My Little Pony Tank
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djc1026
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Nice tank, here's my 29g seahorse tank a little over a month ago. The bottom is now entirely covered with caulerpa prolifera.
Watch that feather caulerpa, it's a great nutrient absorber and if not pruned regularly will go sexual. It's not as detrimental as when grape caulerpa goes, but all the same something to watch for.
Dave
Watch that feather caulerpa, it's a great nutrient absorber and if not pruned regularly will go sexual. It's not as detrimental as when grape caulerpa goes, but all the same something to watch for.
Dave
herpchat
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Very Nice, what species are those ponies, kuda or reidi?
Also what kind of lighting is that?
I know about it going asexual, mine did, totally clouded the tank but it went back very quick. When it did I panicked and talked to Joe Anderson and he told me everything was fine, my caulerpa went sexual and it would sprout everywhere and my reply was cool, I love those little palm trees.
Also what kind of lighting is that?
I know about it going asexual, mine did, totally clouded the tank but it went back very quick. When it did I panicked and talked to Joe Anderson and he told me everything was fine, my caulerpa went sexual and it would sprout everywhere and my reply was cool, I love those little palm trees.
djc1026
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They are Kuda females and it is a 130 watt PC fixture. I don't know about the effect of Xenia on seahorse fry or very young seahorses. If you're going to raise fry though, you don't want to necessarily keep them in the main tank anyway. So the question is do they effect juvenile seahorses, I would say no, but I'm not a an expert 
Mine hitch to the stalks of the Xenia without problem.
Dave
Mine hitch to the stalks of the Xenia without problem. Dave
Very nice tanks.
Herpchat, you may want to try for something a little shorter in height as a feeding station, with something to hitch to. Lots of people use clam shells. Also, if you thaw the mysis in SW, they will sink when completely thawed. You may have to turn off the filtration systems to keep them from being blown out.
Your horses look like kuda, am I right? I think kuda are the same as reidi as far as baby needs, in that the babies will float for the first couple of months. If so, they will need a kreisel system set up to be successful in raising them. Basically, that is a set up where the babies cannot reach the top of the water to ingest air.
They are also born a little larger, so newly hatched BBS will be OK for the 1st few days, but will need to be grown out after that.
I'm sure you already know about it, but there is lots of good info on www.seahorse.org.
DJC - very pretty tank. I've never had the prolifera or the stalky caulerpa (I think you are calling it feather) go sexual. (I'm looking at the top and 2nd pics - it's not feather, I just can't remember it's name right now. Too early and not enough caffeine) Are you keeping only females to prevent babies, or just can't find mates?
Also, the LFS around here regularly trade me frags or other types of caulerpa for my excess. I've got about a dozen different kinds. Maybe something to look into.
As far as the xenia - it won't hurt the horses or their babies - tho I can't think of any reason it should be in a baby tank, especially a kreisel set up. Most keepers have their babies in bare bottom tanks for ease of cleaning.
Good luck to both of you, and if you have any questions, just let me know.
Herpchat, you may want to try for something a little shorter in height as a feeding station, with something to hitch to. Lots of people use clam shells. Also, if you thaw the mysis in SW, they will sink when completely thawed. You may have to turn off the filtration systems to keep them from being blown out.
Your horses look like kuda, am I right? I think kuda are the same as reidi as far as baby needs, in that the babies will float for the first couple of months. If so, they will need a kreisel system set up to be successful in raising them. Basically, that is a set up where the babies cannot reach the top of the water to ingest air.
They are also born a little larger, so newly hatched BBS will be OK for the 1st few days, but will need to be grown out after that.
I'm sure you already know about it, but there is lots of good info on www.seahorse.org.
DJC - very pretty tank. I've never had the prolifera or the stalky caulerpa (I think you are calling it feather) go sexual. (I'm looking at the top and 2nd pics - it's not feather, I just can't remember it's name right now. Too early and not enough caffeine) Are you keeping only females to prevent babies, or just can't find mates?
Also, the LFS around here regularly trade me frags or other types of caulerpa for my excess. I've got about a dozen different kinds. Maybe something to look into.
As far as the xenia - it won't hurt the horses or their babies - tho I can't think of any reason it should be in a baby tank, especially a kreisel set up. Most keepers have their babies in bare bottom tanks for ease of cleaning.
Good luck to both of you, and if you have any questions, just let me know.
herpchat
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Howdy April;
They are reidi. The caulerpa is Caulerpa trifaria and is one of my favorites. As to the babies I got the microBBS in decap and have Selco paste and Spirilina powder for enrichment. I quit with the feeding station and just put it in front of their face and they do fine. I have had people tell me they have raised reidi without kreisel system although I have looked into it. Round tanks are a bit hard to find.
They are reidi. The caulerpa is Caulerpa trifaria and is one of my favorites. As to the babies I got the microBBS in decap and have Selco paste and Spirilina powder for enrichment. I quit with the feeding station and just put it in front of their face and they do fine. I have had people tell me they have raised reidi without kreisel system although I have looked into it. Round tanks are a bit hard to find.
