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Post Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 4:49 pm   Fish

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
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 5:41 pm   Re: Fish

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Post Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 6:02 pm   Re: Fish

Don't feed comets. They are all fat no protein. Feed minnows.
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 8:03 pm   Re: Fish

I would like to, but minnows die quickly and my turtle wont eat it after its dead
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Post Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:51 am   Re: Fish

Well, Now you have a fish/turtle tank. Why do you say the minnows die? I have feeder minnows in both my turtle tanks.
1 Male Mississippi Map/Mississippi
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Post Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:01 pm   Re: Fish

Even though they're feeders, still float them, don't just drop em in.
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Post Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 5:12 pm   Re: Fish

what is "floating"
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Post Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:28 pm   Re: Fish

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
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Post Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 12:39 pm   Re: Fish

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.
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Post Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 2:25 pm   Re: Fish

I drop 10 minnows into my 50G, and they're gone in less than 10 min.
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Post Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 5:03 pm   Re: Fish

So take the turtle out when they are getting used to it,
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Post Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 6:35 pm   Re: Fish

Yea because you're turtle will attack the floating back of fish.
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