Dear Daniella: How long did you have Gabanna and Chu? Wilma is being very, very quiet. Too quiet for her. She was always swimming around. She was the "lead" turtle too. Always the first to eat, etc.... and although I got them both at the same time, almost 4 yrs ago, she was double the size of Fred. I never understood that.
What type fish do you have in the tank with Chu??? What is the size of the fish compared to Chu's size? I still have a feeling she'd do better with a companion, but I really don't think another turtle is the answer.
I know she sometimes got annoyed with Fred, but she put up with him really well. She was never too aggressive - never tried to bite him. I never saw any marks on either of them.
I feel sooo stupid for letting this happen. I've had the flu and the tank really needed clean, so I'm not sure if I "missed" something yesterday. I didn't think so, but I must have.
Again, thank for your experience.
Candace
daniella wrote:I went through the same thing you went through in January. My two baby res, gabanna and chu never fought and gabanna passed away. At first, i thought Chu was acting differently, kinda like he didn't know what to do with himself..but he got over it. My favorite thing about having the turtles was watching them interact with eachother, so I too am tempted to buy another one. However, Chu did always dominate over Gabanna (always took more food, and was just more aggressive) so I'm worried he won't get along with another turtle. I currently have a fish in there for him, I thought for sure he'd eat it right away..but he doesn't mind it at all. I think you just have to give the turtle extra attention now that his partner is gone.