29 gallon seahorse tank
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The "BEST" pair would be a pair that is TRUE captive bred and not just tank raised as you would get from seahorsesource.com, pekasponies.com or seahorsecorral.com.
Most seahorses in LFS's are tank raised although many are sold as true captive bred.
As for species, that is a personal decision, or an availability decision depending on where you are.
H. reidi is common but the pelagic fry are harder to raise than the also common H. erectus which has benthic fry.
If you haven't already I would suggest reading the links at the bottom of "My Thoughts on Seahorse Keeping" for a good basic knowledge of things you need to know.
I would suggest also that you stick to a seahorse species tank only for your first year.
Keeping seahorses successfully can be much more challenging than keeping reef tanks.
Most seahorses in LFS's are tank raised although many are sold as true captive bred.
As for species, that is a personal decision, or an availability decision depending on where you are.
H. reidi is common but the pelagic fry are harder to raise than the also common H. erectus which has benthic fry.
If you haven't already I would suggest reading the links at the bottom of "My Thoughts on Seahorse Keeping" for a good basic knowledge of things you need to know.
I would suggest also that you stick to a seahorse species tank only for your first year.
Keeping seahorses successfully can be much more challenging than keeping reef tanks.
That again boils down to personal choices as to how you want your biological filtration to be accomplished.
There are many ways to achieve it so it's just a case of picking what suits your pocket book and your own satisfaction.
I don't use a refugium or HOB filters, although I did use a HOB on one tank for a while but strictly as a water mover as I was short on power heads at the time.
I prefer to work with a sump, having my live rock as the filter but in the sump so I can see more of the seahorses.
While many like live macro for decor and hitching, I choose artificial decor/hitches so that I use minimal lighting to help keep temperatures down. I can't afford chillers on all the tanks I have.
There are many ways to achieve it so it's just a case of picking what suits your pocket book and your own satisfaction.
I don't use a refugium or HOB filters, although I did use a HOB on one tank for a while but strictly as a water mover as I was short on power heads at the time.
I prefer to work with a sump, having my live rock as the filter but in the sump so I can see more of the seahorses.
While many like live macro for decor and hitching, I choose artificial decor/hitches so that I use minimal lighting to help keep temperatures down. I can't afford chillers on all the tanks I have.
Again, personal choice. As long as you have enough biological filtration you don't need more rock.
Where you put the rock is again your choice as it will work in the sump or in the display tank.
I moved my rock to the sump ONLY after frustrations at viewing the seahorses because they seemed to be always in behind rockwork when I wanted to view them.
A ten gallon sump depending on configuration, won't take too much rock because the rock needs to be submerged at all times.
Where you put the rock is again your choice as it will work in the sump or in the display tank.
I moved my rock to the sump ONLY after frustrations at viewing the seahorses because they seemed to be always in behind rockwork when I wanted to view them.
A ten gallon sump depending on configuration, won't take too much rock because the rock needs to be submerged at all times.
