Coursair
Aquarium Advice Addict
Set up your Turtles in a SEPARATE tank. That will be the best for fish and Turtles.
You can use a large rectangular Rubbermaid tub as a temp turtle home.
UV light
Heat light
Lights on for 12 hours a day. Off at night.
Basking area
Big filter
Check with reptile/amphibian section for Slider advice.
Read Everything you can find !!!
Here and online. GOOGLE is your friend !
YouTube has some good vids of Turtle set ups ( some bad ones too)
Fish
Research all your fish.
If you can't get a larger tank, start over with smaller fish that won't outgrow your tank.
Hex tanks hold less fish than rectangular tanks of the same size, less surface to air ratio, less oxygen and swimming room.
Read everything you can, read more, ask questions, Google it, read more. Watch YouTube vids. Ask questions.
Keep learning. Your Fish and Turtles deserve the BEST care possible.
Tina
I've managed a Reptile Specialty store in the past
Was a member of the Northern California Herpetological Society in the 1980s before reptiles were "cool". I was one of the few female members.
Just so you know i have Turtle experience.
You can use a large rectangular Rubbermaid tub as a temp turtle home.
UV light
Heat light
Lights on for 12 hours a day. Off at night.
Basking area
Big filter
Check with reptile/amphibian section for Slider advice.
Read Everything you can find !!!
Here and online. GOOGLE is your friend !
YouTube has some good vids of Turtle set ups ( some bad ones too)
Fish
Research all your fish.
If you can't get a larger tank, start over with smaller fish that won't outgrow your tank.
Hex tanks hold less fish than rectangular tanks of the same size, less surface to air ratio, less oxygen and swimming room.
Read everything you can, read more, ask questions, Google it, read more. Watch YouTube vids. Ask questions.
Keep learning. Your Fish and Turtles deserve the BEST care possible.
Tina
I've managed a Reptile Specialty store in the past
Was a member of the Northern California Herpetological Society in the 1980s before reptiles were "cool". I was one of the few female members.
Just so you know i have Turtle experience.