Hey reefers loving all your advice and help on my saltwater tank now would like some help on doing a freshwater tank for my turtle

[Lilly Moore]

Hey reefers thanks for all the advice and helping me with my saltwater tank even if you don’t know you helped thanks now I’m doing a freshwater one for my turtle wondering what fish would go good and should I do brackish or freshwater also what are good fish that can go with my turtle

 

[SlugSnorter]

turtle or tortoise, also what kind.

 

[Soren]

What type of turtle do you have? How big is it?
What is the size of the tank? Do you want to include areas for basking out of the water or not?

My brothers and I kept a 10-11" red-eared slider turtle in a 75-gallon aquarium for a few years. We added feeder minnows and guppies to the tank and they did well with the turtle. I would guess that most small community freshwater fish would work well in a freshwater turtle tank. If you go the brackish-water route, make sure the fish are compatible in brackish water (mollies, guppies, and endlers livebearers all are, from what I know).

 

[Lilly Moore]

Red eared slider turtle and we have 1 that is 13 years old and probably full grown and we wanted to add another turtle and some fishes

 

[Lilly Moore]

Thanks I’m also waying the pros and cons between freshwater or brackish what are y’all’s opinion on what i should do

 

[Lilly Moore]

What type of turtle do you have? How big is it?
What is the size of the tank? Do you want to include areas for basking out of the water or not?

My brothers and I kept a 10-11" red-eared slider turtle in a 75-gallon aquarium for a few years. We added feeder minnows and guppies to the tank and they did well with the turtle. I would guess that most small community freshwater fish would work well in a freshwater turtle tank. If you go the brackish-water route, make sure the fish are compatible in brackish water (mollies, guppies, and endlers livebearers all are, from what I know).

Thanks for help and responding

 

[Lilly Moore]

turtle or tortoise, also what kind.

Red ear slider

 

[Soren]

Thanks I’m also waying the pros and cons between freshwater or brackish what are y’all’s opinion on what i should do

Since red-eared sliders are typically found in freshwater and freshwater has more options for easily-attained fish than brackish water and does not require salt for mixing since tap water is generally useable, I would recommend freshwater.

How big is full-grown for your 13-year-old turtle? How big is the tank you are keeping it in? Is it all water, or do you have some land or logs for it to climb out of the water on? Can you share any pictures of your setup or your plan? Do you mind if the turtle eats some of the fish?

 

[SlugSnorter]

Since red-eared sliders are typically found in freshwater and freshwater has more options for easily-attained fish than brackish water and does not require salt for mixing since tap water is generally useable, I would recommend freshwater.

How big is full-grown for your 13-year-old turtle? How big is the tank you are keeping it in? Is it all water, or do you have some land or logs for it to climb out of the water on? Can you share any pictures of your setup or your plan? Do you mind if the turtle eats some of the fish?

12 inches or so, they like freshwater, a smaller, faster and active species of fish could be good tank-mates, as the turtle my munch on larger, slower fish

 

[Lilly Moore]

Also don’t know the gender if anyone can tell me that also it was a turtle I bought at the beach as souvenir that mom thought would just die in a year but i got lucky and had him for 13 years

 

[Lilly Moore]

And he’s in a 40 gallon

 

[SlugSnorter]

Also don’t know the gender if anyone can tell me that also it was a turtle I bought at the beach as souvenir that mom thought would just die in a year but i got lucky and had him for 13 years

you cannot really tell the gender without a side by side, gimme some close ups of the tail and I can try

 

[SlugSnorter]

And he’s in a 40 gallon

remember to have a spot above water where he can stand and bask

 

[Lilly Moore]

 

[Lilly Moore]

And he has a floating basking thing you can see in the pic

 

[Lilly Moore]

Are those good sorry if there hard to look at or see I use my iPad and phone sometimes not a computer

 

[Lilly Moore]

I only have 1 right now want to get another later when we move tanks

 

[SlugSnorter]

I only have 1 right now want to get another later when we move tanks

hmm, I think its female, but Im not 100%

 

[SlugSnorter]

basic way to semi-accurately tell

 

[Lilly Moore]

That’s better than nothing thank u