Poor Man's FRT

[blazin_dragon18]

koo soft shell. and this is a way better way of "use" than a turtle soup!

 

[channarox]

hey J,...
dont softshells kill take bites out of fishes?
i cant believed you risked him with the pbass..

 

[orinocensis1]

nice bro. What is he eating?

 

[gomezladdams]

Very cool!Hes a good looking turtle.Id feel compelled name him cambell,or ramen.

 

[Vicious_Fish]

Looks like a Florida Soft Shell. They like to eat fish.

 

[R1_Ridah]

still sweet

Thanks

Cool! Good job on the pics, dude.

Appreciate the compliment coming from a great photographer.

Beautiful! For a poor mans FRT.. that one sure has some Colors

I like the structure of FRT.. But if I were to go by over all color I would go with A poor mans long before FRT...

Yea, it's pretty cool. So active and personable.

Turtle doesn't bother the fishes? Or you have to keep him well fed?

I think all my fish's are way to big for him. I was worried he tried nipping on my fish but he leaves my Pacman Cat & Endli's alone? at least for now. During the weekend I fed my fish goldfish and it's amazing to watch this guy chase a goldfish around the tank to catch one. Very fast and just when you think the goldfish get's away the neck extends like a spring and BAMN....it's in the mouth...so fun to watch. But it eats everything else I throw in there. Constantly just scavenging.

keep a eye on him.....

Give me some insight as this is my first softshell...

turtle soup? lol

Almost...

maybe a dumb question but what species exactly?

I have no idea? It was given to me but it originally came from BSIXX. Maybe he'll see this post and reply.

 

[R1_Ridah]

hey J,...
dont softshells kill take bites out of fishes?
i cant believed you risked him with the pbass..

Maybe when it get's some size but for now it leaves all my fish alone? I can't see this guy killing any of my big Pbass. He may try to nip at them but I haven't seen any such behavior. My fish would have nipped fins or split fins but that's before I put the turtle in there. Whatever nipped fins are on my fish now it's not from the turtle.

Now, would I suggest keeping this fish with fish that can fit in it's mouth, heck no.. this guy has no problem chasing down a feeder goldfish. But with BIG fish why not..

 

[R1_Ridah]

nice bro. What is he eating?

Pellets, black worms, beefheart, market shrimp, and of course goldfish. I think this turtle would eat anything...LOL

 

[LBathory]

nice softshell. I'm thinking about getting one of these guys too. Anyone know how they do with rays?

 

[R1_Ridah]

Looks like a Florida Soft Shell. They like to eat fish.

Yes, they do. I'll try to take a video of him chasing down a feeder.