Comments for FusedJaw: Seahorses, Pipefish & Seadragons

Comment on Keeping Seahorses: Three Keys to Success by Aquagrrl

Aquagrrl — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:33:43 +0000

A 24″ cube is big enough for most species. I’d avoid H. abdominalis and H. ingens, but other species should be okay. The only word of caution I’d give is that if its a all in one unit like a biocube, those tend to get too warm for seahorses.

Comment 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.

Comment on Seahorse Tankmates: What’s Safe, What’s Not? by Kevin

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

Are dwarf seahorses compatible with acan and chalice corals?

Comment on Keeping Seahorses: Three Keys to Success by PETER HICKS

PETER HICKS — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:24:34 +0000

is a 24″ 24″ 24″ tank,42gallon big enough to keep sea horses?

Comment on Seahorse Tankmates: What’s Safe, What’s Not? 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.