Habitat - Indoor :: New RES owner, Looking for advice ASAP

[Rollen]

problem is that even though i told my mom that he eats GF she still bought them as pets. I'm gonna have to set up the smaller tank because I can't see this ending well but now I can't see them at all with all the cloudy water. I still have 10 minnows they've been there for a week now and all the goldfish are still there doesn't seem like he's trying to eat any of them. What sucks now is that they are competing with food. Saw 3 fancy gf gobble 2 of the pellets before he could get to them.

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

Yeah i would take them out. If the turtle ever eats them all..... thats allot of fish in a short amount of time.

[BiteyBits]

With all those fish, it'll keep your water cloudy longer as well. In addition to stirring up the sand, they all make waste, assume 1gal per inch of fish, more for goldies they make more mess. And more for fancies because they are more fat and less long, so 2gal per inch at least.

On the plus side, your tank will cycle quickly. Though it will get toxic with ammonia first, keep an eye on that.

If it's really so cloudy that you can't see anything at all, you may want to start over. Empty the tank, take the sand out and rinse it really good again. If you're setting up a smaller tank anyway, you can keep your turtle warm in there while you're working.