Good fish to keep with a small male RES?

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I have a small outdoor pond setup in my backyard. I don't know how many gallons it is exactly, but it's close to 30 or 40 gallons. It's also not that deep...maybe like 2.5-3 ft of water. I keep my male RES outside to get the most out of the sun for basking. He's doing extremely well. The pond is heavily planted with Anacharis, Red Ludwigia, and Java Fern on Driftwood. So far, i have a school of 4 rosy barbs that are doing really well...they're not afraid of my RES and my RES won't bother trying to catch them because they're way too fast. I got rosy barbs for algae control as well as 3 otocinculus...but i haven't seen them since...

my question is, would it be okay to add emerald or albino corys, neon tetras, and zebra danios alongside the barbs and my lone male RES? Are cory's fast enough to escape a juvenile male RES?
i forgot to mention that i have a heater in the pond that i only turn on at night and set at around 77 F. I turn it off during the day because the water is warmed by the sun. Also my turtle is no bigger than 4 inches.
 
As long as the Red ear slider is well fed and there are plenty of hiding places for the fish ,go ahead and try it. Is the water warm enough for tropicals outside in the pond? Do you have a heater hooked up? If you notice fish missing then it will be safe to assume the red ear slider got em. Turtles are predators and fish is the top of the menu. Why don't you move him out to a redwood tub, or a large flower pot ? Get him another RES. I think keeping tropicals in a pond outside is an accomplishment and I think I will try it too.Good luck.
 
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