dendros w/ dwarfs?

[rhoptowit]

just wondering if this would be a smart idea?

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

Me personnally I wouldn't do it. Dendros can eat dwarfs,the bigger type should be ok. HTH

 

[namxas]

+1 anything that engulfs its food (or stings) is not compatible with zots. in fact, a tiny little hydroid can kill a zot.

i do keep dendros and duncans with my barbouri tho...

 

[rhoptowit]

well to say the least the sea horse i am looking to get isn't a true dwarf. its a little larger then the zots you mentioned. dont know the species name but they are local to hawaii. ill try to ask more question when i see the seller today.

 

[namxas]

i'd be interested to know what this person is telling you. the only "smaller" SH i know of that are commercially available are capensis, breviceps (both temperate species, not tropical) and fuscus (which i don't believe are from HI waters)...

 

[ann83]

Hmmm... are they talking about H. fisheri? Those have a pretty terrible track record, but are native to Hawaiian waters... they're fairly small, so could be referred to as "dwarves" by less knowledgeable sellers, I suppose.

 

[rhoptowit]

hmm i do beleive it is the H. fisheri, the pictures google gave me looks like what i saw.

 

[ann83]

Well, just go into it knowing that they have a very poor survival record. The experienced and dedicated hobbyists that I know that have tried haven't been able to keep them alive as far as I know, and IIRC, the Waikiki Aquarium has even struggled with them.

Also, I assume you are in Hawaii, since I haven't seen H. fisheri available elsewhere...

Beyond that, even if you are in Hawaii, you are far more likely to be seeing juvenile hybrid seahorses that have been released into a few of the bays and canals in the area; which also happen to have a dismal survival record. Honestly, I'd be trying to get my hands on captive bred seahorses if I were you. Even considering that wild caught seahorses are always more difficult due to disease, parasites, and feeding issues, those available in Hawaii (the fisheri and the hybrids) seem to be even more so.