlid but they breed making some blue polar parrot and the Convict Became super agresive I had to separate them

[@ads7686]

My slider ate my tetra in 15 minutes😂 i have a single gourami in there thats been chillin and vibing with him pretty well. As well as 3 smaller goldfish and a placo

[@turtlegirlxoxo9796]

My 🐢 ate my tetras

[@GoldenFX-215]

Can you please help me out. i got a little red eared slider and i have been trying to fed her leafy greens and the calcium block but she wont eat neither i have tried wrapping her favorite food around with lettuce but she just spits it out, i didnt fed her for like a week, i tried giving her just lettuce for like 3 weeks and she just bites it once and never again. the same goes for the calcium block and idk what to do to get her to start eating and i dont know if there are any pellets that give the same nutrients as leafy greens and calcium