Habitat - Indoor :: Question about tank size

[stray_647]

A friend of mine just bought two 6 inch RES, both female. He has them in a 55 gallon tank with an xp3 filter. When both of these grow to full size he would need a larger tank and I am assuming he would need like a 240 gallon tank. Could he get away with a smaller tank and how many filters would be needed for the larger tank. Thanks for the opinions

[marisa]

In all fairness to them, they should eventually have a pond. The 55-gallon is really two small, and he's courting some bullying/agression with an inadequate space.

For the larger tank, a pond filter or one of the newer larger capacity canisters (XP4, for example) would probably work, but it also would depend on what else he had in the tank.

[stray_647]

well currently all he has in the tank is the filter intake and outflow pipes, few rocks and plants at the bottom, heater, and a basking spot outside and above the tank and the turts have no problem climbing onto the basking spot. I can post a picture I will let him know about the pond.

[stray_647]

by the way, where does one go to find an indoor pond. I don't think I or my friend are very ahndy so we definitely can't build one.

[missibsu]

Places like lowes or TSC (tractor supply company) have preformed ponds or stock tanks.