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[lunabebe4]

Hello, I am from seattle.
I do not have my turtle yet but me and my boyfriend are getting a RES on friday, and I am so EXCITED! I can't wait, thats all I have talk, read, and thought since we decided to get one about a week ago. If you have any brands, or anything you can suggest I am buying all the stuff thursday so i can set it up and then we are picking out or turtle friday.This will be my first turtle so I have been reading up a lot about diet, lighting, and all kinds of things. Any tips would be helpful. Any suggestions for a japanese name? We like anime lol

[steve]

Hi, welcome to the site. It's great that you are researching now, though what type of setup you need depends on the size and breed of the turtle.

[lunabebe4]

I'm planning on get a res, plan on getting a 20 gallon long tank, the turtles are all about 4-6 inches right now.

[imderanged]

You might want to reconsider the 20 long. At 4 - 6 inches the 20 gallon will already be too small for the turtle and he/she will continue to grow. The general rule of thumb is 10 gallons per inch of shell. I had my turtle in a 20 long when I first got her and she was less than 2 inches. Even with her being so small it was next to impossible to keep clean because the small volume of water gets dirty so quickly. believe it or not, a larger tank is easier to maintain in a lot of ways!

As far as Anime names, what shows do you like? There are so many good names! I have a Betta named Sesshomaru, and I think someone on this board has a turtle named Ichigo. Ranma would be a cute name, especially if you weren't sure of the turtles sex!

[taurusgirl]

welcome

[lunabebe4]

We are getting the turtle tomorrow, I will look into a big tank. I am guessing on the size. I only saw them once so far and I am a bad judge of size but I know they are at least 4 inches do to the laws. We decided on a mix of 4 anime names. Momo fuu-jin mugen. lol my boyfriend came up with it. Momo for short. its from samuri champlu(spl).

[bradmeisel]

good luck. It is great that you are getting all the stuff for the turtle before you get him. I wish you the best and you definitely want to get a bigger tank.

i had a 20 gallon and was completely cleaning it every ten days. Since I've switched to the 75 gallon the water stays crystal clear all the time.