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Fish

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Mon Mar 03, 2014 4:49 pm
by AndrewRave
So i got my turtle 3 feeder comets or something, and pleco so that the pleco could live with him, not as food. The first day i put them in i had to take the pleco out because my turtle was biting his tail, however he still hasnt attacked the fish 3+ days later. What do i do
Re: Fish

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Mon Mar 03, 2014 5:41 pm
by AndrewRave
Bump
Re: Fish

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Mon Mar 03, 2014 6:02 pm
by Linus
Don't feed comets. They are all fat no protein. Feed minnows.
Re: Fish

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Mon Mar 03, 2014 8:03 pm
by AndrewRave
I would like to, but minnows die quickly and my turtle wont eat it after its dead
Re: Fish

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Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:51 am
by Kansasslider
Well, Now you have a fish/turtle tank. Why do you say the minnows die? I have feeder minnows in both my turtle tanks.
Re: Fish

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Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:01 pm
by Linus
Even though they're feeders, still float them, don't just drop em in.
Re: Fish

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Thu Mar 06, 2014 5:12 pm
by AndrewRave
what is "floating"
Re: Fish

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Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:28 pm
by Linus
When you get fish, you float the bag on the water with the fish so temperature equals out.
http://www.wikihow.com/Float-Your-New-Fish
Re: Fish

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Fri Mar 07, 2014 12:39 pm
by devilduck
Find another source for your minnows. Since they are feeder fish, sometimes they are not kept in the greatest of conditions at the store.
I bought a bag of minnows once and most were dead in the 30 minutes it took me to drive home.
I take the turtle out of the tank and float the minnow bag in the tank for 15 minutes to equalize the temperture. Then I pour them into a net to get rid of the nasty water they come in and put them in the tank. Feed them and give them a couple of hours to acclimate. My tank has a bunch of fake plants and logs for hiding spots.
Once the turtle is back in, he usually eats most of them in the first few days. The 2 or 3 of the faster smarter minnows can survive for 3-4 months but eventually Fred gets them.
Re: Fish

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Fri Mar 07, 2014 2:25 pm
by Linus
I drop 10 minnows into my 50G, and they're gone in less than 10 min.
Re: Fish

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Fri Mar 07, 2014 5:03 pm
by AndrewRave
So take the turtle out when they are getting used to it,
Re: Fish

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Fri Mar 07, 2014 6:35 pm
by Linus
Yea because you're turtle will attack the floating back of fish.