Sea Horses

[AllysonP]

i have my 14 gallon nano up and going with some corals in it and a pipe fish and it is doing great. But i want to add sea horses and have never had them nor know much about them. any tips? what corals can and cant have, suggestions?

 

[aztecdreams]

Sea Horses

I have mine in a 8 gallon Nuvo with gorgonians , zoas, sexy shrimp,and tiny Banggai cardinals. I think the biggest thing would be to get some that are eating frozen. You have to feed them heavily so extra water changes are a must

 

[AllysonP]

ya i have some zoas, a chalice and favia and a duncan with the pipe fish now. but i want the dwarf sea horses. but really have no clue what i am doing. thanks for the water change tip

 

[amphispur]

Dwarfs mainly eat copepods

 

[aztecdreams]

Sea Horses

Dwarf seahorses are a bit different. I wouldn't put them in with any LPS for fear of them getting eaten by the sweeper tentacles. I've seen good sized my sis get eaten. I have my dwarves in with some macro n fake corals in a 2 1/2 gallon. I hatch brine shrimp for them to eat and gut load live brine

 

[Ambrosio Aquatics]

dwarf are a lot harder to maintain than the larger species. especially in a reef tank. the flow to keep the lps happy will most likely blast the little guys all over. i keep, eco gorgs,zoas,rics and gsp with mine along with a ton of macro which they love

 

[AllysonP]

good to know guys thanks