Seahorses

[smdomachowske]

I’m looking into starting a seahorse tank…I was wondering where you’ve found different and healthy live trees and “hitching posts” to put in their tank.

My question is: What live plants do you suggest and where can I find healthy ones? Thanks!

 

[stE25wy14]

what kind of seahorse r u looking to get? i would suggest https://www.live-plants.com for macro algae
wdym live trees?

 

[tzabor10]

Gorgonians are a possibility
Mangroves too

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

My seahorse tank has a mangrove tree and green sinularia coral and I’ve just added 2 macro algae’s- red Mexicana and dragons nest

 

[Fish Fan]

Hello from east of Rochester, north of Canandaigua!

I have no experience personally, but this lady is supposed to be very good, and everything she has for sale is "Seahorse safe":

Alyssa's Seahorse Savvy

Welcome to Seahorse Savvy. We are a Maryland Seahorse Farm producing high quality captive bred Seahorses for retail and wholesale markets.

seahorsesavvy.com

Have you done much research on Seahorse care? They require frequent daily feedings, and they typically don't take oats ;-) I'd love to have Seahorses, but I don't have anyone to feed them when I go out of town, so I don't think they are a good fit for me, but they may be fine for you.

Good luck!

 

[shorse]

I second Seahorse Savvy! The owner is wonderful, I've emailed with her and spoken to her on the phone (as well as her partner!). She has a great selection of gorgonians; I have three from her and they are doing great. I've had them for several months now. I have six seahorses (H. erectus) that I purchased from Ocean Riders purely because Alyssa wasn't sure when she would get a new batch of ponies ready for shipment. In addition to the gorgs, I also have a load of macros in my tank I've purchased from Mosaic Macros--great experiences there as well. As far as hitching posts go however, my herd GREATLY prefers gorgonians over ANY of the macro algae (and also cords for my pumps over macros...). I have a merman's shaving razor, various caulerpa, pseudo kelp, string of pearls, etc., and the ponies never hitch to them--only the gorgs. Given the potential for macros to go sexual, caulerpas in particular, I honestly recommend skipping the macros until you get a bit more experience managing the horses.

Speaking of hitching, also keep in mind that seahorses will also grab heaters if they are in the tank, so putting your heater in a sump or in the chambers of an AIO is a necessity.

Happy to answer any questions you have--love my seahorses!!

 

[smdomachowske]

I second Seahorse Savvy! The owner is wonderful, I've emailed with her and spoken to her on the phone (as well as her partner!). She has a great selection of gorgonians; I have three from her and they are doing great. I've had them for several months now. I have six seahorses (H. erectus) that I purchased from Ocean Riders purely because Alyssa wasn't sure when she would get a new batch of ponies ready for shipment. In addition to the gorgs, I also have a load of macros in my tank I've purchased from Mosaic Macros--great experiences there as well. As far as hitching posts go however, my herd GREATLY prefers gorgonians over ANY of the macro algae (and also cords for my pumps over macros...). I have a merman's shaving razor, various caulerpa, pseudo kelp, string of pearls, etc., and the ponies never hitch to them--only the gorgs. Given the potential for macros to go sexual, caulerpas in particular, I honestly recommend skipping the macros until you get a bit more experience managing the horses.

Speaking of hitching, also keep in mind that seahorses will also grab heaters if they are in the tank, so putting your heater in a sump or in the chambers of an AIO is a necessity.

Happy to answer any questions you have--love my seahorses!!

Thank you so much!