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10-02-2005, 05:12 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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|  I would like a seahorse....
Hehe! My newest craze...
Now does anyone have any experience here with Seahorses? I have a 10 gallon with the 18" CPR HOB Fuge, and a powerquad light.
I understand this tank is likely too small for any but the zoestrae or dwarf horses?
What is the opinion here, or is it my new task to become the resident expert on my own???  _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch | 
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10-02-2005, 05:57 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: I would like a seahorse....
These things are all true...I feel I am up to it tho 
I would only buy CB seahorses that already eat frozen foodstuffs, in addition I am going to set up a baby brine shrimp hatcher...I know, glutton for punishment I am! | |
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10-02-2005, 06:42 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Riverside, RI Age: 36
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| Re: I would like a seahorse....
I have 2 H.Reddi they are easy. Mine live in a 26 gal with 25 lbs of live rock 2 in of sand and the whole bottom of the tank is planted with culpera so they have something to hang on to.
I have a crapy proteen skimmer but with all the culpera there is not much need for it. For filtration I have an emperor 400 turned down to one click above off.
Mine are captive bread and eat frozen once a day, besides that the tank is basicly a large fuge and once in a while I add a bottle of pods.
Before you buy make sure you watch them feed.
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100 gal touch tank for propagation;Current Sunpod2 HQI @1400k HQI ,38 gal Korrall sump, ASM G-3 skimmer, Mag 9.5. Stock changes often
125 gal ;Aqualight Pro HQI 2 HQI@1400k / Compact Fluorescent/Lunar Light Fixture, 5 powerheads, 30 gal sump, mag 12(return),Ocean runner 3500(return through chiller), ASM G-3 skimmer, UV sterilizer, Artic chiller Tobacco bass, maroon clowns, Seriatopora guttatus, Seriatopora hystrix, capricornis, Acropora, Spongodes, porites, Turbinaria,Stylophora pistillata, etc
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10-03-2005, 05:36 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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| Re: I would like a seahorse....
I kept h. erectus for several years and even though they do have special requirements, it didn't involve much more work than my reef does. Only problem is that if you go on vacation, you'll have to make arrangements for daily feedings while you're gone. Most captive raised horses will eat frozen mysis shrimp. Make sure that you don't keep aggressive tank mates with the horse and that you set the tank up with heavy filtration and low flow. You'll also need lots and lots of grasping places and if you keep a mated pair, be prepared for babies every 20-30 days  | 
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10-03-2005, 02:55 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: I would like a seahorse....
Thanks, I have the 10 gallon and it would only house horses, but can I keep anything larger than the dwarves? | |
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10-03-2005, 03:59 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Riverside, RI Age: 36
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| Re: I would like a seahorse....
I'm not sure if a reddi are dwarfs but they are about 6 mos old and about 6 "long | |
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10-03-2005, 08:58 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: I would like a seahorse....
No, the reidi's are not dwarves. I am talking about the Hippocampus Zosterae...see here... http://seahorse.com/shop/index.php?m...products_id=29
They are max 2" uncurled Only problem, tiny horsie needs tiny food  | |
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10-03-2005, 09:01 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: I would like a seahorse....
The other one I am considering is the Capensis...seen here http://seahorse.com/shop/index.php?m...products_id=28
They get up to 3 inches...but they are a bit pricier, but easier to feed....so I am not too sure! They also prefer temps of 70F or below...so , I would need an iceprobe chiller....
Still got your old one Matt? Wanna sell it? | |
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10-03-2005, 09:06 PM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
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   | Re: I would like a seahorse....
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Originally Posted by Birdlady Still got your old one Matt? Wanna sell it? | Sorry Sue, I actually am still using it! It got a little workout recently with indian summer. 
Are all seahorses supposed to be farmed now? I can't remember the details but I thought there was a big CITES ruling not long ago on the wild ones. I read that the farmed ones are easier to feed. But man are they expensive! At least the ones from that place in Hawaii.  | |
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