Info/care on seahorses please!

[fishygurl]

Well my mom is really getting into saltwater and she really wants a seahorse tank.
So me and her were thinking 2-3 horses in a 29 gal. --What type would be good for this?
Also low flow so if it was those biocubes i wouldnt need any extra powerheads?
What corals can i put in with them? Can i have mh? or is that too much for them?
How often and what do you feed them? and do i just drop it in or what?
Can i have nass, astrea, nerite, and margarritta snails with them? Pom pom crab?
Basically just tell me as much as you can think of! I am researching so when she gets the tank i can do it right.
I love that my mom is getting in sw, so many more tanks and money!

 

[hlcroghan]

I don't know that you can keep many crabs with them, but prolly snails as long as they are not carnivorous. The person to ask here is Rykna. I would send her a PM. She is the seahorse guru.

 

[teresaq]

I can answer most of these questions and direct you to a few threads.
2 would be fine in a 29 gal. one of the kits would be fine, (not a real fan of bio-cubes for horses. they need a little more flow then most think.
I would look at erectus, kuda or reidi, though reidi are the lrgest of the three
you can keep soft corals with them, nothing that stings.
mh are ok if you can keep the temps down in the mid 70s horses need a little cooler then most reefs.
buy only captive breed that are eating frozen mysis. they should be fed two to three times a day. more often at first to be sure they are eating good and healthy.
The snails you mentioned are fine, but crabs are a nono. red hermits are about it.
here are a couple of threads for you.
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/315559/seahorse-compatibility-chart
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/301907/sh-tank-basics