A little different

[jerky1280]

Something a little different

Hey everyone, 20yo newbie here from Connecticut. I have a 10gal aquarium housing a baby red-eared slider (aquatic turtle), a 2.5" blue gourami, and a 3" chinese algae eater. Soon upgrading to a 30gal breeder to expand fish selection - the blue gourami has decided that the tank is "his" and kills any new inhabitants. Oh, I also have a 2" gold gourami that is currently in a separate make-shift bowl recovering from wounds from the blue gourami. I'm gonna return him to petco shortly. Great forum you've got here!

 

[colesea]

Hi from across The Sound. Hey, I can probably see your house from here<G>.
~~Colesea

 

[fishboy]

Welcome!

 

[Vyache]

Welcome to the tank Jerky! I've considered getting a madagascar softshell turtle but don't currently have a good home for it. They are so cute, they look like little pancakes! Heh heh. I'm guessing your red ear slider considers some of the fish you introduce as food. Do you feed it fish or just veggies?

 

[jerky1280]

The best food for aquatic turtles is Reptomin's turtle pellets. They are a very balanced diet for pretty much any turtle. I suppliment with veggies occationally (carrots, lettuce, zuchini, etc). My RES loves fish, but they are actually not very healthy for turtles, so I keep it to one or two a week at most. Goldfish are especially very fatty, and if I feed more than one, her excretments become very oily and foul up the tank.

I have had the 33gal breeder up for about a month now, and my girl's new tankmates will be a g/f pair of gourami's and a small school (3 or 4) of upside-down catfish.