General Care Discussion :: two questions

[chefglue]

number one! Any suggestions for keeping my res from wrecking any setup i put in tank. It looks good then he just flips and smashs into everything like a bull in a china shop.

number two- how do i get my res he's almost 3years old to eat lettuce he has no intrest

[maddpnoi]

1 - There's really no way to stop them. Just make sure you secure everything (use aquarium silicone if you really have to) that you're not okay with them moving around.

2 - Search the threads, there's a whole bunch of suggestions on how to get RES to eat vegetables. The short answer is... offer it everyday and/or you could hold off on pellets until they start to get hungry enough to eat it veggies.

[marisa]

How elaborate is your set-up (decorations, plants, etc.)? I've found that keeping it simple is best. Fake/plastic plants hold up much better than real ones.

For the lettuce, you could try to get the scent of something your turtle likes on a piece of leaf. "Marinating" leaf pieces in the water from canned tuna overnight has worked for some.

[chefglue]

ive tried to put some things for my rosie reds to hide in like caves etc...
but he flips them also buried a bubble ring under a gaint rock that he made sure to push off so the bubble ring floats to the top..lol Then i have some fake plants that he flips and some river rocks

[Mandyb]

haha i have the same problem i have a little volcano in there and i have a female whos really strong i solved it by setting rocks against it....you could try aquarium silicone.