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RES + Fish

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Question
i have a red eared slider about 3 to 4 yrs old and got a 100 gallon tank and i wanted 2 see what kind of fish i could put in the tank that wont be possibly eaten and what kind of gravel or sand i can use for the tank


Answer
Substrate: You really don't need anything. My favorite is flat slabs of slate for decoration but nothing else. Sand is OK if you can keep it out of the filter system, and gravel is OK as long as it is natural color (colorful stuff gets eaten since it looks like food), but is the hardest to keep clean.

Fish: Anything that is fast, or armored, or too big or small for the turtle to bother with.

Try http://www.turtleforum.com to meet with a lot of other turtle keepers to share notes and ideas with.