Hello all-
I'm just starting to get back into fishkeeping and seahorses have once again captured my interest. I've been keeping freshwater and salt for years and years. I've done a couple of reef tanks, had success with corals, etc. Many (I won't say HOW many) years ago I kept seahorses (dwarfs, "regulars") before we all really knew much about them and I had mixed experiences. Our knowledge has come a long way since then; plus the availability of CB seahorses eating non-live food has made responsible seahorse-keeping a reality. I moved from NY to CA a couple of years ago and am now just starting to get back into fishkeeping. I have a 30 gallon cichlid tank up and running for a couple of months and it's doing fantastic. I also have a pair of blue dart frogs, Dendrobate azureus, set up in 20g habitat and they're doing great. True these are not fish, but it takes the same kind of attentiveness to care for them as it does other challenging, exotic species (I have to culture my own flies for them).
I'm not posting to ask any of the obvious noobie question that can be answered by simply searching posts. My plan is to acquire what I need over a period of time to build a decent setup for a couple of larger seahorses. I haven't settled on a specific species yet, however I would want the species be one the smaller side (and I don't mean dwarfs) - about 5 to 6 inches or a bit more. In any case, assuming this size range of seahorse, I'm looking at different tanks that would be suitable for only TWO (not even interested to breed them, would probably try to get two females when it's time to purchase). I've found an acrylic aquarium that I think would be acceptable and would fit where I want it: it is 16" X 16" X 24" and holds about 26 gallons. True, 16" is not very wide, but because it is cube, it is "deeper" front to back than many aquariums. Also, I thought the 24" height would be good for seahorses. I am probably going to get this tank (unless anyone tells me I'm making a huge mistake!) but I would like to see some experience-based opinions from people here. Thanks!
I'm just starting to get back into fishkeeping and seahorses have once again captured my interest. I've been keeping freshwater and salt for years and years. I've done a couple of reef tanks, had success with corals, etc. Many (I won't say HOW many) years ago I kept seahorses (dwarfs, "regulars") before we all really knew much about them and I had mixed experiences. Our knowledge has come a long way since then; plus the availability of CB seahorses eating non-live food has made responsible seahorse-keeping a reality. I moved from NY to CA a couple of years ago and am now just starting to get back into fishkeeping. I have a 30 gallon cichlid tank up and running for a couple of months and it's doing fantastic. I also have a pair of blue dart frogs, Dendrobate azureus, set up in 20g habitat and they're doing great. True these are not fish, but it takes the same kind of attentiveness to care for them as it does other challenging, exotic species (I have to culture my own flies for them).
I'm not posting to ask any of the obvious noobie question that can be answered by simply searching posts. My plan is to acquire what I need over a period of time to build a decent setup for a couple of larger seahorses. I haven't settled on a specific species yet, however I would want the species be one the smaller side (and I don't mean dwarfs) - about 5 to 6 inches or a bit more. In any case, assuming this size range of seahorse, I'm looking at different tanks that would be suitable for only TWO (not even interested to breed them, would probably try to get two females when it's time to purchase). I've found an acrylic aquarium that I think would be acceptable and would fit where I want it: it is 16" X 16" X 24" and holds about 26 gallons. True, 16" is not very wide, but because it is cube, it is "deeper" front to back than many aquariums. Also, I thought the 24" height would be good for seahorses. I am probably going to get this tank (unless anyone tells me I'm making a huge mistake!) but I would like to see some experience-based opinions from people here. Thanks!