Paul, I'm interested to know what your setup was for the seahorses. Did you keep them separate from your reef tank? Did you treat them like any other fish, or use special precautions for them?
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Paul, I'm interested to know what your setup was for the seahorses. Did you keep them separate from your reef tank? Did you treat them like any other fish, or use special precautions for them?
Do you know about what the temp was? And did they live long?Hello Want2bsleepy. I kept those and all seahorses in a partitioned part of my reef. My tank is long and skinny, 6' long so I just partitioned about 8" on one end for the horses. The babies had their own tank.
I fed them with this device which I patented a long time ago, but no longer sell. http://breedersregistry.org/journal...strategy-for-hippocampus-sp-and-other-fishes/
They were raised on brine shrimp and nothing else. I realize that that was probably not the best diet, but they never complained and grew nicely. That was also many years ago so today I would probably change their diet. I can still collect them but have not in a few years.
Hello, @Parsec! The only time I had Pipefish was with my seahorses. They are related and coexist well together. I am not sure how well they do in a reef tank. I wish I could help you with that. One thing I will tell you about them is to make sure you have a covered tank. I didn't and one of mine went carpet surfingI have had my eye on some beautiful red and white striped pipefish for a while. My tankmates are pretty mellow but i am wary of adding them them to the display. Have you encountered any time of fish specifically that will seek them out to hurt them? The only one i have that has a bit of an attitude is my purple tang, and he only has an attitude when it comes to his nori clip.
Oh yes most certainly covered! I have lost way too many fish to that.Hello, @Parsec! The only time I had Pipefish was with my seahorses. They are related and coexist well together. I am not sure how well they do in a reef tank. I wish I could help you with that. One thing I will tell you about them is to make sure you have a covered tank. I didn't and one of mine went carpet surfing
So, what does everyone put around their power heads to protect the ponies?
I use this ugly plastic mesh zip tied. Not attractive but gets the job done. LolSo, what does everyone put around their power heads to protect the ponies?
Hi Annette, Is your culerpa growing on the rocks?Here's a picture of how it looked in my 75g
Hi Annette, Is your culerpa growing on the rocks?
Although gorgonians grow well on my barebottom tank, I havent been able to grow culerpa ... or any plant really.
Thanks
Thank you, Dawn! That is great advice. I'll be sure to be extra diligent about that.They are gourgeous! I absolutely love the last pic of phoebe looking right at you. Abbie is a very beautiful seahorse. Pintos are stunning but watch them super closely as it is more difficult to see marks on their bodies.