i have a 20gal tall tank filled about 70% up with a little spot for my res i am going to get this week he is only the size of a 50cent peice and i was thinking about getting a fish to put in the thank with him. has anyone done this be for? my lfs has about a 7inch red tail barb i was thinking would make a cool tank mate.. any advice on what kind of fish/animal as a tank mate
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yeah i have a platform for him and ive had res before but not a baby one and i dont want to waste a 20g for a baby turtle.. the guy im getting it from says hes had it for 2 years and was the size of a quarter when he got it.. so im guessing ther not gana grow that fast and i doubt it would be able to eat a 7-8inch fish
Ummm, if he has only grow that much in two years he has not been taken care of properly. He needs his UV, his basking, an a varied diet. I doubt thats why he didn't grow. He should be 4-5 inches now.
Rad's right; he should be larger now. In fact, both my RES were about 4" in one year. Get him in a larger tank with the correct lighting and a varied diet. Don't worry about wasting a 20 gal on a turtle. He'll outgrow it soon enough.
You can try to the whole "fish as a buddy" thing, but it'll will end up as food sooner or later, or in the very least, all of his fins nipped off. Don't waste money on a TF barb and just throw guppies or danios in there instead.
You can try to the whole "fish as a buddy" thing, but it'll will end up as food sooner or later, or in the very least, all of his fins nipped off. Don't waste money on a TF barb and just throw guppies or danios in there instead.
what if i were to get another res to put in with it about 4-5inches... or how would i go about finding a local turtle breeder or some other way to get a hatchling/small slider for educational purposes of course
lots of online breeders and theres probly tons of people around you with turtles who arent cared for properly who would like to give em up. just ask around
do you or anyone else have experience ordering turtles online preferably hatchlings and could recomend a online breeder