I found this Pleco in a Jupiter, Florida canal. It put up no resistance when I caught it in a net it made no attempt at struggle when handled either. These are very abbarsive animals and would not keep them with softshelled turtles.

On another note, I keep my large softshelled turtles (Apalone ferox) ina 4x8 foot fiberglass pond when indoors. There is no substrate, making the pond rather easy to keep clean.

Keep in mind that my softshelled turtles are large adult turtles and are handled frequently and very tame. I stongly suggest a sandy substrate with juvenile softshelled turtles as they have a very nervous nature. Avoid over crowding if you do anything. Over crowding equals stress and disease. Give a softshell as much room as possible, they are very active and should be allowed to swim fast when they are young.

Thanx, Leo



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