Stocking a 55

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my suggestion: get the turtles out of there. i inherited 2 red eared sliders and my roommate put 15 feeder goldfish in there, they didnt touch them. they are 13 year old sliders and have never gotten feeders so they didnt know what to do with them... but they figured it out eventually and now there are no goldfish left. risk your fish if you want but as they get bigger the cichlids may look pretty nice for dinner one day.

another thing. you should post a pic to show your setup. do you have a screen lid that the heat lamp sits on? do you have the other compact flourescent bulb that lights up fish tanks? this sounds like a really wierd set up to me, and i dont think your turtles really appreciate having to go up almost 2 feet to the top just to bask, mine constantly stay under the heat lamp in or out of the water and just poke their heads up out of the water. they breathe air like us, i wouldnt like to have to swim an equivalent of 10 ft just to get some air and sun.
 
i noticed you did say you had a basking area and you provide them with uvb and uva(good) but do you have an actual heat bulb with a hot spot in the tank? reptiles need to bask in heat not just sit in heated water. basking in a hot spot helps with the digestion of their food and just their overall health.
 
jus85411;3326529; said:
i noticed you did say you had a basking area and you provide them with uvb and uva(good) but do you have an actual heat bulb with a hot spot in the tank? reptiles need to bask in heat not just sit in heated water. basking in a hot spot helps with the digestion of their food and just their overall health.
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Yes, the heat bulb is providing the UVA, only heat bulbs can provide UVA only. Don't worry about the turtles, i had them before the fish and i have everything necessary for them.

AND to the guy above me, they will eat feeder fish of course, that what they are meant for. I promise you they will never touch my cichlids. They are kinda scared of them
 
jus85411;3326519; said:
my suggestion: get the turtles out of there. i inherited 2 red eared sliders and my roommate put 15 feeder goldfish in there, they didnt touch them. they are 13 year old sliders and have never gotten feeders so they didnt know what to do with them... but they figured it out eventually and now there are no goldfish left. risk your fish if you want but as they get bigger the cichlids may look pretty nice for dinner one day.

another thing. you should post a pic to show your setup. do you have a screen lid that the heat lamp sits on? do you have the other compact flourescent bulb that lights up fish tanks? this sounds like a really wierd set up to me, and i dont think your turtles really appreciate having to go up almost 2 feet to the top just to bask, mine constantly stay under the heat lamp in or out of the water and just poke their heads up out of the water. they breathe air like us, i wouldnt like to have to swim an equivalent of 10 ft just to get some air and sun.
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Did you read everything? And i have clamp lamps, 1 for UVB and the other for heat and UVA and they are aquatic turtles and all need exercise so its ok for them to swim alot.
 
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but honestly do the turtles know what the goldfish and roseys are for? no not exactly... if they are going to eat fish, they will eat fish period, doesnt matter if they are the feeder goldfish/roseys or a jack dempsey if it can catch and get a hold of it. i guarantee that if i put a jack dempsey or convict or some sort of cichlid in with my turtles they will chase and try to eat it. they arent going to know that the fish i put in there isnt supposed to be food. dont be surprised if one day you wake up and see a JD head laying on your substrate with a very full and happy turtle. it might happen, it might not but dont be mad at your turtles if this happens, its only your fault.
 
i have read everything. and read more on the web about these guys. and most if not all places i have looked say you shouldnt keep them in a fully aquatic setup, as they DO need to get out of the water if they please in order to bask. they are semi aquatic, not fully aquatic. a simple way to tell if they are fully aquatic vs. semi or not aquatic at all are looking to see if they have webbed feet, and red eared sliders do not have webbed feet. just my suggestions, dont get pissy because im telling you something you dont want to hear about your set up
 
jus85411;3333003; said:
i have read everything. and read more on the web about these guys. and most if not all places i have looked say you shouldnt keep them in a fully aquatic setup, as they DO need to get out of the water if they please in order to bask. they are semi aquatic, not fully aquatic. a simple way to tell if they are fully aquatic vs. semi or not aquatic at all are looking to see if they have webbed feet, and red eared sliders do not have webbed feet. just my suggestions, dont get pissy because im telling you something you dont want to hear about your set up
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Nobody mentioned that they are fully aquatic turtles, and if you did read everything then you would know that i do have a basking area for them!!!:screwy:
Ignorance does not work for you
 
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