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The outdoor tanks are now fully setup and have been for about a week. As @Toddrickfl1 anticipated there is a bit of algae growth turning the water green. I went out and added a canna and water iris to each tank along with some hyacinth to help compete and added ~50 mosquito fish. Some of them came from the pond garden store in Hayward, some came from the mosquito abatement place for free off a suggestion I saw from @Markw84.
It is definitely looking much better with the plants and I've been spending a good amount of time just sitting and watching the turtles chase after the mosquito fish and bask in amongst the plants.
Full tank/pond/water garden thing.
Granny out exploring. She had been transferred into this tank for ~30 minutes at this point. The others have been in ~1 week.
Blackbeard out chasing fishies.
Fatty staying very shy hiding in the caves made from leftover counter tops.
Slim swimming around. She (? I think) has never been shy. She has also been in these enclosures the longest by ~1 week.
It is definitely looking much better with the plants and I've been spending a good amount of time just sitting and watching the turtles chase after the mosquito fish and bask in amongst the plants.
Full tank/pond/water garden thing.
Granny out exploring. She had been transferred into this tank for ~30 minutes at this point. The others have been in ~1 week.
Blackbeard out chasing fishies.
Fatty staying very shy hiding in the caves made from leftover counter tops.
Slim swimming around. She (? I think) has never been shy. She has also been in these enclosures the longest by ~1 week.