Just won a 16 Gal NUVO from my LFS

[TDunn523]

Now my question is the 16 Gal too small for a seahorses? Have a 40 breeder as my main tank. let me know ideas for the 16 NUVO THANKS!

 

[vlangel]

Yes, it is too small for the big seahorses.

 

[Devaji108]

yeah its to small for big SH and prob. to bit to big for the small one to. ( but I am not expert just hang around the SH forums)

how about a Macro algae tank? something different...that is what I would do. or if your heart is really set on SH sale it and then set up a SH tank.

GL

 

[TDunn523]

thanks! Is there any small seahorse? this is a nice set up and i have no idea what to do with it.

 

[vlangel]

There are dwarf seahorses but they need a very small tank, 2.5 to 5.5 gallons because of the high density of live food that they need. A 16g would require you to hatch a huge amount of live baby brine shrimp.
Even the smallest of the greater seahorses should have a bigger tank than a 16 gallon.

 

[Azedenkae]

You may not even want to set that tank up though. Nuvo 16s are notorious for cracking. Might be why the LFS was trying to get rid of it anyways.

 

[dcmatranga]

Species specific sea horse tanks are awesome - blue stripe pipefish would be sweet for that...they'll do their dance - the 16 gallon should be just enough room for them, I wouldn't go smaller - and prob would do better in a 24...but if it was only then and maybe some
Sexy shrimp...might be a sweet little peaceful thing to look at - the sexies should be too large to eat, they're pod eaters anyways...