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Staying at the bottom to the tank?

Earl Jul 14, 2009 06:21 PM

My baby red eared slider just recently stopped eating, about Sunday night i guess, we had gone away for the weekend Saturday was the only full day we left him without a feeding, although he does have plants that he had been nibbling on so he was not completely without food. then today i notice he is staying at the bottom of the tank a lot, only coming up for a few seconds of air then floats right back to the bottom, does this sound familiar to anyone?

He had a basking spot that stays around 88-92 deg. and his water stays at about 75, hes only about 1.5inches long and is in a 30gallon tank. We had been feeding mostly Reptomin pellets for baby turtles, i know we need to add more to his diet.
In the tank we have a Tetra Whisper filter with a biobag, and have had it running about 3 weeks without cleaning it, but have cleaned the tank.
I think i have everything covered, if anyone need anything else to be able to maybe help please let me know.

Chelsea

Replies (2)

colorfulcritters Jul 20, 2009 06:59 AM

How deep do you have the water? Maybe he/she's just pooped out. If the water's too deep, he'll need something to cling to. Or make a shallow area.

Hatchlings should only be in about 2-3" or water, thought I've gone a little deeper.

Besides from this, if he/she can swim it's fine. Staying at the bottom is a symptom I've never encounterd though, so check with others here.

earl Jul 23, 2009 07:48 PM

The water is about 2-3 inch's, and when he comes up he does hold onto rocks, so this makes me feel better! thanks

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