Comments on: Seahorse Tankmates: What’s Safe, What’s Not?

By: Cindy

Cindy — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:31:48 +0000

you can have lots of corals and fish with Seahorses most reefers like me do not want a species only tank but I would avoid LPS because most pack a sting. vertical is most important when choosing a suitable tank for seahorses unless you are going for dwarf/pixies. blue Linkia starfish work well in a seahorse tank because optimum temp for my ponies”Erectus” is 75 degrees the blue Linkia also do better in a cooler environment provided you have a big enough tank and live rock for the star to feed on.I use a chiller to keep the temp @75. Seahorses also do well in lower lighting I would imagine LED’s would be a bit too bright I use 6xT5 one white three blue plus and two actinics, I do supplement with LED’s on my 180 G reef along with 4 T5 and 3 HID’s but I don’t think I would use LED’s on a pony tank. I have sand in my pony tank I prefer the look much better then a bare bottom tank I vaccuum the sand bed with every other water change and keep lots of narcissus that help to keep the sandbed clean but I also feed my ponies with a turkey baster and let the enhanced mysis dance on the end of the baster and they grab it which keeps the mess at a minimum while feeding them, I make sure each pony gets 3-5 mysis @ each feeding twice daily they are pigs so I’m careful not to over feed.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:03:28 +0000

Are dwarf seahorses compatible with acan and chalice corals?

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:46:28 +0000

Well being that i am just getting started. I have fresh water tanks for years. But the Wife have been after me to get a salt water tank set up and get here some sea horses. I got a 75 gal and a 55 gal store away. Its seam to be a large tank just for sea horses if i cannot add much else. But by what i have read they are enough by them self. So dos any one know if LED lighting is good for them? Brit white and deep blue at night? And i take it i cannot have sand not sure what to use or if i need lots of plants? Looking foward to it.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:15:26 +0000

I’m using a RSM 250 66 gallon because I like lots of room for all kinds of pony safe coral and other suitable tank mates “fish”. I really don’t think you need to worry about them being inbred lol they are not dogs. I purchased my seahorses and pipefish captive bred and it’s one on the best decisions I made, they do cost more but it’s well worth it and I figure if you can’t afford captive bred then find a different/cheaper hobby.

By: Nicky

Nicky — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:39:54 +0000

One thing that I always wondered is with these true captive bred seahorses is how many are bred with thier own family (for a better word)? Doesn’t that have any affect on them say like dogs? What happens when they interbred??