Am still new to owning turtles (1.5 months now) and even newer to owning fish. Well, feeder fish.
I bought my two RES 4 feeder fish several days ago. They ate a feeder rosy and a feeder goldfish. Now there are 2 feeder goldfish left that they haven't touched for days. But they do have bits of fins missing from being chased around and almost eaten !! I know now that goldfish aren't the best feeders cause of their fat content and a bony spine fin or something.
Anyway, should I feed the goldfish anything? They've been eating turtle waste, algae, and their own waste. Will they get sick and possibly infect the turtles if they don't get proper goldfish food? Will this apply to other feeders as well (rosies, guppies)?
Secondly, it seems one of my turtles, Cinderella isn't growing, or is growing reeeeeeeaaaaaal slow. When we 1st got them Cinderella was almost 1.5" and the other RES, Rex,was much smaller. After a month and a half, Rex is now almost 2" and Cinderella has barely grown. Should I be worried about something?
In the 1st week of having them, Cinderella wasn't eating much, but now she and Rex eat a good share of food. They are fed in separate containers so Rex doesn't eat all the food, which he was doing initially. Cinderella will only eat the Zoo-med aquatic hatchling food and Flukers freeze dried crickets, Rex will eat everything!! They are living in the same aquarium that has the right heat, light, clean water, basking and swimming space and thus they are both living in the same conditions. I'm really puzzled why she isn't growing...