Is this True About Sea Horses?

WGPaintball075 · 05-11-2005, 04:41 PM

This site says that all the animals they sell are safe to live with the dwarf sea horses is this true like the miniature horseshoe crab?Seahorsefarms.com

**TheOldSalt** · 05-11-2005, 09:30 PM

I wouldn't bet on it. Horseshoes stay hidden under the sand most of the time, but when they come out to feed they'll scarf up whatever they can catch, and since seahorses are such easy prey...

WGPaintball075 · 05-12-2005, 03:25 PM

Ya i thought so these people seem stupid even though the mini HSC onmly get like 1"

redpaulhus · 05-12-2005, 03:28 PM

not to mention that there are no true 'miniature' horseshoe crabs --- they get big (12"+)

WGPaintball075 · 05-12-2005, 06:23 PM

I heard they were real are you sure? They actually label them jurassic crabs. I do know that horshoe crabs get big though I caught some really big ones in mexico in a lagoon by are condo letting them go right after of course I even saved two that were badly tangled together in netting.

**TheOldSalt** · 05-12-2005, 10:49 PM

I think I see the source of the confusion.

The mini-horseshoe jurassic crab is not a horseshoe at all, or even a limulid.

Triops, AKA Opus or Tadpole Shrimp, do indeed only get about an inch long, and usually less. You probably won't be able to keep them alive in a normal aquarium anyway, so lets move on to the horsehoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, which isn't a crab at all, but a creature more closely related to spiders. These are often sold in shops as youngsters only two or three inches across, and they usually don't survive very long. When they do survive, though, they can be a real terror in the tank.

The common names of things aren't very useful sometimes.

WGPaintball075 · 05-13-2005, 01:04 PM

Yea I know what triops are and they are crappy pets that live about 30 days.

**Scuba Kid** · 05-15-2005, 10:57 AM

i had 2 horseshoe crabs in my slat tank once. i love em. i live in RI so i see them all the time at the beaches and you can really see them during mating season because they come close to s****************.

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WGPaintball075 Fishy Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 18 User Feedback: (0)	Is this True About Sea Horses? This site says that all the animals they sell are safe to live with the dwarf sea horses is this true like the miniature horseshoe crab?Seahorsefarms.com

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WGPaintball075 Fishy Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 18 User Feedback: (0)	Re: Is this True About Sea Horses? Ya i thought so these people seem stupid even though the mini HSC onmly get like 1"

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redpaulhus fishgeek Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boston Age: 38 Posts: 442 User Feedback: (0)	not to mention that there are no true 'miniature' horseshoe crabs --- they get big (12"+) __________________ -------------------- Just "Red" (Paulhus is my lastname )

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WGPaintball075 Fishy Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 18 User Feedback: (0)	Re: Is this True About Sea Horses? I heard they were real are you sure? They actually label them jurassic crabs. I do know that horshoe crabs get big though I caught some really big ones in mexico in a lagoon by are condo letting them go right after of course I even saved two that were badly tangled together in netting.

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05-11-2005, 09:30 PM	#2
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,016 User Feedback: (5)	I wouldn't bet on it. Horseshoes stay hidden under the sand most of the time, but when they come out to feed they'll scarf up whatever they can catch, and since seahorses are such easy prey...

05-12-2005, 10:49 PM	#6
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,016 User Feedback: (5)	I think I see the source of the confusion. The mini-horseshoe jurassic crab is not a horseshoe at all, or even a limulid. Triops, AKA Opus or Tadpole Shrimp, do indeed only get about an inch long, and usually less. You probably won't be able to keep them alive in a normal aquarium anyway, so lets move on to the horsehoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, which isn't a crab at all, but a creature more closely related to spiders. These are often sold in shops as youngsters only two or three inches across, and they usually don't survive very long. When they do survive, though, they can be a real terror in the tank. The common names of things aren't very useful sometimes.

05-15-2005, 10:57 AM	#8
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 17 Posts: 3,874 User Feedback: (1)	i had 2 horseshoe crabs in my slat tank once. i love em. i live in RI so i see them all the time at the beaches and you can really see them during mating season because they come close to s****************. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

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