Assuming an appropriately sized stock tank, in the 100-300 gallon range, what are the chances of a group of albino red ears, red-bellied sidenecks, diamondback terrapins, and spiny softshells getting along, if their requirements even allow them to live together in the first place?
Turtle combatability question
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That tank would be waaaaaaayyyyy......overstocked. Plus softshells usually don't play well with others.
I don't think compatibility will be the primary problem. If each group has ~3 animals then you are talking about 12 turtles and even a 300g stock tank will be way too small. The over crowding would lead to scratches and dents and it doesn't take much of those to doom a softshell with infections.
I would recommend picking a favorite of the 4 types and putting 1.2 in the 300g, that could be interesting and lead to breeding.
I would recommend picking a favorite of the 4 types and putting 1.2 in the 300g, that could be interesting and lead to breeding.
I am going to go the other way and say just get Sofshells, IMO vastly more entertaining Turtles to watch and more intelligent than a RES.
I figured as much on the softshells... And I wasn't thinking of a big group, really, or breeding. 2 would be the max on any of them, and definately just one red ear. Minus the softshells, how would the other 3 go together habitat wise?
Also, the red-bellied sidenecks (from New Guinea) are kind of the oddball of the bunch, but from what I've read, they're a similar size and have similar water and temp requirements.
Also, the red-bellied sidenecks (from New Guinea) are kind of the oddball of the bunch, but from what I've read, they're a similar size and have similar water and temp requirements.
Most people will tell you to keep native seperate from exotics although there are people who break the rules and get away with it without any problems. If I were you and I wanted to keep more than one turtle species I would just stick with the diamondback terripans and the RES beause they are both natives and have been proven countless times to coexist without many problems.loconorc;4505394; said: