reeferwana
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is anyone breeding these seahorses an are they availible for purchase? have not set up tank yet but will soon.
H. Reidi
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reeferwana
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I just realized this may not be the right place to post this. first timer. sorry can someone direct me to the right place? I heard that these guys reproduce in peoples tanks if you have a male female and was wondering if they were willing to part with a couple. I'll be running a 55 gal.tank and someone told me I could have 6 seahorses in this size tank.
reeferwana
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I shoul introduce myself I'm Dave. I'll be running a 55 gal. tank with live rock and a marineland 365 gph canister filter.
softies and gorgonians and of course a protein skimmer. I'll probably have lots of questions. so far what do you think of my setup
softies and gorgonians and of course a protein skimmer. I'll probably have lots of questions. so far what do you think of my setup
reeferwana
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I wont be running anything in the canister. just for movement of water with the spray bar. If nessasary phosguard or chemipure elite occasionally
You will probably need a chiller to keep their temp around 72-74F degrees seems to be optimual temps.
If you want to read more articles go to seahorse.org. Lots of good info.
Why won't you be running anything in the filter? Seahorses have a very large bioload. The more seahorses the more detrius.
If you want to read more articles go to seahorse.org. Lots of good info.
Why won't you be running anything in the filter? Seahorses have a very large bioload. The more seahorses the more detrius.
reeferwana
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dont want to build up nitrates in the filter and then have to change it once a week. rather do weekly water changes. I thought I would leave the top open and try to keep it cool with fans. winter no problem. summer air cond. in house keeps it preety cool but if I have to Iwill go to chiller thanks for info.
ReidiLoverLinds
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Do not put six seahorses in a 55. Four or five tops, Reidi can grow to about 8-9 inches. How high is the tank? They need at least 20 inches to mate. Reidi reach sexual maturity and mate around 7-8 months old. The fry are pelagic (free floating) and smaller then most other seahorse fry. Meaning they are tricky to raise. As long as you can keep your tank below 74degrees you will be fine. You need stable temp and pristine water for seahorses. I would start with two and go from there. JME
reeferwana
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ok your probably right to start out with less. I'm thinking of going with all males. no mating. tank is 18" high
ReidiLoverLinds
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the males will still try to court each other, to no avail haha. It is hard to tell sometimes if the horse is m or f but Dan and Abby at Seahorse Source do a pretty good job at guessing. I would start with two and go from there. No matter how cycled you think your tank is you will have a bad case of 'new tank syndrome' if you go from an empty tank to a massive bio load of six horses all at once. You would then be liable to have an ammonia spike and some restless new horses with little to no appetites. Good luck!
