Any Seahorse keepers

Blackness · 10-21-2005, 11:13 AM

No real question, Just wondering if any members have any seahorse tanks? I have a 29 gallon reef with 9 horse and a small fiji foxface for algae prevention.

Woodstock · 10-21-2005, 12:16 PM

Ohh Ohh Ohhh Pics please!! I've always wanted a pony tank!! Do tell your feeding secrets

Blackness · 10-21-2005, 03:17 PM

I fortfy with selcon and two cubes of hikari mysis. Put them in a football shape plastic ware container. I place one of my gorganians inside for hitching post. It's funny watching all 9 try to eat at the same time.Pics will be up in couple days.

Blackness · 10-21-2005, 03:19 PM

woodstock

how big are ur harlequins? I love everything about them.

Woodstock · 10-21-2005, 04:37 PM

Feeding troughs.. I love it!! Can't wait to see the pics

The largest one is about 1.5 - 2". I catch a lot of flack around my home for keeping such critters, but I love my harlequins

I have a mated pair that are super cool! I've just recently replaced the female (lost my other female several months ago to unknown causes). I had a time trying to get a female but my wonderful LFS ordered several and I was able to successfully identify/purchase a female! Whoopiee~

Blackness · 10-21-2005, 09:57 PM

what kind of stars do you feed. I know they eat linka's but i was lucky i got them to eat chocolate chip stars. We sell them for $7.00. The one nice thing about what they eat is when they're done it turns to sand.

Woodstock · 10-21-2005, 10:15 PM

Chocolate chip stars is all i feed mine. I usually buy 2-3 at a time and keep all but one in my sump for safe keeping.

The shrimp are a bit messy. I vacuum their cave out every weekend. The 'chunks' they leave behind are hard as a rock!

Blackness · 10-21-2005, 11:31 PM

you could try cutting one star into 3 let them grow out. It isn't quick but over time might save money. When u cut them just make sure to leave some of the middle so the live. I've heard of people cutting into 4 piece but think its too risky.

Woodstock · 10-22-2005, 12:26 AM

LOL.. I can't cut them... I used to cut one leg off at a time to feed the harlequins... OMG.. talk about a creepy process!!

I couldn't keep doing it

I GLADY pay $8 per starfish now

But thanks for the suggestion~

mps9506 · 10-22-2005, 09:12 AM

out of interested how many stars do they eat in a week or month?

Woodstock · 10-22-2005, 10:01 AM

Approx one per month... it really depends on the size of the star.

KimPossible · 10-22-2005, 10:16 AM

Quote:

I catch a lot of flack around my home for keeping such critters

Why is that Doni?

I'm looking forward to your pics B

Woodstock · 10-22-2005, 10:30 AM

Because the harleqiun shrimp eat the starfish..slowly.. while it is alive... Brooke will make a comment "ohhh the poor star fish" . So now I make sure I drop in a new starfish when she isn't around.. LOL~

KimPossible · 10-22-2005, 10:36 AM

~ Gotcha Doni!
Yeah, I can see that their beauty comes with a high price!
I don't think I could have sliced and diced a star either

Woodstock · 10-22-2005, 10:43 AM

Well.. I can help dress a deer, clean fish, vaccinate dogs, cats, horses, start an IV on a horse, and I have assisted in many small animal surgeries... but damn if I can cut the legs off of a star fish

10-21-2005, 11:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
Blackness Tubeworm Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Marlton Posts: 34 View Gallery Karma Komment	Any Seahorse keepers No real question, Just wondering if any members have any seahorse tanks? I have a 29 gallon reef with 9 horse and a small fiji foxface for algae prevention.

10-21-2005, 12:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,671 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Any Seahorse keepers Ohh Ohh Ohhh Pics please!! I've always wanted a pony tank!! Do tell your feeding secrets __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

10-21-2005, 03:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Blackness Tubeworm Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Marlton Posts: 34 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Any Seahorse keepers I fortfy with selcon and two cubes of hikari mysis. Put them in a football shape plastic ware container. I place one of my gorganians inside for hitching post. It's funny watching all 9 try to eat at the same time.Pics will be up in couple days.

10-21-2005, 03:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
Blackness Tubeworm Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Marlton Posts: 34 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Any Seahorse keepers woodstock how big are ur harlequins? I love everything about them.

10-21-2005, 04:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,671 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Any Seahorse keepers Feeding troughs.. I love it!! Can't wait to see the pics The largest one is about 1.5 - 2". I catch a lot of flack around my home for keeping such critters, but I love my harlequins I have a mated pair that are super cool! I've just recently replaced the female (lost my other female several months ago to unknown causes). I had a time trying to get a female but my wonderful LFS ordered several and I was able to successfully identify/purchase a female! Whoopiee~ __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

10-21-2005, 09:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
Blackness Tubeworm Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Marlton Posts: 34 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Any Seahorse keepers what kind of stars do you feed. I know they eat linka's but i was lucky i got them to eat chocolate chip stars. We sell them for $7.00. The one nice thing about what they eat is when they're done it turns to sand.

10-21-2005, 10:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,671 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Any Seahorse keepers Chocolate chip stars is all i feed mine. I usually buy 2-3 at a time and keep all but one in my sump for safe keeping. The shrimp are a bit messy. I vacuum their cave out every weekend. The 'chunks' they leave behind are hard as a rock! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

10-21-2005, 11:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
Blackness Tubeworm Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Marlton Posts: 34 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Any Seahorse keepers you could try cutting one star into 3 let them grow out. It isn't quick but over time might save money. When u cut them just make sure to leave some of the middle so the live. I've heard of people cutting into 4 piece but think its too risky.

10-22-2005, 12:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,671 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Any Seahorse keepers LOL.. I can't cut them... I used to cut one leg off at a time to feed the harlequins... OMG.. talk about a creepy process!! I couldn't keep doing it I GLADY pay $8 per starfish now But thanks for the suggestion~ __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

10-22-2005, 09:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
mps9506 Totally stoked dude Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 7,518 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Any Seahorse keepers out of interested how many stars do they eat in a week or month? __________________ Mike "The Bandwith Bandit" Help Build Reefpedia Premium Membership Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

10-22-2005, 10:01 AM	#11 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,671 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Any Seahorse keepers Approx one per month... it really depends on the size of the star. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

10-22-2005, 10:30 AM	#13 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,671 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Any Seahorse keepers Because the harleqiun shrimp eat the starfish..slowly.. while it is alive... Brooke will make a comment "ohhh the poor star fish" . So now I make sure I drop in a new starfish when she isn't around.. LOL~ __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

10-22-2005, 10:36 AM	#14 (permalink)
KimPossible Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilbert, Arizona Posts: 2,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Any Seahorse keepers ~ Gotcha Doni! Yeah, I can see that their beauty comes with a high price! I don't think I could have sliced and diced a star either __________________ Kim ~My environment is a product of myself~

10-22-2005, 10:43 AM	#15 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,671 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Any Seahorse keepers Well.. I can help dress a deer, clean fish, vaccinate dogs, cats, horses, start an IV on a horse, and I have assisted in many small animal surgeries... but damn if I can cut the legs off of a star fish __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

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