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05-30-2005, 01:08 AM
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SeaHorse Question!?!?!?!?!?
My girlfriend has fallen inlove with seahorses, but i am a freshwater/brackish fish keeper! I am going to be setting a corner tank up (about 40 gallons) - I was curious to know about the set-up (filteration,lighting, ...etc.) I also would like any seahorse info anyone has (experience is best) But i'll take any help you guys can offer! I also wanted to know how many seahorses + other fish could i comfortably fit into this 40 gallon aquarium. What are the best seahorses(easiest to care for) to start with? I want to put a pipefish in this tank if its tank requirements allow it- any info on pipefish would be great as well! Thanks ahead of time for any replies!
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05-31-2005, 11:02 AM
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Filtration - Protien skimmer and or refuigum and live rock. Lighting if you want to keep liverock live would probably be 3-4 watts per gallon, usually pc's or vho's or mh. Seahorses usually don't go well with most fish. Because of thier specialized eating habits. Pipefish are the recomended species to go with seahorses, but I wouldn't see why a primarily algae eater such as a blenny would be fine also. (someone correct me if I'm wrong). www.seahorses.org has tons of info on them.
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05-31-2005, 12:33 PM
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Thanks fish first! i am going to look into the blenny - my brothers tanks are all saltwater and he has a couple beautiful blennies. What about inverts? crabs/shrimp...etc. what about corals? (i read somewhere that seahorses need soft lighting - but corals require extreme light requirments) could i add corals??? or is the statement about lightiong i made a problem?
You guys are great! Thanx for all the help in advance! Joe |
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05-31-2005, 01:14 PM
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shrimp, most corals, snails, etc should be fine... some crabs (besides hermits might be a problem (a threat to the seahorses). But macro algae I've heard is great for them. (which requires high lighting) so I don't think seahorses need soft lighting or not. Something seahorses.org would know.
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06-27-2005, 11:41 PM
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sorry no s at the end... seahorse.org
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