HELP! Sea Turtle looks sick

shuguley · 04/01/2009, 08:27 AM

Last week I was in Florida and I found a bunch of baby sea turtles trying to get to the water, I grabbed as many as I could... 6 to be exact. I brought them back with me, and I sold 5 to my LFS and kept one for myself. He seemed happy in my 55 for about 5 days. He doesn't look good at all, does anybody know what i can do for it? What do these things eat anyway? He won't eat flake food.

nick063 · 04/01/2009, 08:34 AM

APRIL FOOLS!!!!

MichaelC · 04/01/2009, 08:37 AM

IMO you need at least a 125g for a sea turtle and a constant supply of jellyfish. Mine did ok for a few years in a 90g. I eventually had to give him up though when he got too big.

thegrun · 04/01/2009, 08:52 AM

Just let him exercise by putting him in your pool once a day. It's just like walking your dog; they need room to move about.

Michael · 04/01/2009, 08:57 AM

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Originally posted by shuguley
Last week I was in Florida and I found a bunch of baby sea turtles trying to get to the water, I grabbed as many as I could... 6 to be exact. I brought them back with me, and I sold 5 to my LFS and kept one for myself. He seemed happy in my 55 for about 5 days. He doesn't look good at all, does anybody know what i can do for it? What do these things eat anyway? He won't eat flake food.

give him a cheese burger, hold back the mayo and turn the lights off for 4 days, complete blackout and he will be fine

JEFFR259 · 04/01/2009, 09:14 AM

LOL

sdc19982002 · 04/01/2009, 09:37 AM

I heard that adding a sea lion to the tank helps them adapt better.

eyesinthedrk · 04/01/2009, 09:40 AM

they eat hair algae and cyano, you should try to dirty up your water if you plan on keeping a sea turtle

mikid · 04/01/2009, 11:13 AM

turtle soup receipte........sorry april fools day is to much...i hope everything works out...........

ryansweet · 04/01/2009, 03:55 PM

Actually, sea turtle's don't like water. They much prefer sand and sun. Only called "sea" turtle because they spend so much time at the beach!

04/01/2009, 08:27 AM	#1
shuguley Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Smiths Station, AL Posts: 536	HELP! Sea Turtle looks sick Last week I was in Florida and I found a bunch of baby sea turtles trying to get to the water, I grabbed as many as I could... 6 to be exact. I brought them back with me, and I sold 5 to my LFS and kept one for myself. He seemed happy in my 55 for about 5 days. He doesn't look good at all, does anybody know what i can do for it? What do these things eat anyway? He won't eat flake food. __________________ 2 Ocellaris Clowns, Midas Blenny, Spotted Mandarin, Pistol Shrimp, 2 Cleaner Shrimp, Large CUC Corals: Xenia, Candy Cane, Zoas, Frogspawn, Brain, Bubble, Shrooms, Sun Current Tank Info: 55G Reef w/ 15G sump/fuge w/chaeto, Phosban Reactor w/GFO, AquaC Remora Protein Skimmer, 2 Koralia 3s, Nova Extreme T5HO 216W, 85lbs LR, 60lbs LS

04/01/2009, 09:40 AM	#8
eyesinthedrk Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Williamsport, PA Posts: 675	they eat hair algae and cyano, you should try to dirty up your water if you plan on keeping a sea turtle __________________ Everybody knows you never go full retard. Current Tank Info: SPS dominated, 125 gallon dt with 3 Apollo reef LED pendants, Apex Controler. 100 gal basement sump, 100 gallon basement fuge, euro reef skimmer, reef octopu s cr140 calcium reactor. Phos an reactor.

04/01/2009, 11:13 AM	#9
mikid Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: fair oaks,california Posts: 1,767	just add hot water! turtle soup receipte........sorry april fools day is to much...i hope everything works out........... __________________ Mike Dickenson....Marine Aquarist Roundtable of Sacramento, Co-Founder Current Tank Info: 187 Gal Display/125 Gal sump/Reefkeeper Elite/Rw20s/Leds

04/01/2009, 03:55 PM	#10
ryansweet Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Indianapolis/Greenwood Posts: 147	Actually, sea turtle's don't like water. They much prefer sand and sun. Only called "sea" turtle because they spend so much time at the beach! __________________ I believe the purpose of life is to be happy - Dalai Lama Current Tank Info: 34gal RSM, stayed with the stock plug and play it came with for now. Pearl Bubble, Green Bird's Nest, Various Zoa's, Various Ricordia, Starry Blenny, Sixline Wrasse, Watchman Goby/Pistol symbiont on order

04/01/2009, 08:34 AM	#2
nick063 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ocala, Florida Posts: 246	APRIL FOOLS!!!!

04/01/2009, 08:37 AM	#3
MichaelC Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 14	IMO you need at least a 125g for a sea turtle and a constant supply of jellyfish. Mine did ok for a few years in a 90g. I eventually had to give him up though when he got too big.

04/01/2009, 08:52 AM	#4
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Just let him exercise by putting him in your pool once a day. It's just like walking your dog; they need room to move about.

04/01/2009, 09:14 AM	#6
JEFFR259 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 595	LOL

04/01/2009, 09:37 AM	#7
sdc19982002 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wills Point,Texas Posts: 925	I heard that adding a sea lion to the tank helps them adapt better.