What animals can I put with my Red Eared Slider?

I have a 20 gallon tank thats mostly water with a some land space. It's fully filtered and "lighted" I have a 75 watt basking bulp. I currently have just one 5 inch RES (Red eared slider) She is a female. I would love to have something else living with her. What animal(s) will she be able to live with?

What animals can I put with my Red Eared Slider?
I have 4 turtles and they are in with 3 mollies, 2 algae eaters and a flying fox. As long as you have hiding spots for the fish they will be ok.





Mollies are quick. I have 2 female mollies and a male in their tank so they will breed.





I have tried putting guppies in with my turtles and they eat them everytime.





Hope this helps
Reply:why not have another RES with her? some fishes can do well with sliders but they have to be fast swimmers and doesn't require much oxygen (bubbles). For your tank, you can add another RES or just one or two fishes. I have 2 RES about the same size as yours and one malayan box turtle (6 inch carapace) in a 30 gallon tank.
Reply:None. Sliders eat what fits in their mouth, this means any toe or tail sticking out. Also your tank is barely big enough for your turtle now and it will most certainly grow if fed properly.
Reply:Well, a 20 gallon tank is a good start off tank for your RES. You can put in another RES and probably some cheap guppies


since they breed like crazy and will provided food for your turtles.
Reply:First of all your going to need a bigger tank to add another turtle and even with the one Red eared slider you should have a bigger tank. The bigger the better. You can add some small sized Oscars they can do well with turtles since they get fairly big and aslso make sure they dont become to aggressive towards the turtle. Oscars do get big about 15 inches but will most likely survive with the turtle. I have done this but I also have really big tanks. I have one 145 gallon hexagon, a 75 gallon, a 40 gallon, a 20 gallon, and a 10 gallon. I have two eastern box turtles, a Red eared slider, a Florida cooter, and a Florida softshell. The Red eared slider and Florida cooter are in the same tank which is 75 gallons, but it is already getting to small and I will have to upgrade to a 100 gallon or higher tank. When housing two aquatic turtles and even one they will require a tank of 100 gallons or more for health and better growth issues.



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