worried about temp

florida joe

florida joe

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Originally Posted by Rays862
I have stealth heaters in my fry tanks and my culture tanks and they are true to set temps, whether 72 for seahorse fry, or 80 for my perc fry. My biggest worry would be keeping my temps down in the summer, I don't know why you wouldn't have a heater for back up in the winter.
i also have two stealth heaters one in DT on in QT both keep water with in 1/2d setting
 
rays862

rays862

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its a shame they have such a short lifespan, but i'll take a year
what is it with kellogi that makes their lives shorter than other seahorses?
I would not say categorically that they only have a one year life span, it just seems that their longevity in captivity has a poor track record, and no on has pinpointed why yet. Warm temps may be a cause, because everyone considers them tropical, or pen raised could be a factor. At any rate good luck with them, and at least you have a leg up knowing that there has been better success at lower temps.
 
squirreloso

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over night i got the temp up to 74. they are more active and eating alot!
however one has developed a cottony fungus patch on the back of his neck, i assume it was from the cold temps weakening them.
i came across this which makes sense
"Fungus can also be a common problem, particularly late in the season. Seahorses often develop patches of fungus on their bodies after they have been chilled, which can easily happen with specimens that are collected or shipped in the late fall and winter."
water parems are good, everything is zero including nitrates. spec gravity 1.025. ph 8.4
i'll do a 10% water change tomorrow. i'll keep an eye on it, if things go sour then i guess i'll have to medicate him :(
 
squirreloso

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what should i use? id rather medicate in the tank, its less stressful on them, theres no corals, just a few snails and tons of algae, hair and macro
 
squirreloso

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update on my little ponies :)
i keep their tank at a steady 74 now and they are doing great, they even grew a bit finally

the cottony patch that was on one of the ponies dissapeared within two days so no treatment was needed, it hasnt come back since
:D
 
rykna

rykna

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Wonderful!!!!Your horses have very similar marking my horses have, the little silver white highlight dots, that can be very worrisome. At first these markings drove me nuts and I was panicing all the time. After time went by, I've been able to identify each horse's individual markings. So any type of possible infections, such as ick, or new skin abrasions are very notacible.
 
rykna

rykna

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Originally Posted by squirreloso
i dunno, thats what ive always read about seahorses, that they do better in cooler tanks, 68-74
the SH i have are h.kellogi
yeah when i set the temps on the dial they never keep it at that temp.
ive been throught like 4 heaters, all the same
i put them on 74 and they keep the temps at 77-78

one time i set it at 68 and it jumped up to 85! i threw that one away, it must have been broke, it was a hydor.
my stealth also keeps the temps at 78 no matter what i set it on
Keeping the heat to a minimum(IMHO) is a must! Certain combinations lead to parasitic invasitions. The biggest contributors 3 are:
High temps: Keep your tank Temp at 72-75 degrees
Higher temps make the tank much more comfy for unwanted algaes and unwanted parasites.
Salinity: 1.022 to 1.024
When the salinity goes over 1.025, this is the major welcome sign for a incurable parasitic worm. Which claim my first 2 horses.
And 3rd, always keep Nitrate, Nitrite, Amonnia, and Phosphates at 0.
 
squirreloso

squirreloso

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you mean those little polka dots

everything checks in at zero. phosphates however, well theres no true phosphate test out there, its one of the hardest things to test for which is why i dont bother. the hair algae should be soaking it up like a sponge, either way this isnt anyting to fret about.
spec. gravity i keep at 1.026 which is closer to natural seawater, even my fish only tanks are kept at that
most worms can be treated with prazi, im not sure what to look for in sea horse worms, but i would imagine they are loaded with stuff. i dont treat unless i see a need
with such a short lifespan im expecting them to croak within a year, and if they dont then that will be a pleasent surprise
 
rykna

rykna

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Originally Posted by squirreloso
you mean those little polka dots

everything checks in at zero. phosphates however, well theres no true phosphate test out there, its one of the hardest things to test for which is why i dont bother. the hair algae should be soaking it up like a sponge, either way this isnt anyting to fret about.
spec. gravity i keep at 1.026 which is closer to natural seawater, even my fish only tanks are kept at that
most worms can be treated with prazi, im not sure what to look for in sea horse worms, but i would imagine they are loaded with stuff. i dont treat unless i see a need
with such a short lifespan im expecting them to croak within a year, and if they dont then that will be a pleasent surprise

Well, the dwarf seahorses I got from Luke are almost 2 years old now.
 
tomtoothdoc

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i didn't know kellogi has a shorter life span. i inherited 2 males from a neighbor's daughter over a year and a half now. and i think she had them more than six months before she went away to college.so they must be over two years old. also how come most of the pictures i've seen of the kellogi are black or dark color? mine are yellow.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=186649&stc=1
roger.jpghttps://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=186650&stc=1
logan.jpg
 
squirreloso

squirreloso

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Originally Posted by Rykna
Well, the dwarf seahorses I got from Luke are almost 2 years old now.

yeah but these arent dwarf's, their kellogi, the seahorse known to have the shortest survival rate.
i knew this before i bought them, but hey ya never know, ive read lots of stuff on the internet that never came true

as for the color, one of mine was yellow when i got him, after about a week he turned black like his buddy, which sucked because now i cant tell them appart

all in all, i find them boring, no offense to the ponies out there
 
tomtoothdoc

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here are the pics. roger (the more yellow One is male) and i think logan (paler one) is also a male...the pouch is not very pronounced



 
squirreloso

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wow those are hot looking kellogi's

they dont look like kellogi to me, but im not a seahorse expert

your coral banded shrimp is ok with them? i had a pyscho one that killed several fish right in front of my eyes in my small nano cube, she was pretty gruesome. i gave her away to someone that had a large tank and she is behaving better now :D
 
tomtoothdoc

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i was told by the previous owner that she bought them from lfs that labeled them as tank bred kellogii. i'm not a seahorse expert either. any sh expert out there know for sure?
i inherited the whole set up with the paired and breeding cb shrimps and they have been together for 2 yrs. so i guess they are ok??

there are also three small A.maculatus frogfish in there. and i'm trying to set up a video camera to catch the seahorse "walking the frogfish" like he 's taking a dog for a walk....it's the funniest thing i've ever seen.

roger would walk his "dog, sydney" (the smaller frogfish) and logan would walk his freddie. sorry....inherited their names too...that was one of the stipulations. keeping the names and visitation rights when she's home from school. you think i can sue for child support? lol

pic of logan and freddie
 
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