I understand the allure of them Oddball, I'm having to stop myself from turning my 20g tall into a tank for them right now.
Seahorses
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Good, I can live vicariously through you. I've been doing some reading on seahorse.org just in case I can't resist though.
I'm glad to see someone who can step back and realize what they need to do. I've been surfing A LOT of forums where people just seem to buy something because they liked the look, but don't think about their size, needs, etc. Good for you on saying no, for now, hehehe. I envy you SW folks, but I love my FW. Soon, I'll be joining y'all, but I still have plenty of reading to do.
I named one of my guinea pigs chunky monkey. She was obese when I adopted her. I put her on a healthier diet and got her running around. She is no longer obese. Now I just call her monkey.
That was completely pointless.
Also, my fiance saw this thread and now wants seahorses. So now I am having to do a bunch of research to see if I can do it my setups. I have been looking at the dwarf seahorses.
That was completely pointless.
Also, my fiance saw this thread and now wants seahorses. So now I am having to do a bunch of research to see if I can do it my setups. I have been looking at the dwarf seahorses.
Hope you dont mind if I jump in here but im getting some seahorses in a few weeks when my LFS gets them. They are tank bred, Kuda, Comes, or Kellogii. I have the tank cycling right now for a few days now, with live rock and ro saltwater from the store with aragonite sand soon to be live. I was wondering if any of the bigger seahorses will eat copepopds and if I need a protein skimmer for the tank? Its like a 20 high and i gound this skimmer called an Amore protein skimmer powered by a air pump and was wondering if that was any good? I was also wondering what types of soft corals i could get and whatever else I would need for the tanks. Any advice helps, Thanks.
I really encourage you to spend some time at seahorse.org before going to too much further. The book Seahorses: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual will help as well but bottom line is that seahorses take really specialized tanks in terms of temp, flow, nutrients, stocking, etc. They aren't a beginner species and I although they can be taken on by a really dedicated new aquarist you'll want to have a thorough understanding of them before finishing the tech aspects of your set-up and especially before buying the horses themselves.
