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27-Apr-08, 11:41 AM
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What is the best small freshwater fish to keep with a shortnecked turtle. Ones that they can feed on when they want |
27-Apr-08, 11:57 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-08 Location: Far Nth Qld Age/Gender: 18 | | | | would gupys do they are freshwater and they breed like a pest |
27-Apr-08, 12:00 PM
| | | | what temperature is the turtle kept at? |
27-Apr-08, 02:02 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-08 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 17 | | | | temp is around 26-27 degrees |
27-Apr-08, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Mulcahy  would gupys do they are freshwater and they breed like a pest | I used them, catch a few hundred at a time and dump em in with the turts
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27-Apr-08, 02:07 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-08 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 13 | | | | I'd say guppies, you could buy a small tank and put 1 female and around 2-3 females and then let them breed and soon after about 4 weeks you get little babies and turtles can eat the babies, so that you don't always have to go the shops and buy then and when you don't want them to breed anymore just seperrate he male and the females.
Note: Guppies breed like RABBITS! |
27-Apr-08, 02:08 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-08 Location: Melboune VIC Age/Gender: 13 | | | | guppies would be the best as they are tropical so can survive at the same temp as the turtle the only problem is if they filter with your turtle isnt mature which then the toxins from the turtles waste wil kill the fish if you were wanting to keep them alive to breed. |
27-Apr-08, 02:08 PM
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27-Apr-08, 02:11 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-08 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 17 | | | | Alright then, ive got a seperate tank ill get some gups in it to breed. Thanks |
27-Apr-08, 02:11 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-08 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 13 | | | | And if you want to keep guppies with turtles put a lot of plants around (wide plants) so that the guppies can hide in them and the turtles wont eat them all in like a day. but that is a threat to the turtle as he might get stuck in the plant. |
27-Apr-08, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Homebrand91 Alright then, ive got a seperate tank ill get some gups in it to breed. Thanks | Remember to keep a ratio of 1 male per 2-3 females. |
27-Apr-08, 02:16 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-08 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 17 | | | | When i buy them from the shop will the people be able to identify female/male or is it just luck..don't know much about fish |
27-Apr-08, 02:18 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Rockingham Wa Age/Gender: 27 | | | | They will be able to tell, its really easy - the males have a visible penis, looks like a tiny transparent toothpick. Also the males are prettier, bigger tailfin.
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27-Apr-08, 02:18 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Alexandria - Sydney Gender: | | | | You guppies will store enough sperm for up to 3 or 4 clutches.
I would go get some gambusia from the local creak, give them about a week in clean water and you'll have no problems.
If you have things like elodea or valesneria in the tank you'll have enough breeding in with the turtles not to worry about a second tank.
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27-Apr-08, 02:21 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-08 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 17 | | | | Ok thanks all | | |
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