My new FRT

[chirohorn]

Thought I'd post here since he's kept w/monster fish. :) Just got him yesterday. It's a fully aquatic, 13" fly river turtle. He's in a 6'x4' tank.

Transport:
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n125/chirohorn/FRTtransport.jpg

Made it home:
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n125/chirohorn/FRTlifting.jpg

A real beast:
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n125/chirohorn/FRTbottom.jpg

In the tank:
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n125/chirohorn/FRT.jpg

[FishAddict]

thats freakin awesome!!!! i want one!!!

what does he eat?
how big will he get?
whats his name?

[chirohorn]

Eats veggies & pellets. Previous owner stated bananas & kiwi were his fave fruits. Max size is 22". The wifey named him Aussie due to his origins.

[peterp63]

Nice! How is he with tankmates???

[BenChod]

very nice pick up...

[poel_19]

super awesome!!

[Typical Tony]

that is a badass turtle

[chirohorn]

Thanks for the kind words. He's leaving the tankmates alone so far. Just cruises around the tank. It's pretty awesome to see him gliding around.

[fidel]

Nice dude wered you get him from? Bet it wasnt cheap lol

[chirohorn]

Got him from peterp63 in Houston (who got him from a mutual friend in SA who had him for 8 yrs). FRTs are very expensive turtles for sure, but we got the 'friend' discount.

[flamenco-t]

Looks awesome...I've had 3 oppt to buy an FRT and always turned away to the messines. I guess after owning an AUL where his poop is about the size of a pinkie, I turned away from big pooper LOL..

Nice pick up nonetheless

[ayla]

I love it! Can we see a full tank shot?

[chirohorn]

As you wish:
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n125/chirohorn/6x4tank2.jpg
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n125/chirohorn/6x4tank-1.jpg

Heads up:
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n125/chirohorn/FRT3.jpg

chirohorn added 9 Minutes and 14 Seconds later...

I'm going to move the pair of giant gouramis to the 240 gallon by themselves. They're dirtying the water like nobody's business. :o

[Erniec]

Wow , love the turtle

[peterp63]

I didn't get to look at the sump on the 6x4, but you might wanna try sock filters in the 100-200 micron range. These can do wonders in cleaning up the water. Stan can elaborate more, but that is what I plan on using on my 5x5 and my 215g sumps.

[chirohorn]

Got 2 big sock filters on there already. Not sure of their sizes, but it's probably time for a good rinsing.

[ayla]

Woah. Those guys are going to take over your neighborhood.

[Venom SS]

Thats a big one too, great pick up.