how often to feed seahorses?

[Drake1]

what type of seahorse need to be fed the least? i have read of people feeding 5 times a day. i was hoping to find one that i can get away with once a day feeding? also are clams safe with them? i was planning on adding them to my clam tank, 7 crocea and 3 maxima clams and 500 pounds of live rock
thanks jeff

 

[ReefNutPA]

Sorry, clams are not safe tankmates at all.

Tom

 

[Drake1]

why?

 

[ReefNutPA]

There are various threads on RC about clams closing on/killing fish. Imagine what would happen as a seahorse tried to hitch on a clam or if the seahorse were to drag it's tail over a clam while on a hunt for food. I know of more than one instance where a clam closed on a seahorse tail. Not pretty at all.

Tom

 

[Drake1]

ok then looks like they will have to go in the leather coral tank, which is the best for feeding then?
jeff

 

[ReefNutPA]

The CB seahorses available from various breeders are all trained to eat frozen mysis shrimp. Hikari or PE Mysis are the two most commonly used.

Tom

 

[Drake1]

how many times a day do you need to feed them?

 

[ReefNutPA]

I normally feed mine twice a day. However, if I'm pressed for time or get home from work late it doesn't seem to pose a problem getting fed once a day occassionally.

Gotta remember seahorses have no stomachs like most other fish. That's why they need to be fed more often.

Tom

 

[Mustang394]

We feed ours twice a day, before we leave work and when we get home.

 

[jlo0218]

how do you upkeep a seahorse tank if you go out of town?

what do they eat in nature?

do they go after pods?

 

[Duddly01]

They will eat pods in a pinch. Ghost shrimp would be better, for larger horses at least. In nature they eat small shrimp, mysid, ghost, etc. I have two peppermints in my seahorse tank and my horses love when they spawn, fresh live food.

They would be fine in a leather tank, absolutely not with clams. I can tell you they love colt corals. Actually seem to caress it while hitched.

We also feed twice a day.