turtle :-)

[Jht]

yo, its not really fish but it lives in water so i though i'd post a pic, and does anyone know what sort of turtle this is?

 

[debiasir]

wow. couldnt help with the ID but he/sheis so cute any pics of his/her home

 

[SirMinion]

Not 100% sure, but I think that's a painted terrapin. (not actually painted, just called painted because of the bright colours)
Closly related to the red-eared terrapin (slider)

 

[guppy_man]

yup i think its a terrapin because in the UK in our local canals and lakes there are loads of terrapins but the red ear kind dont put your finger to close to the mouth otherwise it will hurt


that pic is quite cute mind i like the colours

 

[redtailblackshark]

Nice pictures, guess he wants to read fish forums too . I really like him!

 

[Angry_Platy]

That is a really cool turtle. Can I get one?

 

[SPLiSH]

S/He's gorgeous jht. How big will s/he grow?

That is a really cool turtle. Can I get one?

I want one too! But I don't know if we're allowed them in Australia.... I think it's only native species. I don't know about NSW but up here we need a liscence and there's strict rules as to which species are allowed to be kept...

But I'll ask at my LFS, they have turtles. I want one...

 

[SirMinion]

Before you all rush out and get one of these, remember that he will grow to a foot-long monster that produces more poop than a herd of cows.

Be prepared for daily 90% water changes or get used to a foul stench!

And I looked it up, it's a yellow bellied terrapin, not a painted.

 

[SPLiSH]

Before you all rush out and get one of these, remember that he will grow to a foot-long monster that produces more poop than a herd of cows.

Be prepared for daily 90% water changes or get used to a foul stench!

I think I'll just admire this one....

 

[Jer-]

they look sorta like a cooter of some sort.

Alot like my cooter. They grow big. Love them
B)

 

[Trevelyn1015]

Be prepared for daily 90% water changes or get used to a foul stench!

i have a 2 red eared sliders and razorback musk turtle in my 55 gallon, with a few fish, and i do water changes every 2-3 weeks... they dont seem to make that much of a mess, and the ammonium levels are not high...

mine dont smell, either...

 

[SirMinion]

Be prepared for daily 90% water changes or get used to a foul stench!

i have a 2 red eared sliders and razorback musk turtle in my 55 gallon, with a few fish, and i do water changes every 2-3 weeks... they dont seem to make that much of a mess, and the ammonium levels are not high...

mine dont smell, either...

And how big are these sliders?

An adult would eat those fish and foul the water two hours later.

 

[spAcE mOnkEy]

Be prepared for daily 90% water changes or get used to a foul stench!

If you put the turtle in a giant tank, like really giant, would it still need that many water changes? What size tank were you reffering to if you had to do 90% water changes daily? I think that if this turtle was in a GIANT tank, and super filtration, it wouldnt need big waterchanges like that. I just said this so the owner would know how big a tank he/she needs for the turtle incase they didnt know.

 

[Mr Miagi]

Before you all rush out and get one of these, remember that he will grow to a foot-long monster that produces more poop than a herd of cows.

Be prepared for daily 90% water changes or get used to a foul stench!

And I looked it up, it's a yellow bellied terrapin, not a painted.

LOL, good info SirMin.

I think that is my nom for POTM. Especially that second pic. It looks like he is trying to see our TFF site!

 

[Synirr]

i have a 2 red eared sliders and razorback musk turtle in my 55 gallon, with a few fish, and i do water changes every 2-3 weeks... they dont seem to make that much of a mess, and the ammonium levels are not high...

mine dont smell, either...

That's because they're still little and in a big tank

We used to have some red eared sliders in an outdoor pond. Believe me, once they get bigger, they do make a horrible mess and leave their homes with an unpleasant odor. Ours eventually migrated to our neighbor's pond, which was much bigger
Good thing he didn't mind.

Edited for grammar )