Raised Turtle Pond Part 2

This is some more footage of Timmy's turtle pond. The juvenile tilapia I got less than 8 months ago have grown to around six inches and are very aggressive. Hundreds of their eggs have hatched, however the tilapia just suck up all the baby fry. The tilapia also take all the food from the other fishes. They are also quite unsightly. Therefore I decided to fish them out of the pond and replace them with nicer comets or something. (My brother screams like a girl) Also shown are my lotus plants (tubers were planted on March 14, 2009).

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• raised
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[TheBigkev670]

is it possible to leave turtles in the ponds in the winter and do you need a heater like a fish tank

[timmyng531]

@TheBigkev670 I live in Honolulu, Hawaii. It rarely gets below 70, so I leave them out all year round without a heater.

[firewire315]

what type of turtle is this cause it looks like the one i have and i dont know the type of it

[timmyng531]

@firewire315 it could be a florida yellow belly cooter?  or a yellow belly slider? im not 100% sure. try google and compare with pictures online

[Lilsaintaz]

does your turtle eat the plants?

[timmyng531]

yes they do; and it can get very annoying sometimes. they dont eat the umbrella/papyrus standing up plant because the stalks are super hard, but they eat the floating water hyacinth and water lettuce (or they just nip off all the roots). its a good idea to have a side pond to grow a constant supply.

[beakarmela]

tilapia is a very delicious cuisine here in the philippines

[TheAArmstrong]

@timmyng531 er i think thts a penn cooter buddy

[tomoyovanessa9]

ur asian so am i and i want a turtle getting one

[TheReptiQueen]

@timmyng531 im pretty sure you have a cumberland slider

[Asianleful]

Damn, those are some long claws!

[rcooper95]

lol i tried plants in my pond.... didnt last long at all, i had the exact same ones u have (minus the lotus), but they just killed everything.... they didnt even eat it they just chewed it all up and spat it up to let it all diE!