Seahorses

[oldsaltydog]

Has anyone ever tried to raise seahorses in a three gallon eclispse tank. Any pros or cons to this, thinking about doing this.

 

[sea goblin]

a three gallon will be too small. They need a lot of verticel space, and some can get very big. They are difcult to care for as well.
HTH
Sea Goblin

 

[jim672]

OLDSALTYDOG,
Welcome to the board!!
I've never heard of anyone keeping sea horses in a 3 gallon; 8 gallon is about the smallest I've read about.
I believe sea horses are pretty sensitive to water quality issues. Having only 3 gallons of water doesn't provide much latitude for correcting any problems before they could harm the tank inhabitants.
Jim

 

[karenjo]

IMO i wouldnt keep a seahorse in anything smaller than a 20 gal. They need room!!!!!!!

 

[shanev]

Ive heard of people raising pygmy seahorses in a 3 gallon.
My friend got his at
http://www.seahorsefarms.com/
for an eclipse system 3 and has been going for almost a year now!

 

[drakken]

I've been looking into seahorses also. It seems that captive bred will do best in the home aquarium.
Here are some good links...
http://www.seanic.ca/seahorses.htm
http://www.seahorseaquaculture.com.au/frame.html
http://www.saseahorse.com/seahorse.htm

 

[madd catt]

Also try oceanrider.com

 

[bahamianme]

I kept "seahorses" 2 years ago. I had them for 8 months. I purchased my seahorses from "Ocean Rider.com". They are based in Hawaii and they have the best, beautiful, exotic seahorses. I had my 4 seahorses in a 30 gallon tank. They need alot of room because they play and mate alot. They are very sensitive to water perm. If you have anymore questions about seahorses, I can be reached at: Bahamian1999@Yahoo.com.