>>Another important thing is a proper day night cycle. Use timers to shut off lights at the same time every day. When fish sleep they sit on the bottom. If your turtle sleeps all day, then he will be ready to hunt all night. Also having a good current in the tank will help scents flow around and keep the fish on their "toes". Its also entertaining to see a turtle expertly maneuver into the flow of a powerhead. My turtle would swim right into the output of my 1000 gph pump.


This is true too. My mud turtle is slower than the painted, they don't live together in the same tank. The mud has a harder time catching his fish in day time.
I keep a small nightlight on in their room that's not next to the tanks. The light doesn't light up the tanks but it keeps the room from being pitch black at night.
I've watched my mud stalk and catch his feeder fish at night in the dim light, he's a really good night hunter.
The painted doesn't bother to hunt at night because he's good at catching them in day light.
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