Possible sickness & filter question
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 9:58 pm
My 5 year old son found a hatchling about the size of a quarter at a soccer game 2 weeks ago. I was adamant that we were taking it to the pond at our farm to release it but got suckered in by my son & husband to keep it. It's name is now Henry the Lucky. Anyway, off to Petsmart we went 2 days later & bought a 20 gallon aquatic turtle set up just to get us going. Yes, I know not the best option but we had to get Henry into something. So now I have 2 issues. The first is that in the last 2 days, I've noticed that when Henry swims one side of his body seems higher up than the other but it's not affecting his ability to swim. And he has a good appetite & gets out to bask as he should etc. But I'm just concerned this may be the beginning of something bad. Also, I know I need a better filter. And yes I have read a lot but still just don't knowk what the best choice is. I'm only familiar with underground filters. I've had a 75 gallon fish tank for years & have always preferred those but I know that they aren't a good choice for turtles. Any help is appreciated.