http://www.seahorse.org/library/articles/GBD.shtmlCan you clarify about the pouch problems you mentioned?
http://www.seahorse.org/library/articles/GBD.shtmlCan you clarify about the pouch problems you mentioned?
Gotcha, yeah for some reason I'm very interested in breeding. If I make it happen you will definitely see me back checking out breeding habits. I've seen a couple vids of the m giving birth. Was an amazing sight. I didn't look much further though but I noticed in the vid they didn't try to eat their young so I figured they could be left in the display (obviously there would be A LOT of babies so I would need another tank just for them, probably bigger than the display).A m/f pair will be fine. No need for a group. Breeding is not as simple as having a pair and letting them raise their young in the display tank. You will need another system for that all together. A f/f pair is very rewarding if you opt not to breed.
Thank you very much. That helps a lot. I'm shooting for the 29g so that might limit me to dwarves (which is more than ok) but I'm definitely open if I take this route. Goal is to make the best, most comfortable home for my little fish family XDA 29G would make a fine display, but SH "breeding tanks" need to be a bit taller. The exchange of eggs from the female to the male occurs during an upward spiral in the water column. Therefore it just needs to be as tall as possible. A 29G may not provide enough room for the exchange to be completed properly, depending on species and size of the pair, if that's your ultimate goal. A 45G having a similar footprint, but being 24" tall may be more suitable. Dwarves are a whole different universe and would be lost in a 29G. You've gotten lots of great references here, and hopefully you'll see that there's lots of things that are absolutely unique to keeping and/or breeding seahorses.
Yeah I re read it and realized what he was getting at. At first I was thinking 'oh they'll be lost' like it would be fun for them explore but I understand now. That almost phases out the 29g because it is a bit big for dwarfs and a bit small for larger species. Which is fine.I think what Bushkill (and I) are saying is a 29 is too big for dwarfs.