New Seahorses

I posted this on another forum as well, you might want to invest in some diamox. good luck I really hope you can keep them alive and get them to reproduce!!

http://intaquaforum.org/hg_FAI_Syngnathid05.pdf#page=62
"H. fisheri are not suited for long-term captivity, as they do not appear to fare well in the shallow tanks of aquaria. Most specimens develop subcutaneous gas bubbles following a few months in captivity and die. It is speculated that this species needs to migrate to depths unachievable in normal aquarium conditions to maintain physiological balance."

Not sure about the gas bubbles but thanks for the info. It's all appreciated. Everyone on here is helping me keep them alive for the longest possible for sure.

Here is the start of their new home. All cycled water from a well established tank. along with some new water. I'm getting some live rock tomorrow and should be able to get them in the tank shortly after that.

30 gallon oceanic tank
Factory florescent lighting for a few months
Home made stand
Tunze 9002 skimmer
Aquaclear ac70 filter
Koralia nano powerhead


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nice set up . will you also be putting in some macros ? hows the out put from the nano i have heard they are some what on the week side? may want to step it up to a 1 or 2 . keep up the good work they are going to like that tank. the dimensions look real nice for sea horses
 
Glad I was able to get a few pictures yesterday of him............

Because if you click on the video you can see what happened this morning... :)

 
I might end up selling this pair. I just don't have the time to devote to seahorses right now. :(

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I might end up selling this pair. I just don't have the time to devote to seahorses right now. :(

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If your time is a factor because of the babies, then just catch and flush them. Sounds heartless, but it is your choice to keep them or not. I just let mine die in the system. Plenty of people have driven themselves crazy and dumped lots of money into trying to raise the fry only to have them die month after month.

Once you get your adults and yourself in a groove, there doesn't have to be too much time/work.
 
If your time is a factor because of the babies, then just catch and flush them. Sounds heartless, but it is your choice to keep them or not. I just let mine die in the system. Plenty of people have driven themselves crazy and dumped lots of money into trying to raise the fry only to have them die month after month.

Once you get your adults and yourself in a groove, there doesn't have to be too much time/work.

I'm hoping that's the case.

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I'm leaning towards breaking this tank down. It's not fair to the fish at this point And i just don't have the time to care for them properly. I'm going to contact a local person first but otherwise these horses will be up for sale soon

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I just read through this whole thread. A ways back you got upset because someone else wanted to take over the sea horses and now you are thinking about selling them? Just trying to give you perspective on your own posts.

They should not be to much more care then any of your other salt water tanks, I say stick with it and just figure out the cycle. Do not worry about trying to raise the fry, just keep at it with the horses. You have the chance to keep some very rare and special animals that many people would never get the chance to do.

You are already at the advantage of having sea horses that eat frozen food, if nothing else that right there would be enough to make me keep at it. Would you honestly rather sell them to someone else who in the end cares for them improperly and ends up killing them?

At least you have shown that you want to care for them, every post I have read shows that. I say stick to it, try the best you can to deal with it, and if nothing else try to stress out less about the little guys. If water changes are to much try doing WC's using the water from your SPS tank, I am sure it is fairly clean and it would help you do less work and save you money. Some people may not advise it because of the potential for pathogens, but then again your horses were WC anyways so what could it hurt at this point.

Keep at it you can do it. :)
 
I just read through this whole thread. A ways back you got upset because someone else wanted to take over the sea horses and now you are thinking about selling them? Just trying to give you perspective on your own posts.

They should not be to much more care then any of your other salt water tanks, I say stick with it and just figure out the cycle. Do not worry about trying to raise the fry, just keep at it with the horses. You have the chance to keep some very rare and special animals that many people would never get the chance to do.

You are already at the advantage of having sea horses that eat frozen food, if nothing else that right there would be enough to make me keep at it. Would you honestly rather sell them to someone else who in the end cares for them improperly and ends up killing them?

At least you have shown that you want to care for them, every post I have read shows that. I say stick to it, try the best you can to deal with it, and if nothing else try to stress out less about the little guys. If water changes are to much try doing WC's using the water from your SPS tank, I am sure it is fairly clean and it would help you do less work and save you money. Some people may not advise it because of the potential for pathogens, but then again your horses were WC anyways so what could it hurt at this point.

Keep at it you can do it. :)

Its more of a time/money thing right now. I wasn't planning on setting up a new tank to begin with and i need to spend my time with the family. I didn't know who dan underwood was at the time of the post. Thanks for the cheerleading rally but i think I've made my mind up and am really hoping someone can successfully breed them since they are already on their second brood. I'm not just going to let them go to anyone i want to be able to follow them and maybe get a fry or two down the road

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