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Chinese Shoft Shell Turtle Info Plz?

By on Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011 | No Comments

Hello all
I am thinking about buying a chinese shoft shell turtle but i catn find many info about them, can you plz tell me if they need a basking spot outside of water?what size of aquarium they need?any info is welcome!thanks!

How Do I Go About Cleaning An Empty Turtle Shell For My Aquarium?

By on Friday, August 5th, 2011 | 1 Comment

I found an empty turtle shell down at a creek where a few rivers come together..When I picked it up the bones fell out and it looks almost like the shell was shedding?? Would this be ok to put in a freshwater tank? And how would I go about cleaning it to make it safe to put in the tank with fresh water fish? Thank you.

How To Clean A Shell For My Fish Tank?

By on Tuesday, July 26th, 2011 | 3 Comments

I bought this shell at a yard sale and decided to put it in my fish tank. Anyone know a good way how to kill the bacteria?

Soft Shell Turtle In Aquarium?

By on Monday, July 18th, 2011 | 2 Comments

i bought a baby soft shell turtle a few days back in hes doing great, im aware they get very large so this is my idea and i wanna know if itll work..
Right now, the turtle is 2inch (shell size) and im wondering if i can place him in my 90 gallon fishtank. the fish i have in that fish tank are: 2 pacu, (8 inches) a small motoro stingray, a bichir and a fire eel. i have sand as a substrate and the water is very clean and clear. down the line, do you think i could put that soft shell in there with the fish? (provided a place to bask and a uvb and basking light) will the pacu attack him? if i remove the pacu will he make it? i need to know if this will work! (btw no fish in there is small enough to fit in his mouth)
Thankks:)

Can Soft Shell Turtles Live In An Aquarium With Fishes With Only A Tall Rock To Climb On And Breath.?

By on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 | 1 Comment

I have a soft shell turtle and placed it in a tank with fish and crayfish in it. The water is very deep and have tall rocks for the turtle to climb. It is also placed near a window if the turtle wants to bask.
It is still a baby and vulnerable to the crayfish but its shell can protect it since it was hard not soft. Because I placed it near a window algae might grow so I bought a janitor fish and an algae eater to keep the tank clean. Will he drown or survive?

Shell Dwelling Cichlid (multifaciatus)?

By on Thursday, January 6th, 2011 | 2 Comments

Okay… so stress killed my male Apistogramma and they’re about 25 dollars a fish so I don’t think I’ll be getting another any time soon… (the reason I think it’s stress is that there was a lay over in Dallas for 18 hours and they came in and were immediately taken elsewhere and put in another high energy aquarium…. the female is still alive… does she need her own kind?)
1. What’s the minimum amount of these cichlids I should keep (shelldwellers) Could I start with a pair?
2. What’s the minimum amount of gallons for these guys? (I’ve heard 10 is that true?)
3. THey like hard water? THe water where I live is very hard.
4. They like sand and shells? WHere would I get shells and do they have to be a specific kind?
5. Are they too aggressive for a community setting? (They’ll be going somewhere separate from the other cichlids)
About my female Apistogramma….
1. Does she need to be in a group?
2. Should I make the effort to get another male Apistogramma?
3. She doesn’t come out of her cichlid stone and I have no idea if she’s eating….. I”m really worried about it her…

how can I make my baby turtles shell hard? its sooo soft.?

By on Thursday, July 29th, 2010 | 18 Comments

I have a baby painted turtle. Its about the size of a quarter. Its shell on the top and exspecially the bottom in the center is sooo soft. And I know that’s not good. What does it need? I feed him a cricket..about the length of the baby turtle about every 3 4 days. Does he need more?? And what other foods? It only eats meat type products, not the pellets or cuttle bone. Also what’s a schedule for lighting. Like how many hours a day. Also is duckweed a good source of calcium?
And what type of stuff does it need in its tank. I have a little fish tank about 3 gallons. I have rocks and water in there..anything else need to be in there? Please and thank you if you help answere

Pagurus samuelis (Blue-banded Hermit Crab) in a Callistoma Shell

By on Friday, July 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

Hermit Crab

Image taken on 2010-01-13 14:24:31 by jkirkhart35.

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