you really want seahorses, I think it would be cool though. Bubbles will need a larger tank in the future, but at least he isn't cramped in a 10gl tank with 10-20 clownfish. He probably would of gone home with some family that had no idea he was saltwater. I couldn't let that happen!!
Overfeeding of Hatched Brine Shrimp
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you really want seahorses, I think it would be cool though. Bubbles will need a larger tank in the future, but at least he isn't cramped in a 10gl tank with 10-20 clownfish. He probably would of gone home with some family that had no idea he was saltwater. I couldn't let that happen!!
Well just so you know connecting a seahorse tank to a reef is not a good idea, seahorses are pretty messy creatures and will leeave a lot of nutrients in the water which will be circulated to your reef, this is another reason macros do so well in pony tanks PLENTY of food. Just a thought for you guys/and girls.
Germanman
My fish are my babies
i never had a problem with it....lol worked just fine i made sure they ate everything i fed them.
Ok well then you are the exception to the rule, most of the time unless it is connected to an sps tank that is very clean it will cause problems. ponies are so slow that algae grows on their backs, so any excess nutrients from either tank will be bad for them, plus pnies are dificult for most people anyways.
Germanman
My fish are my babies
Personally, I would have to agree with jojo. For the majority of successful seahorse setups, conditions are much different than those of a reef tank.
First, it is recommended to keep the water cool for seahorses as the cooler water lessens the chances of infections.
Second, I haven't come across horses that eat all the food put in the tank before G mentioning he makes sure his horses eat all he feeds them. I've not even heard of another horse keeper managing that.
Basically I have to continually remove the uneaten pieces that my horses don't like the looks of, or it fouls the water big time.
Another point is the fact that seahorses can be extremely susceptible to parasitic infections that they don't normally encounter and a system with fish connected to the tank increases the odds that problems can happen.
I'm not saying that you CAN'T have systems hooked together, just that you drastically increase the odds of problems happening. For me, it's not worth the risk.
First, it is recommended to keep the water cool for seahorses as the cooler water lessens the chances of infections.
Second, I haven't come across horses that eat all the food put in the tank before G mentioning he makes sure his horses eat all he feeds them. I've not even heard of another horse keeper managing that.
Basically I have to continually remove the uneaten pieces that my horses don't like the looks of, or it fouls the water big time.
Another point is the fact that seahorses can be extremely susceptible to parasitic infections that they don't normally encounter and a system with fish connected to the tank increases the odds that problems can happen.
I'm not saying that you CAN'T have systems hooked together, just that you drastically increase the odds of problems happening. For me, it's not worth the risk.
the potential for disaster really would not be worth the risk at all in my opinion...when you weight up what could happen, it does not make it worth it...
Niko
Niko
This past week I've been reading about hatching brine. Just wondering how you did yours- you only used one bottle? Did you order the eggs online? Did they hatch within 24 hours?
I'll take any information you're willing to give...
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