Quote Originally Posted by JHarris1385 View Post
Hey Tri, do you have picture of your set up? I let mine go when he got about that size.

What food do you use?

Do you have issues with keeping the water clear? That was my biggest battle.
No good pics but basically I have a 20 gal. long aquarium (for now until he out grows it), natural gravel and rocks, a floating "dock" for sunning, a screen type cover, a regular aquarium light, a sun lamp, 2 filters...a zoo med 318 in tank and a zoo med 501 canister filter. As far as food my red ear is not to picky. I give him pellet food, shrimp, and occasionally fresh veggies. After doing some reading on the subject of keeping the water clear that a key "ingredient" is to change out the charcoal often. The dirty water is caused by the build up of ammonia which the charcoal absorbs...I still need to do a water change out every 2-3 weeks though...it's just the nature of the beast.