Is there an aquatic turtle that does well in fish tanks? With cichlids and such?

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killerabs

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A turtle that never or rarely ever leaves the water and does well it deep aquariums?
Ive been considering a small turtle such as a reeves or musk turtle but im not sure if they stay under the water all the time or what? In a tank with water fulled to the top.

I have a 65 gallon.
 
i don't think you can have the water to the top?
the turtles could get out i would think, and plus most turtles want to bask in the sun you know a heating lamp?
i had red eared sliders...and we put like 9 a. Cichlids in the tank with them, and it looked good. i was happy but then the turtles starting eating them.
(we had flat rocks on one side of the tank with a lamp on them so the turtles could get out and rest and bask.) and the "smarter" fish hid in between the rocks but the turtles got them sooner or later. but the fish and the tutles we're kinda big soo i would think if you got a smaller turtle and big fish the turtle wouldnt try to eat them!
 
I wouldn't recommend any aquatic turtle with fish. Most turtles will actually try to eat the fish. If the turtle is young enough, the cichlids may try eating the turtle. There are some aquatic turtles that never leave the water, but with the fish as tankmates, I wouldn't recommend adding one.
 
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