Arrrggghhhh! They Will Live!

BEELZEBOB · 03-06-2008, 08:37 PM

so my homegirl from highschool just got some sea horses...

umm, can you guys take a sec if its reasonable to post a couple "need to know seahorse care info " links to get us started, i mean her...

i love links. link us up.

BEELZEBOB · 03-06-2008, 08:38 PM

im gonna make her register here too...

Dentoid · 03-06-2008, 08:39 PM

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/seahorses-pipefish/

BEELZEBOB · 03-06-2008, 08:39 PM

hmmmmm, missed that self help motivation class...

Thanks Dent!

Anselth · 03-06-2008, 09:33 PM

Seahorse Organisation. Keeping and Breeding Seahorses in the home aquarium.

panmanmatt · 03-06-2008, 09:37 PM

Keep the water cool, 72-74 degrees.

Tell me more about her set up, size, filtration, how long set up, what's in the tank.

She is going to want a minimum of a 29 gallon tank with a 5-7x turnover rate. No aggressive, fast moving or stinging tank mates.

Tell me about the seahorses, size species, where obtained, what eating, captive bred or wild caught. Pictures are definitely helpful and welcomed.

BEELZEBOB · 03-06-2008, 10:31 PM

okay, so its a 10 gal w/ 2 dwarf, (is that cool) sea-horses.

lil hob powerfilter.

hermits

about 5-7 lbs lr rock

and a BUTT LOAD of flat worms

kathywithbirds · 03-06-2008, 10:34 PM

good luck Bob. Matt says they're not really HARD you just gotta get their environment right.

panmanmatt · 03-06-2008, 10:36 PM

That is a lot of tank for 2 dwarfs, are you sure they are dwarfs? Dwarf seahorses have an adult maximum size of 1 inch.

Hermits and LR are not good for a dwarf tank unless they have been treated to remove any hydroids that are in/on the rock. Hydroids can/will sting and kill dwarf seahorses. Hermits are aggressive opportunistic feeders that can attack a dwarf.

Dwarfs also have next to no tank mates and require 2-3 daily feedings of live foods as they will not accept frozen foods with any real consistency. They require a very high feeding density as they aren't as active as the larger species when it comes to hunting for food.

I would like to see a pic of them if possible to help determine the species. Unless they came from the collector or the breeder I am doubtful they are dwarfs.

tbittner · 03-07-2008, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by BEELZEBOB

im gonna make her register here too...

You're going to make her? Let me know how that works out for you.

tbittner · 03-07-2008, 10:02 AM

I'd love to see pics of them too.

kathywithbirds · 03-07-2008, 10:06 AM

So how they doin??

BEELZEBOB · 03-07-2008, 10:25 AM

eh.

we kinda had askewed views on the whole "value of life" thing...

um, so, yea it is kinda difficult to make her do anything...

panmanmatt · 03-09-2008, 10:43 AM

Bob, any updates? Inquiring minds want to know.

And where's those pics?

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panmanmatt Acropora Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 1,904 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Arrrggghhhh! They Will Live! Keep the water cool, 72-74 degrees. Tell me more about her set up, size, filtration, how long set up, what's in the tank. She is going to want a minimum of a 29 gallon tank with a 5-7x turnover rate. No aggressive, fast moving or stinging tank mates. Tell me about the seahorses, size species, where obtained, what eating, captive bred or wild caught. Pictures are definitely helpful and welcomed. __________________ The mind is like a parachute, it only works when opened. (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(")

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kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,711 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Arrrggghhhh! They Will Live! good luck Bob. Matt says they're not really HARD you just gotta get their environment right. __________________ (\ /) This is Bunny crying. ( ; ; ) He thinks Brainy and Bunnina . ' ' ...are having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang Start: 163.5 Current: I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale...

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panmanmatt Acropora Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 1,904 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Arrrggghhhh! They Will Live! That is a lot of tank for 2 dwarfs, are you sure they are dwarfs? Dwarf seahorses have an adult maximum size of 1 inch. Hermits and LR are not good for a dwarf tank unless they have been treated to remove any hydroids that are in/on the rock. Hydroids can/will sting and kill dwarf seahorses. Hermits are aggressive opportunistic feeders that can attack a dwarf. Dwarfs also have next to no tank mates and require 2-3 daily feedings of live foods as they will not accept frozen foods with any real consistency. They require a very high feeding density as they aren't as active as the larger species when it comes to hunting for food. I would like to see a pic of them if possible to help determine the species. Unless they came from the collector or the breeder I am doubtful they are dwarfs. __________________ The mind is like a parachute, it only works when opened. (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(")

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kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,711 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Arrrggghhhh! They Will Live! So how they doin?? __________________ (\ /) This is Bunny crying. ( ; ; ) He thinks Brainy and Bunnina . ' ' ...are having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang Start: 163.5 Current: I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale...

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panmanmatt Acropora Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 1,904 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Arrrggghhhh! They Will Live! Bob, any updates? Inquiring minds want to know. And where's those pics? __________________ The mind is like a parachute, it only works when opened. (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(")

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