Sea Horses in Refugium
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broncofish
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I'm setting up a seahorse tank right now. I've done research research, and more research. Check out seahorse.org, and oceanrider.com. IMO seahorse in a fuge is a bad idea. They should be in an area that is easy to clean, lots of room to reach in for direct feeding, and they would clean up the pods pretty well. I guess if you had bang guys refugium they would be ideal in there. BUt if it is your average undertank fuge I would think not.
killafins
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First, how big is the refugium going to be??? Indeed they do need lots of swimming space but more importantly you need to control the current for them. So you have to find away to minimize water movement as much as possible.
Second, the pods would be an excellent source of food but in order to save the pods I would feed them brineshrimp, ghost shrimp and misis shrimp.
Third, buy tank breed ponies only....
Fourth, some refugiums don't have lights... i am assuming that your's will have lights... just wanted to make sure...
Fifth, read read read the posts under seahorses here, go to seahorse.org and read... heard of oceanrider.org but never personally went there... reefcentral.com has a seahorse portion too.
Last, enjoy and post if you have anymore questions...
Second, the pods would be an excellent source of food but in order to save the pods I would feed them brineshrimp, ghost shrimp and misis shrimp.
Third, buy tank breed ponies only....
Fourth, some refugiums don't have lights... i am assuming that your's will have lights... just wanted to make sure...
Fifth, read read read the posts under seahorses here, go to seahorse.org and read... heard of oceanrider.org but never personally went there... reefcentral.com has a seahorse portion too.
Last, enjoy and post if you have anymore questions...
leviwin
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The refugium is going to be 15 gallons and of course I'm going to have lights. Figured that was a must for the plants as well. Where can I get ghost shrimp? How big are they and how much do they cost? I found some at the lfs, but they were in freshwater. They told me they weren't brackish and couldn't live in saltwater. Is this true, because I don't think the lady I talked to knew much about fish. She just worked there because it was a good job that allowed here to go to school.
Thanks
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broncofish
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Originally posted by Leviwin
how do you enrich brine shrimp I've never done that before
By feeding them phytoplankton, such as DT's
dreeves
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The ghost shrimp in which I am aware of are freshwater...
To enrich brine shrimp...put some in a small container and add liquid vitamins to the small amount of water...let it sit for about 30 minutes or so.
You do not need to enrich the shrimp at every feeding...about every two or three is my schedule.
Frozen mysis is the easiest...so if you can get your seahorses to eat those the better off...most LFS sale frozen mysis.
To enrich brine shrimp...put some in a small container and add liquid vitamins to the small amount of water...let it sit for about 30 minutes or so.
You do not need to enrich the shrimp at every feeding...about every two or three is my schedule.
Frozen mysis is the easiest...so if you can get your seahorses to eat those the better off...most LFS sale frozen mysis.
kimkissyfish
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Hi,
I personally would set up a seahorse tank for them with nice hitching posts.. A fuge is really no place for seahorses....If your gonna keep them you want them in a place where you can enjoy them and watch them.....Plopping them in a fuge just to have them is cruel in my opinion......
Here is my SH tank, it doesnt have to be elaborate.. In fact I have taken out that ugly thing in the middle.. LOL
I personally would set up a seahorse tank for them with nice hitching posts.. A fuge is really no place for seahorses....If your gonna keep them you want them in a place where you can enjoy them and watch them.....Plopping them in a fuge just to have them is cruel in my opinion......
Here is my SH tank, it doesnt have to be elaborate.. In fact I have taken out that ugly thing in the middle.. LOL
killafins
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First.. fifteen gallons isn't a big enough tank for seahorses... there very slow movers but like to move over a great distance or it gets ancy.
Also, if you do decide to ignore the size factor, ur goign to have great difficulties destroying the current of a refugium in that size of a tank. IT would be almost impossible to set it to seahorse standards.
Also, if you do decide to ignore the size factor, ur goign to have great difficulties destroying the current of a refugium in that size of a tank. IT would be almost impossible to set it to seahorse standards.