To answer some of the questions.
* when I said I wanna put alot of plants I forgot to mention what they are. They are all out of the river but when i get the names ill let you know. MOst of them are less then two inches high so they won't crowd. Also only about 5 plants of significant height, 4-6 inches. I'll take pics and maybe some of you can help me identify the plants.
*Turtles. If I was to put two turtle in a ten inch tank they would be small. I can also catch them myself. they would be maybe 3-4 inch turtles. Little painters or snappers. I'm aware that they get large but turtles just like fish have stunted growth in tanks. I'd probably keep them in the tank and when I felt they are getting big I plan on getting a 120 gallon or larger tank in the future. I also don't mind if the turtles eat the fish. It's the nature of the business. But I'd hope that what I fed them would keep them from going on killing sprees.
*I don't plan to get anything that grows over 2 inches or so. Mostly minnows and small fish. Again, I'll take pictures so you all can help me identify those which I'm having trouble with.
*Quarantine: I have set up a new tank and as of yet there is nothing in the tank but the new plants. It's been a week and im gonna wait another week and treat the water some more and make sure everything is sufficient to support life and I also want to make sure my plants survive. I've added plant suppliment and they seem to be doing good so far. I've added some iron mixture. But I don't see the need to quarantine them when they are going in a tank that isn't occupied by anything else.
*I may wait an extra week and let the water evaporate down a few inches so i can see how the tank does with a mounted piece of driftwood for the turtles.
I can assure you it will be a healthy tank. The seedlings that came out of one of the plants are floating on top of the tank now and have started growing roots so that tells me there is at least some hope for a healthy life for the plants and fish.
I'll get pics up soon.
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