| Lot of people thinks about putting a fish together with | | | | for the turtle. By using this method you won't have any |
| their turtles in the same water tank. The problem is if | | | | turtle care problems. So make a correct turtle tank |
| you put the turtle in a fish tank or if you put a fish in a | | | | setup and then and the fish. The turtles will eat the fish, |
| turtle tank. | | | | but if you add at least 20 fishes they will probably |
| If you put a turtle in the fish tank some turtle care | | | | survive for an year. |
| problems might appear: | | | | There are some advantages for having some fishes in |
| - First of all a fish tank usually doesn't have a land are | | | | the turtle tank: |
| which is vital for the turtle. | | | | - You'll never have to feed the fish. The usually eat |
| - Fishes are tiny little pets that usually don't need a | | | | left-over food so it won't be expensive to keep them. |
| very high water level. But the turtles are bigger and | | | | - You can consider the fish in your turtle tank as some |
| have to swim easily. So the water level in a fish tank | | | | kind of water quality monitor. You can think that, if the |
| could be to low for a turtle. | | | | fishes are healthy than the water in the turtle tank is |
| - In the fish tank the filtration is usually inappropriate for | | | | quite acceptable. |
| a turtle so the water could get dirty very fast. | | | | - The fish in the turtle tank can become a good |
| - If you put a turtle in a fish tank eventually he turtle will | | | | emergency food for your turtles. |
| eat the fish. | | | | - Most captive water turtles don't swim enough and |
| - It's good for fishes to provide them with plenty of | | | | don't get enough exercise. But with the fish in the tank |
| plants so they can swim around the or hide. But the | | | | they won't get bored anymore. |
| turtles will surely eat all the plants in the tank. | | | | So it's not such a bad idea to keep a fish together with |
| The best way to keep fishes and turtles together is | | | | a turtle in a turtle water tank. |
| introducing the fishes in an environment specially setup | | | | |