Recent content by Juanita

Hi. My RES eats all the anacharis i can buy. Doesn't like much else. I have plastic plants that she uses to rest on. They are there because i like color and variety.

Our water ran higher in temperature for a while also. Not all water heaters run true to what is labeled. We turned ours down and not it runs about 78* consistently. Also, as a side note, if our turtle (RES) happens to bump the heater, the temperature rises. Ours must be more sensitive to...

Algernon is a lot of work, but worth it. We have it down to a routine. I clean the tank out a couple times a day. I really miss my koi, they cleaned up after Al pretty well. And, as a big surprise to me....I discovered we now have 2 plecos. I have NO idea how that could be, i clearly only...

My RES hasn't even shown any interest in the fish around her. I did have 2 koi in the tank (yes, I was very stupid, at the time), but they are such gorgeous fish and I figured I would have the pond done before they got so big. Our turtle, Algernon (even tho a girl), would go and hang near the...

Our turtle is so social, she follows us when we are in the room. I put a ping pong ball in the tank and she hits it ever once in a while.

HI. I have one red eared slider. She is getting a new tank I ordered next week! Currently in a 40g, new one is 65g. We had homemade filter system for a while, but then purchased a Marineland C360 filter, for 55-100g, when we moved her inside the house. RES turtles have a reputation of being a...