Ok, I know that this turtle I have had for about 6 months now is a painted turtle. No doubt about it. But it is -for sure- a midland painted? I live in SW Ohio, and was recently told that he looks like an Eastern painted instead. I'm looking to buy him a bigger tank here real soon, but I'm limited on space. So, to the questions...

1) Is he a midland painted? Because I know that Eastern's get a few inches bigger and can need up to a 120g tank if it's a female. But I'm almost 100% positive he's a male but he's still young so I can't really go by the length of his claws, so I'm going by the length of his tail...
2) Is depth more important than length when looking for a tank? I'm limited to about 40 inches long, and when looking for tanks, a 36L x 18W x 24H is anywhere from 65g to 75g depending on the website. Would that be an OK sized tank for a male, Midland painted, after he's reached adult size?

All of the information out there is so confusing on tank size and what-not, and any help from you guys would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

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