New seahorse keeper intro
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TamiW
Seahorse Wrangler
Barbouri can be a lot more shy than many other commonly available seahorses, including being shy about feeding. It's possible she was actually malnurished. I know I lost a pair that just sort of stopped being interested in eating.
You say its a mixed reef tank - could you go into more detail about it? Such as, what other tankmates and corals are in there, what the water flow is, what the temp is? A picture of the tank would be great too.
You say its a mixed reef tank - could you go into more detail about it? Such as, what other tankmates and corals are in there, what the water flow is, what the temp is? A picture of the tank would be great too.
jck16
New member
I woulda expected my male barbouri to be the first to be malnourished since he either hides in areas where it's hard to get food to him even with target feeding or he doesn't seem to want to eat at all (he's seems better about food though these days).
But the female was always swimming about in the front and actively chasing down every bit of food. Then she disappeared for a few days, reappeared according to my sister and ate for a few days, then passed away... I'm baffled but maybe since my sister only fed her once a day it still wasn't enough? It doesn't really explain the male surviving though since there are plenty of days he only eats once a day.
The new female acts just like the old female in terms of food.
My most recent full tank-shot a few weeks ago with deceased female visible:
Softies: Zoas, mushrooms, gorgonian, green nephthea LPS: duncan, acans, sun coral, rose coral SPS: acros, birdsnest, montis
Livestock: 1 mandarin who also eats frozen mysis and of course male and female H. barbouri.
Flow: return pump (rated 700 gph) and one Koralia 1 aimed only at the SPS only when the lights are on (the seahorses almost always avoid that area)
I keep it at 74degrees although there were a few days when the temp went up to like 78 about a week before the female died due to the powerhead feeding the chiller getting clogged and me not realizing that.
But the female was always swimming about in the front and actively chasing down every bit of food. Then she disappeared for a few days, reappeared according to my sister and ate for a few days, then passed away... I'm baffled but maybe since my sister only fed her once a day it still wasn't enough? It doesn't really explain the male surviving though since there are plenty of days he only eats once a day.
The new female acts just like the old female in terms of food.
My most recent full tank-shot a few weeks ago with deceased female visible:
Softies: Zoas, mushrooms, gorgonian, green nephthea LPS: duncan, acans, sun coral, rose coral SPS: acros, birdsnest, montis
Livestock: 1 mandarin who also eats frozen mysis and of course male and female H. barbouri.
Flow: return pump (rated 700 gph) and one Koralia 1 aimed only at the SPS only when the lights are on (the seahorses almost always avoid that area)
I keep it at 74degrees although there were a few days when the temp went up to like 78 about a week before the female died due to the powerhead feeding the chiller getting clogged and me not realizing that.
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