How often should i change the filter in my turtles tank.

Question

He's in a 15 gallon aquarium all by himself. His name is Crush and he's a West African something i forgot but they're supposed to be pretty rare.

Answer 1

as soon as the water starts looking bad.

they can get sick real easy if the water is dirty

Answer 2

depending on if you have the carbon 4 chamber stuff or just some cotton, it'll need changing at different times. with a cotton one, you should change or just clean it whenever it looks a bit dirty and with carbon thingymabobs, if it has foam things in it, thats needs changing about every 6 weeks and the carbon stuff need changing every 6 months (but should be cleaned whenever you got free time).

and west african painted turtle maybe?

Answer 3

dont get another turtle onless you are going to get a 30- 40 gallon tank and a bigger filter. if i was you i would keep with the one turtle.you should change the filter 1 every 1-2 month's

Answer 4

Figure 10 gallons of tank per inch of shell (cumulative). I suspect that you already need a larger tank. Aim for a filter rated for twice the size of the tank. Change the filter material when it or the tank looks dirty.

Answer 5

If you get another turtle deff upgrade your tank.

Filters change every 3 weeks. If you get a larger filter such as 30 gal it would be once a month b/c it intakes the ammonia alot more than a small one would.

Very beneficial.

is it an african side neck? We only sell red eared and side necks.

Answer 6

A 15 gallon is pretty small.  I would change the filter every 2 weeks.  Clean water is essential for healthy turtles.  Change water frequently.  Turtles do not need company and this can cause a lot of problems.  Feed him more variety.   Check out this site:

http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/