Seahorse Tank!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[crabsrkewl]

Well in a well thought out attempt to beat my rich neighbor but inexperienced at saltwater fish keeping I decided to get a seahorse tank. I just got a nice tank with a beautiful painted backround and a nice bio wheel filter.

This weekend (or on wednesday as it is only a two day week

)I'll buy the remainder of the supplies. My tank is 10 gallons and I plan to get two or three seahorses by the holidays. Any help on this would be appreciated as I will finally be able to get a better tank then that annoying neighbor.

 

[teresaq]

Please research on the seahorse forum. A ten gal is way to small for even one reg sized seahorse. Horses need a tall tank. They need 3x thier height. kuda and erectus can reach 6 to 7 inch so you would need a tank that is 18 to 21 inch tall, and room to roam. the smallest I would suggest is a 29 gal for one pair. a 40 gal for 3 or 4 horses not pairs.
Seahorse will not do well in a small nano tank.
TeresaQ

 

[crabsrkewl]

Originally Posted by TeresaQ
Please research on the seahorse forum. A ten gal is way to small for even one reg sized seahorse. Horses need a tall tank. They need 3x thier height. kuda and erectus can reach 6 to 7 inch so you would need a tank that is 18 to 21 inch tall, and room to roam. the smallest I would suggest is a 29 gal for one pair. a 40 gal for 3 or 4.
Seahorse will not do well in a small nano tank.
TeresaQ
O Ok I shall look into this

 

[bjoe23]

i thnk u could get dwarf seahorses tho

 

[teresaq]

Yes dwarfs would work, but they require newly hatched bbs three times a day, and must have a sterile tank. no live sand or live rock. just dead sand and base rock. You can not have anything that would introduce hydroids. They will kill dwarfs. also all intakes would have to be covered with sponges and or screen. these things are tiny.

 

[paintballer768]

Id just go what Teresa says, get a 25-30 gallon and make it seahorse-worthy. Youll get a ton more responses in the seahorse forums, might I suggest you try there? Im thinking of doing the same but dont have near the funds for it haha

 

[nybutterfly03]

IMO u should do tons of research before attempting this so that the poor horses do not suffer just so "u can have a better tank than ur annoying neighbor" That right there is all the reason NOT to set up a SH tank.
A 10g is much too small as Teresa mentioned unless u intend to dwarves. Please do ur research before getting any horses, they need an established tank and if u r just starting ur tank and intend to get horses by Christmas, you will be in for a lot of heartbreak. I am not trying to be mean, I just do not want to see or hear about the loss of more seahorses b/c of someones hasty moves

 

[zeke92]

you could get dwarf seahorses. but seriously, i would consider taking atleast a month to research about what your about to do. don't just jump right in like oyu about did.
that can be deadly.
1-2+ months of research is wel worth a $60 dead seahorse.
i've spent 8 months researching and i JUST started my seahorse tank a few months ago with no horses yet.

 

[coral keeper]

How long have you been in the Saltwater hobby? If your still a newbi, I would suggest not keeping any kind of seahorses yet. I wanted to do a seahorse tank as well, but they need way to much care. Do LOTS AND LOTS of research like everyone els said before you start the tank.

 

[rykna]

Originally Posted by crabsrkewl
Well in a well thought out attempt to beat my rich neighbor but inexperienced at saltwater fish keeping I decided to get a seahorse tank. I just got a nice tank with a beautiful painted backround and a nice bio wheel filter.

This weekend (or on wednesday as it is only a two day week

)I'll buy the remainder of the supplies. My tank is 10 gallons and I plan to get two or three seahorses by the holidays. Any help on this would be appreciated as I will finally be able to get a better tank then that annoying neighbor.
I apologize for being blunt...but...SHAME ON YOU How could you purchase ANYTHING just to spite your neighbor. Especially a animal that depends on you for it's health and care. A living creature is NOT and object or something to be paraded around as a novelty. If I were you I would reexamine your priorities.

 

[coral keeper]

Originally Posted by Rykna
I apologize for being blunt...but...SHAME ON YOU How could you purchase ANYTHING just to spite your neighbor. Especially a animal that depends on you for it's health and care. A living creature is NOT and object or something to be paraded around as a novelty. If I were you I would reexamine your priorities.
Im with you Rykna.

 

[nybutterfly03]

Well said!

 

[crabsrkewl]

Thanks for moving this whoever did

 

[matt b]

I apologize for being blunt...but...SHAME ON YOU How could you purchase ANYTHING just to spite your neighbor. Especially a animal that depends on you for it's health and care. A living creature is NOT and object or something to be paraded around as a novelty. If I were you I would reexamine your priorities.
well said

 

[darthtang aw]

Your tank no matter what size you get will not be ready by the holidays...do not attempt to put seahorses in there for atleast 6 months......Oh I so want to flame.....

 

[teresaq]

I agree, seahorses have very specific needs, and you should really do a lot more research before even thinking about getting any.

You all said what wanted to say.

 

[zeke92]

Originally Posted by Rykna
I apologize for being blunt...but...SHAME ON YOU How could you purchase ANYTHING just to spite your neighbor. Especially a animal that depends on you for it's health and care. A living creature is NOT and object or something to be paraded around as a novelty. If I were you I would reexamine your priorities.

I <3 Rykna

well said

 

[darthtang aw]

you want to spite your neighbor, throw a party or buy a porsche. Sorry a ten gallon tank isn't going to spite anyone.

 

[crabsrkewl]

Originally Posted by Darthtang AW
you want to spite your neighbor, throw a party or buy a porsche. Sorry a ten gallon tank isn't going to spite anyone.
Thats a better idea

 

[rykna]

Originally Posted by Darthtang AW
you want to spite your neighbor, throw a party or buy a porsche. Sorry a ten gallon tank isn't going to spite anyone.

Sorry for chewing your head off crabsrkewl. I can definiteley sympathize with you. Our neighbor has a obsession with their lawn...we don't. David hasn't spoken or even exknowledge our presence for over two years just because our lawn isn't manicured and perfect. His wife Debbie is very sweet and still chats with us.
Instead of trying to put together a tank by yourself, I'd have sprung the idea for a $1.00 donation from all the members

You'll be swimming in your 400 gallon tank in no time