Hey guys and gals....
I have a young albino snapping turtle. He has an approximately 4" shell diameter...so he is still very young and not aggressive at all yet. The problem is that he is an extremely messy eater and despite having his tank WAY overfiltered, it still gets pretty messy on the bottom. I was wondering if there is an invert that would be good for clean up detail that is non-aggressive and would not bother my turtle. I also understand that whatever invert I get will eventually be turtle food...which is fine...I just don't want to spend a lot of cash on them. I don't really monitor nitrates/nitrites/ammonia since turtles aren't as sensitive as fish, but I do have plenty of bio-filtration as well as an Anubia plant in the tank. I also do a 75% water change approximately every 10 days.
Tank parameters: 75 gallon tank (1/3 full)
7.0 pH
Pool filter sand substrate
70 degrees F
Here are some pics of the little guy...just in case you are curious. His name is Beavis.
I have a young albino snapping turtle. He has an approximately 4" shell diameter...so he is still very young and not aggressive at all yet. The problem is that he is an extremely messy eater and despite having his tank WAY overfiltered, it still gets pretty messy on the bottom. I was wondering if there is an invert that would be good for clean up detail that is non-aggressive and would not bother my turtle. I also understand that whatever invert I get will eventually be turtle food...which is fine...I just don't want to spend a lot of cash on them. I don't really monitor nitrates/nitrites/ammonia since turtles aren't as sensitive as fish, but I do have plenty of bio-filtration as well as an Anubia plant in the tank. I also do a 75% water change approximately every 10 days.
Tank parameters: 75 gallon tank (1/3 full)
7.0 pH
Pool filter sand substrate
70 degrees F
Here are some pics of the little guy...just in case you are curious. His name is Beavis.
