Seahorse tank pics please.
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corally
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jcrim, my email address is kdetamore@hotmail.com Thanks!
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jdragunas
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Originally Posted by corally
Has anyone had any luck buying seahorses on line? I would love to get a couple eventually but I have never seen any at lfs. In fact, I've never seen any in person except at the zoo/aquarium. They seem so fragile though I'd be worried getting them thru the mail. Also, we go camping for 2-3 days at a time frequently in the summer. I know they have to be fed several times a day, so is their any kind of food you could put in an automatic for them?
IMO, it's best to buy seahorses from a LFS, so you can see them, know they are healthy, and witness them eat frozen mysis... However, there are success stories of buying them online, like jcrim. If your LFS doesn't sell seahorses, maybe they can order them. if not, it looks like you have to get them online... but wherever you do buy them from, make sure they have some sort of warranty on them (most do not), as they can be quite expensive.
Has anyone had any luck buying seahorses on line? I would love to get a couple eventually but I have never seen any at lfs. In fact, I've never seen any in person except at the zoo/aquarium. They seem so fragile though I'd be worried getting them thru the mail. Also, we go camping for 2-3 days at a time frequently in the summer. I know they have to be fed several times a day, so is their any kind of food you could put in an automatic for them?
IMO, it's best to buy seahorses from a LFS, so you can see them, know they are healthy, and witness them eat frozen mysis... However, there are success stories of buying them online, like jcrim. If your LFS doesn't sell seahorses, maybe they can order them. if not, it looks like you have to get them online... but wherever you do buy them from, make sure they have some sort of warranty on them (most do not), as they can be quite expensive.
aredmon
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Those little horses are so cute. I got some fake decor to put in my seahorse tank along with some fake plants. I also found a little reptile dish shaped like a star for a feeding dish. All I need now is a seahorse. I do plan on asking what kind of seahorse it is before I buy because they are just to delicate and expensive to make a stupid mistake on my part.
darth tang
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Originally Posted by jdragunas
IMO, it's best to buy seahorses from a LFS, so you can see them, know they are healthy, and witness them eat frozen mysis... However, there are success stories of buying them online, like jcrim. If your LFS doesn't sell seahorses, maybe they can order them. if not, it looks like you have to get them online... but wherever you do buy them from, make sure they have some sort of warranty on them (most do not), as they can be quite expensive.
It was actually cheaper for me to buy mine at the LFS than online. Go figure. Redmon, you might want to add some live rock to that tank also.
IMO, it's best to buy seahorses from a LFS, so you can see them, know they are healthy, and witness them eat frozen mysis... However, there are success stories of buying them online, like jcrim. If your LFS doesn't sell seahorses, maybe they can order them. if not, it looks like you have to get them online... but wherever you do buy them from, make sure they have some sort of warranty on them (most do not), as they can be quite expensive.
It was actually cheaper for me to buy mine at the LFS than online. Go figure. Redmon, you might want to add some live rock to that tank also.
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jdragunas
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i agree, more LR and maybe a few more hitching posts.
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jdragunas
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fake corals can sit on the LR, as long as you can secure them. The fake plants can sit on, or in the LR as well. I'll have to get a pic of my tank to show you...
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jdragunas
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do you plan on only ever having two in that tank? If so, then you're fine. I figured you'd want more. But it's nice to have a variety, so they don't have to stay in the same tank for a while.
celacanthr
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I am not sure if this was mentioned, but I consider Cardinal fish fine tank mates. Although, I am getting a pipe tank. i am getting in a porcelain crab today, can't wait...I am JITTERY!
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jdragunas
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ooohhh!!! i want a porcelain crab too!!! i can't wait to get one... but my lfs never has them, and ordering one offline is stupid - $9 for the crab, but a $75 minimum purchase price, and $30 in shipping!!! that's wayyyy too much for me to spend on a crab!!!
milomlo
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jhebi,
Is that a reef set up your pony is in? I see fish and corals and it is awesome looking. I know nothing about seahorses, but it would be nice to have 1 if you can put them in a reef set up.
I am not going to try or anything I am just talking. Yours looks very nice though and I just wanted some information on your tank.
Is that a reef set up your pony is in? I see fish and corals and it is awesome looking. I know nothing about seahorses, but it would be nice to have 1 if you can put them in a reef set up.
I am not going to try or anything I am just talking. Yours looks very nice though and I just wanted some information on your tank.
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jdragunas
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my lfs is *****, and they say that "we can request it, but that doesn't guaranty we will get it."
and milo, having seahorses in a reef tank is possible (see jhebi & darth tang as examples), but it's not recommended. Most corals have stinging cells, and seahorses will latch onto anything they can with their tails. They can get stung by the corals, sometime severly enough to kill them. I personally wouldn't put seahorses in a reef tank, but then again, i also won't add emerald crabs or any kind of stars to my FOWLR... i'm just paraniod about it... why would i risk a $60 seahorse? (and it just gives me an excuse to setup another tank as a reef...)
and milo, having seahorses in a reef tank is possible (see jhebi & darth tang as examples), but it's not recommended. Most corals have stinging cells, and seahorses will latch onto anything they can with their tails. They can get stung by the corals, sometime severly enough to kill them. I personally wouldn't put seahorses in a reef tank, but then again, i also won't add emerald crabs or any kind of stars to my FOWLR... i'm just paraniod about it... why would i risk a $60 seahorse? (and it just gives me an excuse to setup another tank as a reef...)
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jdragunas
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awesome!!! I want a mandarin so bad! Are you sure it's actually eating the frozen food? sometimes they'll suck it up but then spit it back out. And i want a porcelain crab!!! I'm so jealous. I just got a new hermit crab, though. He's like 3" around! He's so cute! When i feed the tank, he pushes himself back on his shell, and reaches all of his legs up to catch the food. It reminds me of finding nemo, you know, the crabs at the end... "heyyyy, heyyy"... lol!