New Guy From Warwickshire, England

[Puncture.uk]

Hi All,

I've kept turtles for about 15 years and got into Tropical fish earlier in the year (I keep Red Bellied Piranha, Black Piranha, Green Spotted Puffers, Convict Cichlids) but have now taken an interest in marine.
I have no livestock yet as I'm still cycling and preparing the tanks.

These are my 'tanks in progress' at the moment

A Juwel Rio 240 which I intend to be a fish only set-up (Thinking about a Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish and maybe a Tang or Trigger or two)

A 28G Nano Reef tank to be used as a Reef set-up to house maybe some kind of Clown fish and / or a Seahorse (I'm aware the Seahorse will need a bigger tank eventually)

Juwel Rekord 96 (I think that's what it's called anyway) with Arcadia t5 lights to be a reef tank to house 'xxxx' fish but really just to grow some nice corals in

I have managed to get hold of some good protein skimmers, uv filters, powerheads and about 30-40 Kilos of very mature live rock but still need to get some sand and get the water just right (need to learn the tests)

I want to learn a bit more on marines before I add any fish

Sam

 

[kewskills]

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Good luck with your new life long lasting adventure your getting into

 

[charlie4486]

I was thinking about getting into marine also. but just something small. like some sea horses. my niece would love that. anyway, good luck. and keep us updated.

 

[fishwizard]

Hi Sam!
I'm quite a newbie too and live in Devon England. I have 7 tanks in all, 1 coldwater which houses 2 fantail goldfish, 1 standard goldfish and 8 whitecloud mountain minnows. Then there's the community tank, housing a selection of barbs, tetras, mollies and catfish. I have 3 Rekord 60s, which house my guppies and endlers and nursery tank. I have an 18" marina tank housing my pride and joy male betta. The final tank is in the cycling stage for platies when I get them.
Being fairly new to tropical fish keeping, I'm not that adventurous yet, but I would like at some point in the future to go marine as well. You say you keep turtles? My daughter has 2 that were destined for a local stream until she stepped in and took them. She was given them in a small tank in cold water with no lighting no heating no filtration in fact no anything! They were quite small then, (just over a year ago) now they are the size of a tea plate and still growing!
Neither we or her knew anything about turtles, so we got advice from reptile suppliers, pet shops, the internet, you name it we tried it! We know that they are a pair, and they're trying to make babies, but have no clue as to whether they will succeed. They have the correct lighting (now) and a basking shelf. I wish I could remember the type they are, but I've gone blank. All I can tell you is what they look like. They have green/yellow on black striped heads, and a yellow pattern on their undershell. I don't know if you have any idea from my rather basic description? Any tips from someone who's kept turtles for such a long time would be most welcome!
Hope I haven't bored you senseless! A big welcome to the forum, it's great. Better than a lot of others!
Jo

 

[Puncture.uk]

I was thinking about getting into marine also. but just something small. like some sea horses. my niece would love that. anyway, good luck. and keep us updated.

Hi, I am absolutely loving marines at the moment as I haven't even got any fish yet! Just the corals and rock have amazed me! I'd go for it! Aren't Sea Horses hard to keep though?

 

[Puncture.uk]

Hi Sam!
I'm quite a newbie too and live in Devon England. I have 7 tanks in all, 1 coldwater which houses 2 fantail goldfish, 1 standard goldfish and 8 whitecloud mountain minnows. Then there's the community tank, housing a selection of barbs, tetras, mollies and catfish. I have 3 Rekord 60s, which house my guppies and endlers and nursery tank. I have an 18" marina tank housing my pride and joy male betta. The final tank is in the cycling stage for platies when I get them.
Being fairly new to tropical fish keeping, I'm not that adventurous yet, but I would like at some point in the future to go marine as well. You say you keep turtles? My daughter has 2 that were destined for a local stream until she stepped in and took them. She was given them in a small tank in cold water with no lighting no heating no filtration in fact no anything! They were quite small then, (just over a year ago) now they are the size of a tea plate and still growing!
Neither we or her knew anything about turtles, so we got advice from reptile suppliers, pet shops, the internet, you name it we tried it! We know that they are a pair, and they're trying to make babies, but have no clue as to whether they will succeed. They have the correct lighting (now) and a basking shelf. I wish I could remember the type they are, but I've gone blank. All I can tell you is what they look like. They have green/yellow on black striped heads, and a yellow pattern on their undershell. I don't know if you have any idea from my rather basic description? Any tips from someone who's kept turtles for such a long time would be most welcome!
Hope I haven't bored you senseless! A big welcome to the forum, it's great. Better than a lot of others!
Jo

Hi,
You've done well to seek as much info as you can on your daughter's turtles However, reptile / pet shops are probably the worst people to ask in my opinion. They seem to have little knowlege of turtles and their requirements and only seem to be after a quick sale - The internet is probably the best source. There is a se called www.turtletimes.com - register for the forum... it's excellent!!
The turtles you have could be Yellow Bellied Sliders (very common in pet shops) but seeing how they've grown so fast they maybe could be a type of River Cooter. Any chance of a picture?... I'd be able to give you a positive ID then
If your turtles were hatchling-sized a year or so ago then they would not be sexually-mature yet (they reach this around 5) and it would be near impossible to determin the individual's sex until around that time. Often turtles may 'stack' themselves on top of oneanother but that is just believed to be a way of 'fighting' over the sun rays for basking - nothing to do with mating. However, if one of your turtles is 'fanning' 'his' front claws at the other then that is a courtship ritual. It is extrememly rare for a female to get knocked-up at this age though. Breeding requires a lot more care / equipment so I wouldn't worry about it just yet.
I could go on for ages but need to go out in a minute. If you could give the lowdown on your daughter's turtle tank / care / conditions etc. then we can go from there.

Please excuse any spelling / errors - I've been up changing nappies and making bottles all night! lol

Sam

 

[Daniel454]

Welcome good luck

 

[PoptartShop]

Welcome to FishForums.net!

 

[fishwizard]

Hi Sam,
Thankyou so much for your quick reply! My husband is going to take some photos of them when he takes our granddaughter back tomorrow. Then I will have to find out how to upload them for you to see. They live in a 4ft tank with stones as substrate, plus a built up area for them "sunbathe". The lighting is a turtle friendly tube. They have a Fluval 3+ filter and a 200watt heater. She feeds them on a propriety brand of turtle pellets. When they were much smaller she used to take them out of the tank to feed them, but now they dine at home! She gives them a wash to keep their shells clean. That's about all I can think of at the moment.
Jo

 

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