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Post Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:05 pm   The Babies are Home

Today (which was like...2 weeks ago) was a big day for me because I finally moved my baby turtles, 3 of the 15 I had adopted out of the "pond" in the basement to their new home upstairs right next to my computer. Now that all these babies are home, that means that all of the babies have homes, tho some of them didn't make it :cry: all the ones that are still are around are all home :D .

Fortunately I have a lot of things from the other 2 turtles' old tank that i didnt have to buy anything new for them, which after spending a lot on them already was a nice change. So heres the rundown on the kids' new home:

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Tank: 29 gal.
2 Fluval 2+ filters (yes!)
Tetrafauna heater
Med. ZooMed floating dock

At the bottom of the tank I put a green terrarium mat thats safe for the turtles' if they eat it, and it allows little bits of stuff that the filters don't get to settle down through it so it doesn't muck up the water, I have one in the 75 gal with the big turtles and the water has stayed crystal clear, so if you're wondering what to put on the bottom of your tank, I strongly suggest it.

Here are some pictures of the residents:

I moved Spot in with the babies because he was getting his tail bitten by the big turtles and he was starting to look pretty bad. I found when plecos are under stress, their color fades, when I took Spot out of the big tank, he was a very light brown, almost tan color, but a few days after being in the the babies, his color went back to a dark brown so you could see his spots again! I say hes the turtles' babysitter...
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The babies sometimes nip at his tail, so when they get bigger Ill have to get a tropical fish tank (what a shaaaame! :wink: ) but sometimes Spot returns the favor!
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Heres Bruiser (back) and the light turtle whose name is T.B.D. (tho my sister has nicknamed her spazwad because she tends to kinda tear around the tank randomly)
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Heres a close-up of Bruiser, I don't like to play favorites, but I love how his head is black and neon-green.
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Bruiser again
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Heres the light turtle
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Heres Squirt, he was the smallest of the babies and has only started growing recently, hes a little camera shy.
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Squirt and Bruiser playing army behind the rock
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Thats all for now, I'll be sure to keep you all updated!
Yeah...a little TOO Raph...

2 Adult RES- Big Turtle and Little Turtle
2 Young RES- Bruiser and Squirt
1 Pleco- Spot
Community Aquarium- Zebra Danios, Neon Tetras, Congo Tetras, Angelfish
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Post Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:08 pm   

Glad to see they're doing great! Nice job.. that pic with the pleco is something!
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Post Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:11 pm   

Lol I love it nice setup too!!

Bruiser that is such a cool name
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Post Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:30 pm   

Holy crap that pleco is just huge!!

ooh the lil babies are growing up!
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Post Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:50 pm   

Good job
Beautiful setup!
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Post Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:51 pm   

Thats very nice. And that is one big shell cleaning, waste sucking, baby sittin' pleco. :D
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Post Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:01 pm   

How cute they are! I'm so glad you and George were there to save them - they deserve a chance.

So....you are now the proud parent of how many...is it five?...turtles? That's a bunch of turtles!
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Post Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:27 pm   

SpotsMama wrote:How cute they are! I'm so glad you and George were there to save them - they deserve a chance.

So....you are now the proud parent of how many...is it five?...turtles? That's a bunch of turtles!


Yup, 5 turtles, Big Turtle, Little Turtle, Squirt, Bruiser and The Turtle Who Has Yet To Be Named. Hopefully sometime I can get a picture of all of them together!
Yeah...a little TOO Raph...

2 Adult RES- Big Turtle and Little Turtle
2 Young RES- Bruiser and Squirt
1 Pleco- Spot
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Post Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:31 pm   

Awww - a family portrait.

I thought the name of your last turtle was TBD.
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Post Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:47 pm   

SpotsMama wrote:Awww - a family portrait.

I thought the name of your last turtle was TBD.


Haha, well TBD short for To Be Determined
Yeah...a little TOO Raph...

2 Adult RES- Big Turtle and Little Turtle
2 Young RES- Bruiser and Squirt
1 Pleco- Spot
Community Aquarium- Zebra Danios, Neon Tetras, Congo Tetras, Angelfish
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Post Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:07 pm   

Wow. How long have you had your pleco? We can't wait for ours to get that big.
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Post Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:18 pm   

untsmurf wrote:Wow. How long have you had your pleco? We can't wait for ours to get that big.


As much as Id like to say that I raised him to be that big, I actually bought him at an aquarium store at that size.
Yeah...a little TOO Raph...

2 Adult RES- Big Turtle and Little Turtle
2 Young RES- Bruiser and Squirt
1 Pleco- Spot
Community Aquarium- Zebra Danios, Neon Tetras, Congo Tetras, Angelfish
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Post Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:46 pm   

Did they tell you how old he was?
~Christi
1.0 RES: Mikey R.I.P.
1.0 Het for Albino Red Tail Boa: Kaa ~adopted out
0.0.1 Northern BTS: Petri ~now a well-loved class pet

1.0 Am. Staff Mix: Brutus R.I.P.
1.0 German Shepherd: Pax

1.0 Husband: Will
0.1 Daughter: Lily
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Post Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:48 am   

how safe is to have aplecos in the tank ? I have 2yo turtle and a 3-4 moths baby turtle , and I been wondering if would be agood idea to put a plecos in it ???????
GlaD TO Be A MeMBeR, :) I have a 2 yo male turtle and a baby turtle 2-3 months old, I'm interested in knowing more about them,
hugs, Albert, Donatello and Baby turtle and bunch of tropical fishes( 3 acuariums) :)
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Post Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:01 am   

untsmurf wrote:Did they tell you how old he was?


i didnt really ask, i just wanted a big pleco haha
Yeah...a little TOO Raph...

2 Adult RES- Big Turtle and Little Turtle
2 Young RES- Bruiser and Squirt
1 Pleco- Spot
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