Crayfish with turtle?
Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:44 pmI was just wondering if my 2 inche red eared slider and a 3 inche crayfish would be compatible in the same tank? Its a 30G tank???
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:44 pmPosted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:13 pmAnything you put in there is a potential meal for your turts. My turts made a NASTY messy meal of a crayfish once and it was bigger than they were.
Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 4:41 pmCrayfish have claws, sometimes very large ones, but the larger the claws are the less powerful grip they tend to have, and regardless they are practically defenseless against something as stout and sturdy (and generally stubborn) as a hungry turtle. They may live as friends for awhile but would eventually become a meal. Besides which, a fight between them could injure your turtle as well and you never want to cause an injury when it's preventable. Seperate cages is what I would advise.
Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 12:34 amseperate cages as in seperate aquariums?? Or is there something i can put in my tank to seperate them?? Thanks for the info
Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:38 amWell I suppose technically you could devise some sort of screen or something to provide a nice looking tank and a home for both creatures but remember you will need alot of room for each so a large tank would be needed. Separate tanks would probably be best if you wanted to keep both as pets. But I am no expert and you may find others disagree with my opinion so I guess if nothing else keep them supervised.
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 11:28 pmtrue... my friend had a pond turtle and one day he had his hamster next to the pond and the turtle went like jaws on that thing and almost killed it.. i also lost a frog to a turtle
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:13 pmI have a 4 inch lobster in my tank and my turts are much bigger...they all are a happy family 
It is a risk you will have to take though.
It is a risk you will have to take though.