If I were you I would definitely not put seahorses in anything under a 30 unless they're dwarfs. People think they don't need that much room to swim but they really do. I also have seahorses in a 55 gallon and they are always swimming all over the place. And the tank doesn't really need to be tall it just needs to be two and a half times the length of the adult seahorse.
Need advice on a small tank
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I would recommend Overkill filtration as well. Seahorses are known for being finicky about their water parameters so good filtration is a must and for me I've found lower salinity like 28 ppt is good for keeping bacterial infections (which seahorses are prone to) to a minimum. as for a tank I would go for a cube or shop around for "the one".
hmm well the breed can be an issue too. kellogi and ingens both grow over a foot long. Theres also some breeds that prefer cooler water temperatures but if you keep it at like 75 it should be good for any breed you could get. I have a 35 gal with a fluval canister filter and so far its perfect. So like I would take what kind of filtration is recommended for a tank the size your looking for and then buy the size up from that. but if you're going with the big deal with a sump and skimmer and what not then I have little to no experience with those.
I'm hoping to find a reasonably priced smallish tank that's got everything built in. I don't want to try doing a sump, skimmer, etc, for them. Not even entirely sure if it's going to happen at all. If I take too long, they'll get sold, and then I would have to start all over finding a pair that eats well.
ah okay I changed it. Those guys are kuda seahorses I believe, really preety too, but the price was a little hgh when i asked typically those guys are $70/ea online (got a few sites I could give you) and most large varieties eat frozen like champs. Those guys would do great in a cube, always finding nice ones on craigslist or if you want one brand new, foster's and smith seems to have the best price. God I'm a party pooper... lol
no don't scratch it!! Seahorses make AMAZING pets because they are very intuitive and learn to take food from your hand I just personally found those particular ones to be on the pricey side. We all could use a new cube anyway 