


Hello this is my turtle named dribble I found him when I was a kid. I would like to know what kind of turtle he is I suspect he is an eastern painted turtle. I’ve had him since I was 5 he’s been my buddy for a long while. well a month ago I had cleaned his tank and did a complete water change usually I keep at least a few cup fulls of his old water to help the new cycling of his new water and make sure it has healthy bacteria for his tank. Well this most recent time his filter broke so I had to replace everything. For the past month I’ve been nonstop battling unclear water and a smell. I need some advice on how to prevent this since it’s never been a problem before. Today I added more water, I put a smaller fully submergible filter in it. As well as changed his filters to his bigger filter (I now have two filters in his tank and his tank size is 40 gal I believe) and added aquarium grade cleaners that are safe for aquatic animals. Should I do anything else? I was thinking about getting him a canister filter. Also any advice on what I should feed him I usually feed him mealworms with pellet food but I feel like it’s not nutritious enough for him. Any advice would be appreciated thank you!!