i need to see pics of your 5 gallon or similar tanks!!! i will be getting 5 lbs. LR from seawaterexpress.com(hydroid free) and tahitian moon sand 20lb bag.(is there another place to get T.moon sand in a smaller amount...like 5 lbs?) will set up the LR, sand, equipment and have it running for a while before i buy the dwarfs. what macroalgae is preferred and resembles their natural habitat best? will i need a protein skimmer if i have some macroalgae and weekly water changes? i will be getting 6 dwarfs and need to know roughly how much do you guys spend on brine shrimp eggs every month. thanks guys.
dwarf seahorses!!!!!please help!!!!
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Any type of caulerpa is fine, you should also get this from seawaterexpress.
I don't think you need a protein skimmer, since water changes will be so frequent. A protein skimmer will remove many things that the plants need to survive.
You should get your brine shrimp eggs *DECAPPED* from seahorsesource.com. If you get the 12 oz bottle for $12 something, it will last you a few months.
HTH
I don't think you need a protein skimmer, since water changes will be so frequent. A protein skimmer will remove many things that the plants need to survive.
You should get your brine shrimp eggs *DECAPPED* from seahorsesource.com. If you get the 12 oz bottle for $12 something, it will last you a few months.
HTH
a protein skimmer on a tank that size is a bit much, I would just be good about water changes. Any macro they can grab onto will be fine. The hydroid free lr is great and a necessity with zosterae.
I love Ssource decapped brine but it can add up, people who decap their own brine say it is very easy once you get the hang of it. Zosterea have also been known to feed on cyclopeeze and frozen bbs but not exclusively and a varied diet is best for them.
The 12oz bottle will last much longer if you feed out some bbs immediately after hatching and hold on to the others to enrich across the next few days. The enriching process is important. BBS are only nutritional for about 4 hours after hatching while they still have a yolk sac. However they can't eat anything for 25 hours until they develop a digestive system. Then they can be enriched by sitting some of them in a container with algae paste or naturose for 12 hours, after that they are engorged with enrichment. It sounds complicated but once you get a routine down it is very easy.
I love Ssource decapped brine but it can add up, people who decap their own brine say it is very easy once you get the hang of it. Zosterea have also been known to feed on cyclopeeze and frozen bbs but not exclusively and a varied diet is best for them.
The 12oz bottle will last much longer if you feed out some bbs immediately after hatching and hold on to the others to enrich across the next few days. The enriching process is important. BBS are only nutritional for about 4 hours after hatching while they still have a yolk sac. However they can't eat anything for 25 hours until they develop a digestive system. Then they can be enriched by sitting some of them in a container with algae paste or naturose for 12 hours, after that they are engorged with enrichment. It sounds complicated but once you get a routine down it is very easy.
