WELL AS FOR FISH I HAVE 4 SILVER DOLLOR , 4 GIANT DANIO,1 PLECO AND 2 ZIG ZAG EEL AND 2 SMALL CATFISH . AND A UGF, AND A 60G CANISTER FILTER BY PENN TEX
Turtle question...?
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THE TURTLE THAT I SEEN WAS VERY SMALL LIKE 2'' OR SO THATS WHY I THOUGHT I MIGHT BE ABELL TO GET AWAY WITH IT, I ALSO HAVE A DWARF CLAWED FROG THAT DOSE FINE IN THERE THEY DONT BOTHER HIM AND HE DONT BOTHER THEM
the turtle would have eaten the frog along with some of the fish. are you looking for a mid dweller or a bottom dweller?
you could do some sort of cichlid (obviously it would have to be a pretty laid back type). a smaller not so aggrssive one would be good in there. what type of catfish exactly? i was thinking a senegalus bichir, but once they get of any decent size they hang around the bottom more. how big is the eel? what is it eating?
I know that softshells have the abillity to take oxygen from the water and draw it in through their skin. Mine won't come up for air for a long time when they are sleeping (close to an hour).Gr8KarmaSF said:This might be considered a silly question but I really am wondering, how do fully aquatic turtles sleep in your tank since they are always in water???
thanks for the info!
anybody else got some info on the sleeping habits of their fully aquatic turtle?
anybody else got some info on the sleeping habits of their fully aquatic turtle?
as for the turtle sleeping, in nature they hybernate. Dont try this with pet turtles!!! so they take little naps throught the warm seasons (under water) using less oxygen to keep thier bodies going. THen in the winter, they actually hybernate under the water byu digging into the mud. They can obviously survive a whole season on one breath of air in hybernation mode! So i'd asume that in a tank, they just kick it down a notch and use less oxygen to sleep.
reptiles have almost super powers if you think about it... I wanna be a reptile!
Oh an KILLERKOI...
I have two red eared sliders in a 125 with 6 red top zebra's (african cichlids) and 3 cats. One is 6" the other turtle is just a baby... about 1 1/2". I keep the water almost all the full and have a floating cork "log" about 2' long.
The zebra are very territorial and often push the turtles out of the way if they invade the cichlids space. But the fish know who's boss.
The really strange thing about the fish/turlte relationship is ...
My mom and dad zebra had babies. The turtle never ate the young fry. Then once they got older, about "Tasty for Turtle" size, he left them alone. It was very strange. Even if I put roseys in the tank and the baby zebra and rosey where right next to each other, the turtle would ALWAYS go for the rosey. I'm guessing they made some kinda pact!
I think adding a predetor really kicks your little eco system in to high hear. Fish will breed more readily, and your tank will have so much more life!
But a couple thigs to watch out for with a LITTLE turtle in a bigger tank.
1. they can get sick easily when young(if they get pnemonia they WILL die if not treated PROMPTLY). get GOOD filters, clean water often until turtle is 4".
2. needs full spectrum UV lamp and basking spot OUT of water
3. tank mates will probably steal the food intended for little guy until he gains respect and gets a tad bigger
Lots more to know so research before acting....
good move tho i think!!
reptiles have almost super powers if you think about it... I wanna be a reptile!
Oh an KILLERKOI...
I have two red eared sliders in a 125 with 6 red top zebra's (african cichlids) and 3 cats. One is 6" the other turtle is just a baby... about 1 1/2". I keep the water almost all the full and have a floating cork "log" about 2' long.
The zebra are very territorial and often push the turtles out of the way if they invade the cichlids space. But the fish know who's boss.
The really strange thing about the fish/turlte relationship is ...
My mom and dad zebra had babies. The turtle never ate the young fry. Then once they got older, about "Tasty for Turtle" size, he left them alone. It was very strange. Even if I put roseys in the tank and the baby zebra and rosey where right next to each other, the turtle would ALWAYS go for the rosey. I'm guessing they made some kinda pact!
I think adding a predetor really kicks your little eco system in to high hear. Fish will breed more readily, and your tank will have so much more life!
But a couple thigs to watch out for with a LITTLE turtle in a bigger tank.
1. they can get sick easily when young(if they get pnemonia they WILL die if not treated PROMPTLY). get GOOD filters, clean water often until turtle is 4".
2. needs full spectrum UV lamp and basking spot OUT of water
3. tank mates will probably steal the food intended for little guy until he gains respect and gets a tad bigger
Lots more to know so research before acting....
good move tho i think!!
my turtles sleep all night, not that i am not up for the entire thing, but from what i can tell they go straight through the night, maybe taking quick breaths once in a while. from what i have read turtle can get some oxygen form the water, and you are supposed to keep a pond from freezing solid for captive turtles in an outdoor pond so that oxygen is continuously being replaced in the water, so they dont go through the winter on one breath. it is safe to hibernate pet turtles if done right, but is usually unnecessary unless you are trying to breed them, in which case coming out of hibernation is what triggers them to breed. as far as mixing turtles and fish it is a case by case situation, soemtimes they do well with one type of fish, sometimes they dont do well with any fish, some turtles only go for pellets so they do well with any fish.
