Any One Out There With Sea horses?
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nimo1969
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anthropo
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i have 2 kelloggi seahorses in a 180 gallon. i have them in with a queen angel, purple tang, 2 maroon clowns, a cherub angel, 2 bangaii cardinals(actually now 4 cause they just had babies), and 3 scooter blennies. they love it in there and nothing picks on them. i've had one for a year and the other 6 months. the first one actually came with a piece of live rock.
barbiganti
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Anthropo,
How on earth are your horsies able to get enough food with the number of aggressive feeders that you have in your tank? I'm surprised that they get anything at all to eat, let alone enough to subsist, with a queen angel, purple tang, and maroon clowns in your tank with them.
How on earth are your horsies able to get enough food with the number of aggressive feeders that you have in your tank? I'm surprised that they get anything at all to eat, let alone enough to subsist, with a queen angel, purple tang, and maroon clowns in your tank with them.
anthropo
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Originally Posted by Barbiganti
Anthropo,
How on earth are your horsies able to get enough food with the number of aggressive feeders that you have in your tank? I'm surprised that they get anything at all to eat, let alone enough to subsist, with a queen angel, purple tang, and maroon clowns in your tank with them.
my seahorses actualy have fat stomachs. i spot feed. the seahorses know to come to my hand when they want to eat. there are times though when i don't have time to spot feed and i over feed a little bit which also makes for having a good cleanup crew. i always see them eating at every feeding.
Anthropo,
How on earth are your horsies able to get enough food with the number of aggressive feeders that you have in your tank? I'm surprised that they get anything at all to eat, let alone enough to subsist, with a queen angel, purple tang, and maroon clowns in your tank with them.
my seahorses actualy have fat stomachs. i spot feed. the seahorses know to come to my hand when they want to eat. there are times though when i don't have time to spot feed and i over feed a little bit which also makes for having a good cleanup crew. i always see them eating at every feeding.
poniegirl
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This is Sophia, my giant. She's about 7". Very social gal (a finger wrapper, which is a pain when I have things to do).
The second is Fin, regular Mustang. Very shy.
SH aren't great for beginners. Can be frustrating and heartbreaking. If you do choose them down the road, I would suggest (strongly) having a horse only tank to start with and getting them established (a year would not be too long!) first.
Enjoy your new hobby!
The second is Fin, regular Mustang. Very shy.
SH aren't great for beginners. Can be frustrating and heartbreaking. If you do choose them down the road, I would suggest (strongly) having a horse only tank to start with and getting them established (a year would not be too long!) first.
Enjoy your new hobby!
barbiganti
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More power to you making that work anthropo. It's definitely cool that you can have those fish mixed with your seahorses. Beautiful pics Ponie-girl, and you're definitely right about how to care for the seahorses, too. Do you have a fuge hooked up to your aquarium at all? Just curious. I've heard that fuge's help in raising seahorses (and syngnathids in general). I'd love to have a Barbiganti Pygmy Seahorse someday, and I also find the pot-bellieds to be irresistably cool.
barbiganti
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More power to you making that work anthropo. It's definitely cool that you can have those fish mixed with your seahorses. Beautiful pics Ponie-girl, and you're definitely right about how to care for the seahorses, too. Do you have a fuge hooked up to your aquarium at all? Just curious. I've heard that fuge's help in raising seahorses (and syngnathids in general). I'd love to have a Barbiganti Pygmy Seahorse someday, and I also find the pot-bellieds to be irresistably cool.
grumpygils
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Originally Posted by sea horse
What kind of sea horses do you have, how many, any other tank mates, and in what size of tank? :cheer: Pictures would be great if you have any! ***)
I have had 3 for almost a year. A lot of work! Feeding 2 Xs a day is getting old but it makes my 9 yr old way happy. I have jello fish, a psuedo, and a Perc in a 30 g with about 20 peices of coral.
What kind of sea horses do you have, how many, any other tank mates, and in what size of tank? :cheer: Pictures would be great if you have any! ***)
I have had 3 for almost a year. A lot of work! Feeding 2 Xs a day is getting old but it makes my 9 yr old way happy. I have jello fish, a psuedo, and a Perc in a 30 g with about 20 peices of coral.
poniegirl
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Originally Posted by Barbiganti
More power to you making that work anthropo. It's definitely cool that you can have those fish mixed with your seahorses. Beautiful pics Ponie-girl, and you're definitely right about how to care for the seahorses, too. Do you have a fuge hooked up to your aquarium at all? Just curious. I've heard that fuge's help in raising seahorses (and syngnathids in general). I'd love to have a Barbiganti Pygmy Seahorse someday, and I also find the pot-bellieds to be irresistably cool.
No, no fuge.
I have a Magnum canister that contains the carbon and live rock. And the protein skimmer.
I have also heard that fuges are a neccessity when harboring SH, tho I'm not totally clear on why.
I tried pairs some years back, but realising I can't commit the time to fry, it's a girl's club. They seem less neurotic than the males, in any case (NO offense to anyone!).
The regular has been with me about 2.5 yrs, the giant for half that. Since their captive life span is so short...I just enjoy.
Great pic Grumpygils. A happy SH is a hunting one!
More power to you making that work anthropo. It's definitely cool that you can have those fish mixed with your seahorses. Beautiful pics Ponie-girl, and you're definitely right about how to care for the seahorses, too. Do you have a fuge hooked up to your aquarium at all? Just curious. I've heard that fuge's help in raising seahorses (and syngnathids in general). I'd love to have a Barbiganti Pygmy Seahorse someday, and I also find the pot-bellieds to be irresistably cool.
No, no fuge.
I have a Magnum canister that contains the carbon and live rock. And the protein skimmer.
I have also heard that fuges are a neccessity when harboring SH, tho I'm not totally clear on why.
I tried pairs some years back, but realising I can't commit the time to fry, it's a girl's club. They seem less neurotic than the males, in any case (NO offense to anyone!).
The regular has been with me about 2.5 yrs, the giant for half that. Since their captive life span is so short...I just enjoy.
Great pic Grumpygils. A happy SH is a hunting one!
barbiganti
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Poop-Head, I think you mean Ghost Pipefish (yes, they are in the same family as regular pipefish and seahorses, which is the Syngnathidae). And yes, they are definitely VERY cool. They are all in the genus Solenostomus. They are also very fragile, but if kept either by themselves or with peaceful tankmates, such as mandarinfish, small gobies, some of the deep sea pygmy angels, shrimpfish, and other syngnathids (i.e.-seahorses and pipefishes), and have their tank hooked up to a fuge so that they can be fed the copious amounts of brine shrimp that they need to survive, they can be kept successfully. Problem is, they're not extremely common in the wild, and from what I understand, they don't ship the best. But I'm with you in that I'd love to try my hand at them someday. BTW...check out sea dragons, too. They're just as cool and bizarre as the Ghost Pipes. Ponie Girl, it typically depends on the seahorses being kept whether or not a fuge is needed, but fuges DEFINITELY help in keeping ANY type of syngnathid, seahorses included, because copious amounts of what they feed on can be pumped into their display tank with minimal disturbance, and without having to pretty darn much handfeed them with a turkey baster no fewer than 3 or 4 times a day. Fuges are a lifesaver in instances such as these, and for something like the larger seahorses (your mustangs definitely qualify), fuges are nearly a necessity because of how much they can eat and the near-constant foraging they have to undergo to meet the energy needs placed on them by their size.
Brad
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poniegirl
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Brad, you are so right on about the amount that they eat! First question I get when folks see them is "what are they doing?" Well, always hunting. Always.
I am fortunate in the fact that there are scores of copes and/or amphs in the tank. Watching them race back into the rocks when I turn the lights on always feels good, since I see them as SH food.
The canister is partly to thank for that. Before I switched to keeping LR in the canister, I hated to clean the sleeve because it was just loaded with the little buggers. I'd save those that I could and toss them into the tank. Estimate about 1/2 of what I threw in ever made to the rock without being snack for someone! The fairy wrasse is another member that I know is the same about what he likes and needs, and like the SH, he loves live food. The mature tank is the other absolute important piece, in my opinion.
I am fortunate in the fact that there are scores of copes and/or amphs in the tank. Watching them race back into the rocks when I turn the lights on always feels good, since I see them as SH food.
The canister is partly to thank for that. Before I switched to keeping LR in the canister, I hated to clean the sleeve because it was just loaded with the little buggers. I'd save those that I could and toss them into the tank. Estimate about 1/2 of what I threw in ever made to the rock without being snack for someone! The fairy wrasse is another member that I know is the same about what he likes and needs, and like the SH, he loves live food. The mature tank is the other absolute important piece, in my opinion.