how big is everyone's horse tank
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cleve_seahorse
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I have a 60 gallon hex tank that houses 4 ora bred kuda , live rock , 3" deep sand bed with lots of soft coral ,gorgonians and macro for hitching.It's also home to 2 firefish , a watchman goby and citrine goby and clean up crew [ snails and scarlett hermits]. I also have a 5 gallon dwarf tank that houses 18 adults and a few babies with fake corals , and plants .I'm cycling a 10 gallon for them right now.
cleve_seahorse
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Kudas get pretty big fully grown , so imo i'd go with a 30g or larger
cleve_seahorse
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Hi , I started out with 10 that I got from a seller on ---- last fall . A couple were pregnant when I got them , and they kept having babies until last month.I only havre 1 thats preggo now. Alot of the babies don't make it , but some do and I've raised those to adulthood.I'm going on my 2nd generation now
There outgrowing my 5g , so I set up a 10g that should be ready in a couple of weeks.Dwarves are fun and fairly hardy lil guys
cleve_seahorse
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trying to find good pics of them
koi lady
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I have a 30 gal tall with 2 lg erectus ladies, 1 med erectus male, 3 med tigertail males (1 pregnant), and 1 med tigertail female. Multiple zoas, colt corals, mushrooms, leather mushroom, feather dusters, firefish goby, 2 yellow watchman gobies, nassarius snails, hermit crabs, live rock, live sand, fake plants, protein skimmer, Ehiem filter, Aquaclear filter, phosphate reactor and water pumps to move water in the lower half.
teresaq
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Originally Posted by Koi Lady
http:///forum/post/2549587
I have a 30 gal tall with 2 lg erectus ladies, 1 med erectus male, 3 med tigertail males (1 pregnant), and 1 med tigertail female. Multiple zoas, colt corals, mushrooms, leather mushroom, feather dusters, firefish goby, 2 yellow watchman gobies, nassarius snails, hermit crabs, live rock, live sand, fake plants, protein skimmer, Ehiem filter, Aquaclear filter, phosphate reactor and water pumps to move water in the lower half.
Wow thats a lot in only a 30 gal.
Love to see pictures.
T
http:///forum/post/2549587
I have a 30 gal tall with 2 lg erectus ladies, 1 med erectus male, 3 med tigertail males (1 pregnant), and 1 med tigertail female. Multiple zoas, colt corals, mushrooms, leather mushroom, feather dusters, firefish goby, 2 yellow watchman gobies, nassarius snails, hermit crabs, live rock, live sand, fake plants, protein skimmer, Ehiem filter, Aquaclear filter, phosphate reactor and water pumps to move water in the lower half.
Wow thats a lot in only a 30 gal.
Love to see pictures.
T
nybutterfly03
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I have my pair of tigertails in my 75g with my clowns, mandarin goby, jawfish and cleanup crew! I have not had any problems and they have been in there since Feb!
teresaq
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Originally Posted by NyButterfly03
http:///forum/post/2552436
I have my pair of tigertails in my 75g with my clowns, mandarin goby, jawfish and cleanup crew! I have not had any problems and they have been in there since Feb!
Pictures
http:///forum/post/2552436
I have my pair of tigertails in my 75g with my clowns, mandarin goby, jawfish and cleanup crew! I have not had any problems and they have been in there since Feb!
Pictures
nybutterfly03
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I JUST started a thread with pics silly
Have some more coffee its still early!!!
Have some more coffee its still early!!!
koi lady
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Originally Posted by TeresaQ http:///forum/post/2549604
Wow thats a lot in only a 30 gal.
Love to see pictures.
T
New updated pics have been taken and will be posted soon. Most of the stuff isn't big so it does fit. I only have 3 pieces of Tongan branch live rock and 2 small pieces of Fiji rock, so lots of hitching places. The tank when new is shown on a different thread. https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/298563/my-new-seahorse-tank
Originally Posted by veronicad http:///forum/post/2549654
I thought you weren't supposed to mix seahorse species in your tanks? How long have you had the 2 kinds together? I take it everyone is doing great. Can't wait to see some pics!!
Hummm. Didn't know that. They both come from the same temperate climates, just on opposite sides of the world. The Erectus females I have had since I started in Oct, the male erectus and little kuda I had at the same time died shortly after I upgraded tanks. I think from stress and possible infection on the kuda. The new male erectus I have had since January and the tigertails I have had for about 2 months. They are doing great so far, in fact my erectus male is flirting with one on the male tigertails. Silly boy won't listen to me and keeps chasing and dancing for the non-pregnant male. Totally ignoring the females in the tank. Ah well.
Wow thats a lot in only a 30 gal.
Love to see pictures.
T
New updated pics have been taken and will be posted soon. Most of the stuff isn't big so it does fit. I only have 3 pieces of Tongan branch live rock and 2 small pieces of Fiji rock, so lots of hitching places. The tank when new is shown on a different thread. https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/298563/my-new-seahorse-tank
Originally Posted by veronicad http:///forum/post/2549654
I thought you weren't supposed to mix seahorse species in your tanks? How long have you had the 2 kinds together? I take it everyone is doing great. Can't wait to see some pics!!
Hummm. Didn't know that. They both come from the same temperate climates, just on opposite sides of the world. The Erectus females I have had since I started in Oct, the male erectus and little kuda I had at the same time died shortly after I upgraded tanks. I think from stress and possible infection on the kuda. The new male erectus I have had since January and the tigertails I have had for about 2 months. They are doing great so far, in fact my erectus male is flirting with one on the male tigertails. Silly boy won't listen to me and keeps chasing and dancing for the non-pregnant male. Totally ignoring the females in the tank. Ah well.
fulcrum
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I have 9 (all female....its like "The View" for seahorses) kuda in a 135gal with a 75 gal integrated refugium sump & 120 lbs of live rock.
Tankmates: 2 false pecula, mandarin, citron clown goby, neon goby and two purple firefish. All tankmates have been happily coexisting for over a year.
I think in greater numbers they are less stressed when it comes to feeding around fish. My horses will snatch mysis out of the mouth of a the clowns.
Tankmates: 2 false pecula, mandarin, citron clown goby, neon goby and two purple firefish. All tankmates have been happily coexisting for over a year.
I think in greater numbers they are less stressed when it comes to feeding around fish. My horses will snatch mysis out of the mouth of a the clowns.
zeke92
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Originally Posted by fulcrum
http:///forum/post/2560324
I have 9 (all female....its like "The View" for seahorses) kuda in a 135gal with a 75 gal integrated refugium sump & 120 lbs of live rock.
Tankmates: 2 false pecula, mandarin, citron clown goby, neon goby and two purple firefish. All tankmates have been happily coexisting for over a year.
I think in greater numbers they are less stressed when it comes to feeding around fish. My horses will snatch mysis out of the mouth of a the clowns.
i want your tank....
http:///forum/post/2560324
I have 9 (all female....its like "The View" for seahorses) kuda in a 135gal with a 75 gal integrated refugium sump & 120 lbs of live rock.
Tankmates: 2 false pecula, mandarin, citron clown goby, neon goby and two purple firefish. All tankmates have been happily coexisting for over a year.
I think in greater numbers they are less stressed when it comes to feeding around fish. My horses will snatch mysis out of the mouth of a the clowns.
i want your tank....
