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turtles and current
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Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:28 pmby MTski
My tank is pretty large and my turtles only 3.5 inches lol but i have a small current going around my tank (i have a fluval FX5) and i was just wondering if the current would make my turtle unconfortable.... thank you
Posted:
Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:04 pmby spaceapple
RES naturally live in rivers, so they should have no problems with a current. It's my understanding that it can sometimes disturb very small turtles, but with the size of yours they should be fine.
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Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:18 pmby Daniel3507
i have an fx5 in my tank and i just pointed the outputs at the glass. there is still a current so the water moves but its not overwhelmingly strong
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Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:24 pmby erinemcgreevy
Murphy is the same size as your turtle and I frequently see him ridding the waves of the current; I think he quit enjoys the current from his filter.
Posted:
Wed Sep 17, 2008 8:03 pmby MTski
Thank you!