Novahobbies' 37g Seahorse Tank Journal

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Thanks! The word "yuki" means snow, but the same pronunciation (written differently) can mean "lucky" as well. So.....lucky snow. Fitting, I suppose, for a white cat rescued from a shelter....
I have had cats all my life, and I miss them now. our last cat, Lynx (A yellow tabby) died at 18 yrs old, LOL...Dan used to call him a puppy cat because I won the argument of what pet to get...so we got a kitten. The next pet choice was his, so we got a German Shepherd, Atticus...Mother moved in with me after my father passed away and she had a dog. Atticus beat him up so we rehomed him and got Tammerah, our female shepherd...so now we are dog people. It's just as well, I have a parrot (Jellybean) and two open fish tanks, not to mention the Sabbath candles on Friday night, no ledge is safe from a cat...so a cat just won't work anymore.
I always liked the unusual names with meaning. Congratulations on the new furbaby.
 
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I always liked the unusual names with meaning.
My parents had a boxer named Gandalf for his habit of "coming and going at will," as the Hobbit quote goes. Since then we've had a big chicken of a white shepherd named Tazhii (Navajo word for "turkey,"), a grey tabby named Mezumiiru (after the Sithi moon goddess, for her habit of yowling at the full moon), and of course our Shih-tzu Ming-ming, named for the ming dynasty from which her breed supposedly originated, and following the Chinese habit of repeating a name to invoke affection. Of course we have had our share of humdrum names as well....my cat Peaches is name for her coat color, wife named the conure "Sunny" because she thought he looked more like a sun conure, that sort of thing. But yeah, I like "Yuki" for this cat....it fits her.
 
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My parents had a boxer named Gandalf for his habit of "coming and going at will," as the Hobbit quote goes. Since then we've had a big chicken of a white shepherd named Tazhii (Navajo word for "turkey,"), a grey tabby named Mezumiiru (after the Sithi moon goddess, for her habit of yowling at the full moon), and of course our Shih-tzu Ming-ming, named for the ming dynasty from which her breed supposedly originated, and following the Chinese habit of repeating a name to invoke affection. Of course we have had our share of humdrum names as well....my cat Peaches is name for her coat color, wife named the conure "Sunny" because she thought he looked more like a sun conure, that sort of thing. But yeah, I like "Yuki" for this cat....it fits her.
I have not had that many animals...they live for 15 to 20 years...but my favorite cat name was for a black and white long haired kitty we called Kizmit (means fate). We had a shepherd named Samwise after the Tolkien books as well. Gandolf was a hamster that liked to escape until the cat ate him (after that, any rodent creaters or possible cat food ones got a food name). LOL...So my parrots name is JellyBean Jeorge. I named him before he was hatched, but my husband hated the name JellyBean..... so he named him Jeorge after a "slow minded" fellow we knew and liked real well...I'm not sure how thrilled he was that we named the bird after him. Well JellyBean has outlived the cat, and the husband and I have one of the grandkids to be his Godmother in case I go before him.
 
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Question: Why is it not recommended to put pipefish with seahorses? I can order from SWF...tank raised and eating frozen food, and the SH forum says they are compatible...
 
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Question: Why is it not recommended to put pipefish with seahorses? I can order from SWF...tank raised and eating frozen food, and the SH forum says they are compatible...
This is a grey area. The simple answer is this: You wouldn't add pipefishes for the same reason you wouldn't add wild horses -- the pipes will almost certainly introduce pathogens that your horses may not be able to handle. This rule originated from a time when all pipes were wild caught. These days, as you mentioned, you can find captive bred pipefish from time to time, but usually only if you know a breeder. Blue Stripe pipes are the most common captive bred pipes to find, as they breed fairly easily in tank conditions and the young aren't any more difficult to raise than H. erectus horses or clownfish.
Don't forget that there can be a big difference between "tank raised" and "captive bred." I don't know about the pipes you mentioned above, but since it's a SWF item, I think it's definitely worth an email to find out exactly how and where they were raised, who SWF got them from, etc. The good folks on this site will probably be happy to answer that for you.
If those answers are good, then I think you have a better chance of keeping the two genera together. I wouldn't say it's completely safe (there may still be potential pathogen issues, worms, etc), and you will need to make sure they're eating (pipes typically are even slower feeders than horses), but your chances are definitely better.
 
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Originally Posted by Flower http:///t/366648/novahobbies-37g-seahorse-tank-journal/600#post_3463161
I have not had that many animals...they live for 15 to 20 years...but my favorite cat name was for a black and white long haired kitty we called Kizmit (means fate). We had a shepherd named Samwise after the Tolkien books as well. Gandolf was a hamster that liked to escape until the cat ate him (after that, any rodent creaters or possible cat food ones got a food name). LOL...So my parrots name is JellyBean Jeorge. I named him before he was hatched, but my husband hated the name JellyBean..... so he named him Jeorge after a "slow minded" fellow we knew and liked real well...I'm not sure how thrilled he was that we named the bird after him. Well JellyBean has outlived the cat, and the husband and I have one of the grandkids to be his Godmother in case I go before him.
Yup, pets are a long-term commitment...in the case of birds, often longer than kids!
Gandalf was the dog my folks had from before I was born, and he passed on when I was 8 or so. Taj was a "loaner" dog while my aunt was in Germany for a couple years (this is the dog that gummed my little brothers hamster.....we renamed the poor thing Psycho after that incident, as the bugger was never quite the same). Mezu passed before her time, having developed feline diabetes. Between our two families, my wife and I have definitely managed a small zoo's worth of critters!
 
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Originally Posted by novahobbies http:///t/366648/novahobbies-37g-seahorse-tank-journal/600#post_3463181
This is a grey area. The simple answer is this: You wouldn't add pipefishes for the same reason you wouldn't add wild horses -- the pipes will almost certainly introduce pathogens that your horses may not be able to handle. This rule originated from a time when all pipes were wild caught. These days, as you mentioned, you can find captive bred pipefish from time to time, but usually only if you know a breeder. Blue Stripe pipes are the most common captive bred pipes to find, as they breed fairly easily in tank conditions and the young aren't any more difficult to raise than H. erectus horses or clownfish.
Don't forget that there can be a big difference between "tank raised" and "captive bred." I don't know about the pipes you mentioned above, but since it's a SWF item, I think it's definitely worth an email to find out exactly how and where they were raised, who SWF got them from, etc. The good folks on this site will probably be happy to answer that for you.
If those answers are good, then I think you have a better chance of keeping the two genera together. I wouldn't say it's completely safe (there may still be potential pathogen issues, worms, etc), and you will need to make sure they're eating (pipes typically are even slower feeders than horses), but your chances are definitely better.
Thanks...I will get some more info from them and see where it leads.
 
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Not much to report on the horse front. Didn't do a water change this weekend, was too busy on the house. OTOH, curtain rods are installed, all the curtains and misc. window treatments are up, and the rest of the floor in the hallway has been laid! Just the kitchen, office, and guest bedroom to go...and baseboards of course....and painting the dining room...and rebuilding the 110g stand...
....this list is never-ending. ;-)
The little Rainford's Goby is still doing well, still active, out and about in his tank. NO signs of disease or parasites, but this is just the end of Week One. I'm just glad that he's so much more active than the last one...makes me think I'll be keeping him this time.
 
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Originally Posted by novahobbies http:///t/366648/novahobbies-37g-seahorse-tank-journal/600#post_3463181
This is a grey area. The simple answer is this: You wouldn't add pipefishes for the same reason you wouldn't add wild horses -- the pipes will almost certainly introduce pathogens that your horses may not be able to handle. This rule originated from a time when all pipes were wild caught. These days, as you mentioned, you can find captive bred pipefish from time to time, but usually only if you know a breeder. Blue Stripe pipes are the most common captive bred pipes to find, as they breed fairly easily in tank conditions and the young aren't any more difficult to raise than H. erectus horses or clownfish.
Don't forget that there can be a big difference between "tank raised" and "captive bred." I don't know about the pipes you mentioned above, but since it's a SWF item, I think it's definitely worth an email to find out exactly how and where they were raised, who SWF got them from, etc. The good folks on this site will probably be happy to answer that for you.
If those answers are good, then I think you have a better chance of keeping the two genera together. I wouldn't say it's completely safe (there may still be potential pathogen issues, worms, etc), and you will need to make sure they're eating (pipes typically are even slower feeders than horses), but your chances are definitely better.
Glad to hear the house is coming along...You will always find a project to keep you going when you own your own home. Fish tanks and houses are forever evolving and never finished.
Well in the process of doing my research...SWF no longer has the pipes I was asking about. I really like the pipefish, but I'm not willing to chance my SHs life to have them without being sure they are TANK raised. Because being exposed to the ocean water is the same thing as wild caught.
 
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Yeah, I'm still planning on turning the QT tank into a pipe tank, but I think they're better off as a species-only setup.
 
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Yeah, I'm still planning on turning the QT tank into a pipe tank, but I think they're better off as a species-only setup.
I was going to get 4, but SWF said sold out...now it turns out they had 2 left. I ordered the 2, and 2 feather dusters as well. The shipping came out better if I ordered somethiing else. Ladyreefseeker PMed and said they were tank raised by a local fellow and that they had sold quite a few with no deaths reported. So I went ahead and got them. Considering my Kudas are in a tank that once housed Erectus...and they are okay...fingers crossed and a little prayer too, that I can push this one more time.
They are eating frozen mysis...so the mysis wasted by the horses and just sitting around will be hopefully eaten by the pipes. I also have the in-tank refugium to add some live food as well. So as long as no bacteria breakouts occur life will be great.
Is there a medicine to have on hand just in case of trouble?
 
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GOOD LUCK!
I'll be expecting pics on your horse thread when you get them! Definitely have my fingers crossed.
 
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Sit tight....a video that I've been threatening to make is currently baking on youtube. Had to take out the audio and replace it with something a little more pleasant...didn't realize I sounded like Darth freaking Vader in the microphone....
 
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OK, I warned you I was going to do this. Anyone who does not want to see my relaxing zen/girlie bedroom, don't click.
 
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tank looks AWESOME.. though it looks like IKEA threw up all over your room???
(j/k I LOVE Ikea just moved closer to one finally, no more 3 hours drives to it!)
 
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LOL...So that's Zen/ Girlie? The tank looks awsome in there. It's just as much a work of art as the painting on the wall.
Some people keep fish, just because they like the fish, me...I always considered my fish tank a work of living art...that horse tank is a perfect example.
 
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