Dwarf Horses in 5g Fuge?

I have a 5g refugium linked to a 20g FOWLR and am considering a small herd of Dwarf Horses. The fuge has a low flow rate, about 1.5-2" sand bed, and about 3lbs LR. I would like to add some macroalgae as well. The 20g is well established and the water quality remains high.

How many in a 5g? Lighting? Feeding (BBS and anything else?) Good place to get them? Does anybody have any suggestions, concerns, or thoughts about this?

I don't plan on rushing into anything, and it will be several months before I act on any additions. For now I'm just trying to learn what I can about Dwarfs. Thanks for any info!

I feel like I'm not in the "click" here. Do I not have enough posts to merit a response, am I asking bad questions, or does no one have an answer?

I have made several posts on this forum with limited results. Recently I have posted/ searched on www.aquariumadvice.com and had at least some feedback. I really like aquariacentral, my first forum, but I am daunted by the lack of response to my ?'s.

All I want is knowledge and insight. 17 views and not one response?

Point Made: A member of this forum made a post here and at aquariumadvice about the same topic. Within 4 hours at aquariumadvice that person recieved responses from 2 different people, but on this site I am the only one that has responded in over a day. The responses at aquariumadvice were honest and hopefully have helped an aspiring aquarium enthusiast.

I'm not soliciting for another site. I really like (and may be addicted to) aquariacentral, but have noticed that many posts go unanswered. It seems like people are afraid to reply. I know that everyone is looking for an answer to their question, but surely if you are interested in the title of a post you must have an opinion or further question so why not respond?

Sorry about the rant, I was really just trying to give my post a bump to get a response, and I thank you both for your replies. I am sorry to hear that Oriongirl is taking some time away; she has made many helpfull posts. I have learned a lot from your posts too, Dan and Mo, Thank You!

Dan, i found the same link you gave me when i googled Hippocampus zosterae the other day. That is the only information that I have to go on right now, and I am also unsure of the article's validity. It is a pretty cool concept for a small tank though. I'll keep looking. Thanks again.

Thanks Mo, I have been reading more articles and I think that I will try the Dwarf Horses, but not until after I move in a few months.

In the time between I am going to develop the fuge as much as i can. I have about 2.5 lbs LR piled up in a corner of the fuge and the LFS gave me a nice patch of algae (very coarse and green, resembles a tumbleweed).

I haven't noticed any of the tiny copepods in main tanks in a long time, just the larger amphipods (or do I have the 2 confused?). Within a week of seting up the fuge I have tiny little pods all over the glass (acrylic).

I hope that the LR rubble pile will provide the Horses with a snackable population of pods, but it sounds like they really only need BBS.

For right now the fuge is lit by an 8 watt flourescent, but I plan on upgrading to a small PC fixture. The fuge is just a drilled generic version of an Eclipse system 6. It has the same filtration unit and light ballast. I removed the BioWheel but am running the carbon filter. I wonder if the intake to the filter or the opening to the bulkhead will pose a risk to the Horses?

BTW Mo, I really like what you have done with your SH tank. I would like to have a pair of reidi or erectus, but don't have the room now. My only concern with the Dwarves is that their life span seems to be around a year. Such a short lived creature, but it sounds like they breed pretty easily, so maybe I can raise a stable population.