Habitat - Indoor :: Dont eat that pleco

[Blue Flamingo]

How big does a placo or other fish need to be so that my turtle wont eat it. The turtle is 4 1/2 inches long.

[Turtleboy]

even if it doesn't eat it, it could severly damage it! remember, anything in ur turtle's tank has potential to be a meal! that being said if you have enough hiding spots for the pleco im sure it would reduce the chance of it being food!

[missibsu]

My pleco was twice as big as my turts and they still attacked it. So, the pleco now resides in the snail breeding tank. It annoyed me, but I knew going into it, that he might be food. I couldn't watch them tear chunks out of him though.

[steve]

Any particular reason why you need a Pleco?

[daredevilgirl013]

My pleco is about two to three times the size of my turtle. He hasn't bothered my pleco yet and it's been about three to four months since I've had it but that doesn't mean later on he won't. But I think Michelangelo realizes that the Pleco is a good thingy cause it helps him keep his tank clean by eating all that algae.

[TNTurtles]

is it bad for turtles to eat pleco's just like it is bad for them to eat goldfish?

[steve]

I think it's bad. A pleco I had in a fish tank was very bony and tough... not something I would want to eat.

[daredevilgirl013]

Yeah my Pleco likes to stick me, which is why I don't Michelangelo has eaten him. I think he's gotten stuck by the Pleco's barbs and sharp scales.

[Blue Flamingo]

The reason I wanted to get one was because Im moving him to a bigger tank and it might need a little help until I get another filter.

[Blue Flamingo]

is it bad for turtles to eat pleco's just like it is bad for them to eat goldfish?

I feed my turtle about 4 live goldfish a month. Is that bad for him? I thought it was okay.

[sonyj]

You should never feed goldfish. Rosy red minnows or feeder guppies can be given occasionally as feeders. Goldfish are considered like junk food. They are fatty and tend to carry parasites that could harm your turtle.