sea horses in reef tank
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monalisa
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Where it's not a good idea to keep seahorses in a "reef" tank so to speak, there are a lot of different soft corals that are compatible with horses in a species tank...medium to large horses, that is...not with pygmy or dwarf horses (whole different set of information there, and I DON'T do dwarf horses!!). Those corals would be, but are not limited to, zoas, mushrooms, colt corals, leathers, and I'm sure there are more, but I can't really think of what they would be at this time.
Hope this helps.
Lisa
Hope this helps.
Lisa
rykna
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Originally Posted by MonaLisa
Where it's not a good idea to keep seahorses in a "reef" tank so to speak, there are a lot of different soft corals that are compatible with horses in a species tank...medium to large horses, that is...not with pygmy or dwarf horses (whole different set of information there, and I DON'T do dwarf horses!!). Those corals would be, but are not limited to, zoas, mushrooms, colt corals, leathers, and I'm sure there are more, but I can't really think of what they would be at this time.
Hope this helps.
Lisa
Seahorses are best when kept in a species only tank, like Lisa said.. The only coral I have in my pony tank is a corky finder gorgonian.
Where it's not a good idea to keep seahorses in a "reef" tank so to speak, there are a lot of different soft corals that are compatible with horses in a species tank...medium to large horses, that is...not with pygmy or dwarf horses (whole different set of information there, and I DON'T do dwarf horses!!). Those corals would be, but are not limited to, zoas, mushrooms, colt corals, leathers, and I'm sure there are more, but I can't really think of what they would be at this time.
Hope this helps.
Lisa
Seahorses are best when kept in a species only tank, like Lisa said.. The only coral I have in my pony tank is a corky finder gorgonian.
monalisa
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Originally Posted by Rykna
Seahorses are best when kept in a species only tank, like Lisa said.. The only coral I have in my pony tank is a corky finder gorgonian.
This being said though, understand that Rykna is keeping dwarf seahorses. As previously stated, the research on these is much more extended because of the dangers some otherwise harmless corals could present to baby dwarf seahorses. The information I posted is based strictly on keeping medium to larger species seahorses.
Lisa
Seahorses are best when kept in a species only tank, like Lisa said.. The only coral I have in my pony tank is a corky finder gorgonian.
This being said though, understand that Rykna is keeping dwarf seahorses. As previously stated, the research on these is much more extended because of the dangers some otherwise harmless corals could present to baby dwarf seahorses. The information I posted is based strictly on keeping medium to larger species seahorses.
Lisa
jonthefishguy
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Common Name: Dwarf Seahorse
Scientific Name: Hippocampus Zosterae
Origin: Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Florida Keys, Western Atlantic, Cuba, Bahamas, Bermuda
Captive Lifespan: 1-2 years
Difficulty Level: Medium to Hard
Reef Safe: No, can be killed by stinging corals and anemones
Length: 1-1.5 inches including length of tail
Minimum Tank Size: 2G
Diet: Carnivore. Brine Shrimp, Copepods, Red Shrimp (Halocaridina rubra)
Scientific Name: Hippocampus Zosterae
Origin: Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Florida Keys, Western Atlantic, Cuba, Bahamas, Bermuda
Captive Lifespan: 1-2 years
Difficulty Level: Medium to Hard
Reef Safe: No, can be killed by stinging corals and anemones
Length: 1-1.5 inches including length of tail
Minimum Tank Size: 2G
Diet: Carnivore. Brine Shrimp, Copepods, Red Shrimp (Halocaridina rubra)