Might buy a seahorse...
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nybutterfly03
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Sorry, I didnt see your post I wasnt on yesterday
My reasoning behind waiting is also to make SURE there are NO spike in levels and what not. I had a major spike tand it was NOT good (I did use water rock & LS from my 75g that has been running for 6years) and the fact that there were few pods did not help.
Myself, I would wait (as hard as it is) at least 4weeks...adding LOTS of pods in the meantime.
May I ask what store in Rochester you use??? I was actually out at Caribbean Forest, I really liked it....I picked up a beautiful Tigertail female and a few other things!!
My reasoning behind waiting is also to make SURE there are NO spike in levels and what not. I had a major spike tand it was NOT good (I did use water rock & LS from my 75g that has been running for 6years) and the fact that there were few pods did not help.
Myself, I would wait (as hard as it is) at least 4weeks...adding LOTS of pods in the meantime.
May I ask what store in Rochester you use??? I was actually out at Caribbean Forest, I really liked it....I picked up a beautiful Tigertail female and a few other things!!
ci11337
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Well my favorite store is the reef shoppe, but thats mostly for corals, Caribbean forest is a nice place too but I'm not a big fan of the people there. (BTW the reef shoppe is literally right down the road from Caribbean forest) These two places are like 40 mins from my house and since i can't drive it's hard to get there often. There is one place in Spencerport like 15 minutes from me called marine oasis, they have nice fish but their corals aren't great. (mostly brown zoos and shrooms) This is where I'm getting the SH. they get horses in periodically at MO and CF.
I did not know you could get "delayed spikes" after/during a cycle, how long was it after you thought the cycle finished that this happened to you? Do you have any idea what could have caused it? I will definitely go back and do some reading on the cycle.
Oh, plzz post pics of the horse you got at CF, can't wait to see her!!!!!
I did not know you could get "delayed spikes" after/during a cycle, how long was it after you thought the cycle finished that this happened to you? Do you have any idea what could have caused it? I will definitely go back and do some reading on the cycle.
Oh, plzz post pics of the horse you got at CF, can't wait to see her!!!!!
nybutterfly03
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my spike was about 2 weeks after I set the hex up again (I have an 11 month old) so my memory has been mush since.......AND I used MarineCare Plus by Tropical Science (great stuff) to ensure water quality and I had a MAJOR spike and I dont have a clue why. like I said my big tank has been running 5 years+ and the only thing I added was a lil extra CC from a take I tore down (rinsed VERY well b4 putting in tank) This spike was b4 I added horses thank goodness but it did claim a pair of purple firefish I got for $15 (for both
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So I let the tank run a few more weeks, testing the levels daily before I added horses but even then there was a spike once I added livestock which is why I think I lost the male.....the female I lost this fall when the outside temps fell quickly and I did not have my heater plugged in (I live on the 2nd fl)so it was quite warm.....it was sad
So that is why I cautioned you, I do not want u or a SH to go thru that, it is no fun.
I will post pics of the tiger tail she is SO sweet! The other lil pinkish one had passed when I got home from work this evening. I was concerned with her from the beginning, she didnt act right after acclimating.
I will post pics on Wed as I am off all day
Hey maybe next time I come ur way, u can be my tour guide and show me around
So I let the tank run a few more weeks, testing the levels daily before I added horses but even then there was a spike once I added livestock which is why I think I lost the male.....the female I lost this fall when the outside temps fell quickly and I did not have my heater plugged in (I live on the 2nd fl)so it was quite warm.....it was sad
So that is why I cautioned you, I do not want u or a SH to go thru that, it is no fun.
I will post pics of the tiger tail she is SO sweet! The other lil pinkish one had passed when I got home from work this evening. I was concerned with her from the beginning, she didnt act right after acclimating.
I will post pics on Wed as I am off all day
Hey maybe next time I come ur way, u can be my tour guide and show me around
ci11337
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First of all, I DIDN'T HAVE SCHOOL TODAY!!!!!!!!
(cuz it was soooo cold)
When you say,"the only thing I added was a lil extra CC from a take I tore down (rinsed VERY well b4 putting in tank)" Do you mean tore down along time ago or very recently? If the CC was still live and you rinsed it you might have killed the "stuff" in it add provoked a spike. (just a thought)
Sorry about the 'lil horse.
When you say,"the only thing I added was a lil extra CC from a take I tore down (rinsed VERY well b4 putting in tank)" Do you mean tore down along time ago or very recently? If the CC was still live and you rinsed it you might have killed the "stuff" in it add provoked a spike. (just a thought)
Sorry about the 'lil horse.
nybutterfly03
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Yeah it was from a tank we tore down a LONG time before so anything alive was dead long ago
Thanks for the thoughts for the lil lost horse
Thanks for the thoughts for the lil lost horse
chrgerondavins
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I eat seahorses. just kidding.
ci11337
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zeke92
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google and photobucket are being stupid tho
if you get pods, add a few drops of phytoplankton. i forgot to mention that. they eat phytoplankton naturally and that usually helps them grow and breed better if they get lots of phytoplankton to eat on. i usually add phytoplankton to my seahorse tank now and then, but not too often seeing as tho it's a huge tank ><
if you get pods, add a few drops of phytoplankton. i forgot to mention that. they eat phytoplankton naturally and that usually helps them grow and breed better if they get lots of phytoplankton to eat on. i usually add phytoplankton to my seahorse tank now and then, but not too often seeing as tho it's a huge tank ><
ci11337
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Well managed to get a couple pics in which she actually looks like a SH. The light on te tank is horrible, my camera is horrible, and i'm no photographer.
Shee is doing great!!!!!!!!!
She scans the bottom constantly for food, (she seems to prefer eating off the bottom) and whenever i approach the tank she comes out and swims. She loves havin her pic taken. I'm gonna say it's a female kuda, what do you think? Next order of business, get a background and a friend for her once she settles.(clown goby and/or another horse)
She is honestly the most beautiful, fun to watch creature ever.
She is honestly the most beautiful, fun to watch creature ever.
ci11337
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Looked and i'm 99% sure its a female kuda. Found this site, http://seahorse.fisheries.ubc.ca/IDguide.html
Scroll down and click on the name of the horse, requires adobe.
Scroll down and click on the name of the horse, requires adobe.
