whatever long term separation may be required, do NOT let him or her go into the wild.. if need be, look for a good home for one or the other. LTCs dont often adjust well to release, and many perish.
Mixing species that are not native natrually together will always carry a risk, espcially if they ar not the same size. I had Eastern Paints with a Spotted, with no problems, but that occurs here in NJ. my spottie died, and my brother got a RES from a kid at school. after she got large enough, we put her with the Paints. She was extremely aggressive. she continued to grow (she exceded 12 inches at age 3) and her attitude only worsened. she started attacking our paints and that was it. I took her to the closest turtle pet store for readoption. She is happily living in a large pond as a breeder. we did a little research (the internet was just starting to to become available) and found out that paints and RES dont mix well due to non nativeness. (sorry, cant explain it beyond that)
Good luck

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