My new turtle pond!

rara12

rara12

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Note: It occured to me that i may have put this in the wrong forum, if so mods if you could please move it to the appropriat forum that would be great.
Over the week end i got some little turtles and well they needed a home and as of today its all set up and working with no leaks! I have five red ear sliders, a painted turtle, and a mississippi map. There are also five fancy goldfish, a carp (I have no idea how i ended up with it), a shabunken and several feeder fish. Oh and one african clawed frog. Here are my pics. What do ya think?
 
rara12

rara12

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This was the hard part, the waterfall. I have a pump that brings the water into a ten gallon tank that then feed my water fall. The ten gallon is my custom filter with a but load of filter pads carbon and a few other things.
 
anonome

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Looks really nice I love the painted.

I am concerned though, seems like a lot of fish, turtles to add to a new water source so soon. Won't it spike in ammonia, and nitrites?
In other words, go through a cycle?
 
wangotango

wangotango

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looks cool
ive wanted to put a pond outside for a while, but... are you worried about the turtles and the fish? wont they get eaten?
-Justin
 
shrimpi

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my BF loves those little turtles! The local Reef store here has a pond full of them and everytime we go he pics them up and watches them!
I used to have a few when I was younger. We 'smuggled' them from puerto rico because you couldnt get them here, unless you were at a reptile show or something.
They even sell them at the MALL by me.
lol
Very cute setup, Im sure they are happy!
What do you feed them?
Jessica/Shrimpi
 
teen

teen

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Originally Posted by BexleyFish
What is that turtle with the green shell? its really cool
its a red eared slider. they get big pretty quick and eat like pigs, but there cool when young.
 
reefkprz

reefkprz

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the frog and the fish may be subject to predation from the turtles hit or miss.
nice lights for heat but they need UVB light or they will end up with MTB or shell rot. there is no cheap way out of providing UVB. UVA alone is not sufficient. also I cant tell if the log on the side is attached or not but you should have a securely anchored basking platform with heat and UVB light. Also (sorry I'm a herp nut) natural wood in aquaria with turtles 99% of the time will wind up with fungus growing on it that ends up effecting the health of the reptiles. with that much stock in one tank daily waterchanges are in order, the amphibian (clawed frog) drinks through its skin, also all of the turtles must drink what they are defecating in.
ok I've been drinking a bit I should have asked how much you knew about 'tiles and amphs.
 
rara12

rara12

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Most of the fish are just feeder fish, im hoping that eventually (when the sliders get bigger) they will start getting eaten. As for residents that will be here long term, its really just the turtles. Im in the process of building a 350g pond where that carp and shubunkin will go. And the fancy goldfish are just getting some time to stretch their fins, they live in a 12g. The feeders are starting to vanish, i dont know if they are getting eaten or not but i have not seen any dead fish and the number of rosies and guppies had greatly decreased. I did however find the mutalated body of a small feeder goldfish. Is it possible the little sliders are eating the dead fish? Also what is shell rot? and is there a way to fix it, the turtles i got in china town (didnt think they were very healthy, they lived in a bucket with a bunch of other turtles for a week or two) look like they might have something.
 
reefkprz

reefkprz

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Oh a note on their dietary needs, Feeder gold fish are bad for everyone, including turtles, sliders are omnivorous. Fish are oily and fatty and will cause long-term damage to your turtle. The best diet is a varied diet; crickets, mealworms, salad greens, earthworms, wax worms, Tubifex worms, snails, and a quality prepared turtle pellet are the way to go. Crickets should be gut loaded before feeding.
Shell Rot is a common problem for pet aquatic turtles. It is characterized by white patches on the shell. It is caused by a bacterial and/or fungal infection due to poor husbandry habits (lack of uvb, improper diet, dirty water). It is treated in its initial stages by increasing water changes and soaking the turtle twice daily in a weak betadine solution. Apply Neosporin afterwards and drydock your turtle for at least 2 hours. More advanced stages require the attention of a herp vet. Failure to seek treatment may risk the infection spreading internally.
there are other diseases RES are prone to if yoyu want me to give you more info on them I have no problem doing so. any questions just ask I'll help out to the best of my abilities.
 
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