HATCHLING TURTLE CARE. Hatchling and baby turtles can be kept in aquariums or plastic tubs of various kinds. I used a 15 gallon plastic storage tub. Plastic storage tubs are very cheap and work well for temporary homes if you do not want to buy a more expensive aquarium.
All of these are herbivores. (see Reference 6) When they are young, such minnows as lake chub, speckled dace, golden shiner, emerald shiner, and California roach eat plankton. (see References 3 and 4) Other young minnows, such as brassy minnow, hitch, common shiner, and spottail shiner, eat algae.
Spotfin Shiner - Cyprinella spiloptera. Spotfin shiners are one of the two most common minnow species (second only to the bluntnose minnow) found in Ohio. They are found throughout the state in a wide range of habitats and are one of the few minnows that are often abundant in the states many reservoirs.