Nepthea coral and sea horses/ pipefish

cabin

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I have a 25 gallon established tank into which I want to introduce two sea horses and one or two pipefish. There are various tube worms in there, and a clam, some xenia, anthelia, a gorgonian, none of which I anticipate will cause trouble. But there is also a nepthea coral. I checked a corals/seahorse compatibility list I found on the web, but it didn't list nepthea. Nonetheless, I have read it is a bit toxic to its neighbors, but I don't know if that means just other corals, or creatures too. Does anyone have experience having this coral in a seahorse/pipefish tank?
 
the clam may cause trouble... http://forum.seahorse.org/index.php?showtopic=20436&hl=clam
IMO: its its a 'bit toxic' to anything, its probably not good for horses: does it have 'sweeper' tentacles? if so: NOT good for a horse tank... but doing a search on the .org provides info that its ok... I don't have any advise, since i've never kept one myself.

I'd be more careful of... WHAT you want in the tank: is the seahorses and pipefish a 'oh, I want fish, these are cool' or are you willing to make the tank for the horses? they need 2x daily feedings of mysis, and the pipes need daily feedings of brine shrimp.
 
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