I have a 300 gallon tank with 9 hippocampus and 5 banded pipefish and 1 dragonnet can i add a sea apple and a triacnida if i'm careful and why is the sea apple and nudibranch and tracidnd not suitable tankmates for seahorses according to seahorses.org is it cuz of their poison or what cuz they filter and should not be able to eat seahorses
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It's unusual to have that large a tank dedicated to seahorses, so your situation will not be typical. Nudis typically wander off into the filtration system if you WANT them to survive.
The problem with the tridacnid is that it will want a lot of light, and that it will close down hard on any creature that bumps its soft center. Horses are sometimes prone to wander into 'situations' and I would have a little concern for that, but you might be able to put some convenient 'grasping' branches just far enough away from the clam to attract them to that and not to the clam.
Sea apples and cucumbers, while fascinating creatures, are large and fleshy, and if they die, can emit a toxin [poison] that will do harm to the tank. I'd suggest more horses and pipefish, maybe a mandarin pair if you have pods enough: they're showy and will not harm your horses.
The problem with the tridacnid is that it will want a lot of light, and that it will close down hard on any creature that bumps its soft center. Horses are sometimes prone to wander into 'situations' and I would have a little concern for that, but you might be able to put some convenient 'grasping' branches just far enough away from the clam to attract them to that and not to the clam.
Sea apples and cucumbers, while fascinating creatures, are large and fleshy, and if they die, can emit a toxin [poison] that will do harm to the tank. I'd suggest more horses and pipefish, maybe a mandarin pair if you have pods enough: they're showy and will not harm your horses.
Fishfreak218
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IMHO
no to the clam and the sea apple and the nudibranch
most nudi's have special feeding requirments and die... sea apples also have low survival rates
no to the clam and the sea apple and the nudibranch
most nudi's have special feeding requirments and die... sea apples also have low survival rates
pledosophy
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I have kept nudi's for shorter periods of time. Usually last around 6 months or so then they disappear.
The clam is a risk because it will clamp on the seahorse tail. I guess it is a risk of clamping down on any fish, but seahorses are more vunerable because they are slow swimmers.
Can yo give a link to that info on seahorse.org?
The clam is a risk because it will clamp on the seahorse tail. I guess it is a risk of clamping down on any fish, but seahorses are more vunerable because they are slow swimmers.
Can yo give a link to that info on seahorse.org?
umm yeah i dont have any personal experience keeping these things but ive learned from friends and what not that sea apples will most likely die in a short peroid of time and screw your tank up... im not sure about clams but what they say sounds plausable... and the nudis also dont last long
WALKINGTHUNDER
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I dont know much about SH's. But I know a little about sea apples. I had bought one and it turened in to 2 stilll going strong and I have had at least 6 months or better. The main thing with sea appels is great water quality and plenty of food. But if it does die say bye to most of your tank. I also bought a yellow cuke and it did the same that is split.
pledosophy
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Great water qulity can rarely be found in a seahorse tank. Most IME are high in nitrates which does not fair well with the reports of apples IMO.
