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geridoc

geridoc

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Originally Posted by Cysco1187 http:///t/397499/prospective-fish#post_3543022
Do seahorses count towards my fish count? Are there any that I would be able to have?
Seahorses do count, and they really need a species specific tank since they are very, very deliberate feeders, and the clownfish will eat everything before your seahorses even react to the presence of food.
 
cysco1187

cysco1187

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Originally Posted by silverado61 http:///t/397499/prospective-fish#post_3543026


More inverts? Yes you can get more. But be careful not to go overboard because they could starve. Build up slowly. More fish? Depending on how good your filtration is, I would think no. Even then you need to plan on how big the fish are really going to get. Not how big they really are now. If you LFS told you that they're fully grown, he could have told you that just to make a sale. Do the research on your own and find out if the species of fish you have are, indeed, fully grown.

Then you have to plan on where each type of fish swim in the tank. Divide your tank into thirds. One third is the lower area, one third is the center area, one third the top area of your tank. Different fish stay in different zones of your tank although some fish swim throughout, some stay in the top two thirds, some the bottom two thirds and so on. If you get three fish that stay in the center area of the tank you could be over crowded depending on how big they will grow. It also plays a part in territorial disputes.

I think the safety net for saltwater fish is three inches of full grown fish per gallon. But I could be wrong. You'll have to check with someone else on that to be sure.

Always learning.
Thank you and yea, I've looked and I'm pretty sure they are all fully grown. I also plan on getting more LR before I add anything else. Thanks for the help!
 
cysco1187

cysco1187

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Originally Posted by GeriDoc http:///t/397499/prospective-fish/20#post_3543031
Seahorses do count, and they really need a species specific tank since they are very, very deliberate feeders, and the clownfish will eat everything before your seahorses even react to the presence of food.
Yea, I'm probably not going to be getting them.lol I'm still very new at this and wouldn't want one to suffer b/c I don't know what I'm doing.
 
jay0705

jay0705

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Sea horse's are very cool but its a species only type fish. Means only them in a tank. They like it cool lol
 
jay0705

jay0705

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Lol yes your tank is very new. Give a few months of being stable then maybe try a mushroom
 
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