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05-27-2008, 01:41 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Baltimore, md
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What does everyone think about keeping sea horse in a reef tank? it will be the sea horse and maybe 2 clowns ( and the cleaning crew shrimp crab and made a engineer) | 
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05-27-2008, 02:11 PM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 24
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Would be hard to feed it with the clowns gobbling up all the food before the SH had a chance to eat (they're slow SLOW eaters). _________ 125 Gal Reef. Born March 2002 FISH: Ocellaris Clown, Yellow Tang, Fairy Wrasse, Sand Star, Fuzzy Dwarf Lion, Mandarin Dragonette, Hippo Tang CORALS: Green Striped/Red/Purple Mushrooms, Green Star Polyps, Yellow Toadstool Leather, Bubble, Frogspawn, 2 Hammers, Yellow Polyps, Open Brain, Ridge Leather, Various Zoas, Button Polyps, Kenya Tree, Colt, Elephant Ear Mushroom, Clove Polyps, Torch, Purple Clam, Rose BTA  | |
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05-27-2008, 02:16 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: vancouver, canada
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you will be better of just doing a tank dedicated to seahorse or pipefish. i agree with brandon they are not aggressive feeders and will likely starve with more aggressive fish present. _________ 29 g biocube First tank ever 
25 lbs LR
20 lbs LS
1 oceanic protein skimmer
Filter In Middle Chamber: sponge+bioballs+Seachem biofiltration media+2 bags of activated carbon all under a drip tray.
10,000k power compact
actinic pc
3 moonlight LED
1 domino damsel
1 peppermint shrimp
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05-27-2008, 02:36 PM
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| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tulsa, Ok Age: 28
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Depends on the maturity of the tank also, seahorses love pods, if you have a really big pod population you might be ok but personally I wouldnt risk it. just setup a small tank for them by themselves _________ 24G JBJ Nano, 20# Live Sand, 40# Live Rock
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05-27-2008, 02:52 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: May 2008
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In my past setup a refugeum with some live rock and maybe a gorgonia or two realyl works good with seahorses......now a refugeum (goes next to the tank) should not be confused with refgium (usually under the stand) | |
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05-27-2008, 04:13 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey
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I kept one in my reef for almost a year untill that stupid brittle star killed him ( I removed the Killer Star after that went down ) I used to target feed him brine and mysis. I think it can be done as long as you make sure you target feed them I don't know if mine ever ate pods he seemed to slow for that.
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Aqua C EV Skimmer
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05-27-2008, 04:18 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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Originally Posted by NU-2reef  you will be better of just doing a tank dedicated to seahorse or pipefish. i agree with brandon they are not aggressive feeders and will likely starve with more aggressive fish present. | I agree with this statement, not to mention they are very delicate and are better off with a exp'ed reefer and need a very slow flow. Luna _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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05-28-2008, 09:33 AM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Baltimore, md
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i would keep it in the main reef tank, and i know the flow will be high. so it would not be a good idea, unless i didn’t get the clown or i target feed | |
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05-29-2008, 06:44 AM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London, ON, Canada
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Consider also that most successful seahorse keepers do so with cool water temperatures to try and quell the bacterial outbreaks that the horses are prone to. While the horses can take reef temperatures, the bacteria love it even more, and many many seahorses are lost due to this alone.
I try not to let my seahorse tank get over 70, after losing some of mine due to an outbreak in my first year of keeping. While I have a pair left, they no longer produce young as the female was seriously ill with the bacterial problem, even loosing about 3/4" off her tail, and appears to have been sterilized by the episode. The tail has since grown back and appears to be pretty normal in length. | |
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05-29-2008, 12:14 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: monterey...cali Age: 25
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they are very touchy, and i wouldnt house them with any other fish. but that they really kool critters
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