New to Seahorses and Have Questions
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jhoff
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I was thinking of getting one of these pumps for my soon to be 34 gal solana seahorse tank.
http://www.marinedepot.com/Hydor_Pi...m_Powerheads-Hydor_USA-HD00745-FIPHFF-vi.html
http://www.marinedepot.com/Hydor_Pi...m_Powerheads-Hydor_USA-HD00745-FIPHFF-vi.html
nanoreef16g
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What does everyone think of Kudas for my first horses? My buddy owns a LFS and he has ORA Kudas in right now.
nanoreef16g
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OK I'll ask him to order some. Oh and here's an updated FTS. I removed some rock.
pledosophy
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Very nice tank. Looks great.
I have erectus now, but my favorite seahorse was a reidi. JMO
I have erectus now, but my favorite seahorse was a reidi. JMO
prettyfishy76
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I own 3 h. Erectus females that I got from SeahorseSource.com. I have been VERY happy with them. The horses were so happy when they arrived in their bags and did not look stressed at all from the shipping experience. When I placed them in their tank, I was able to feed them right away and they ate with vigor. I have had them for almost 2 months and they are the best fish that I have!
Be sure to do lot's of research before you go ahead with them. They need more attention than a normal reef tank does.
Check the links at the bottom of "My Thoughts on Seahorse Keeping" for starters.
nanoreef16g
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Thank you all for your comments. My buddy is looking into ORA colored Erectus for me. Got my fingers crossed.
Make sure you DON'T pay extra for colour.
Almost always, the colours change after you put them in your tank.
No one has found a way yet to keep the colours or make them change to a colour they want.
I have found, as have others posting on the org, that live rock in the tank tends to make them go dark brown/black, and even painting the tank and using coloured decorations hasn't been able to make them change to what they were or what we want them to be.
My best success has been with live rock in the sumps, bright coloured decor, and sky blue paint on bottom, back and ends of tank.
Almost always, the colours change after you put them in your tank.
No one has found a way yet to keep the colours or make them change to a colour they want.
I have found, as have others posting on the org, that live rock in the tank tends to make them go dark brown/black, and even painting the tank and using coloured decorations hasn't been able to make them change to what they were or what we want them to be.
My best success has been with live rock in the sumps, bright coloured decor, and sky blue paint on bottom, back and ends of tank.
nanoreef16g
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In your opinion should I just get normals then?
nanoreef16g
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I did yes but I'm trying to avoid the shipping charges.
nanoreef16g
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So are we saying that ORA horses aren't the best of quality?
Some can be of the same quality but as it's reported that NOT ALL the seahorses they sell are raised "in house", then you don't know where the seahorses are actually coming from, therefore quality can vary. That will be more problematic if you end up wanting different species from them to place in the same tank, when one species they may be raising themselves but the other may be bred elsewhere.
Another problem is that when a store orders the seahorses from ORA, they usually receive them and place them in a store system that has had, or has, other fish not from the same breeder.
Seahorses are VERY susceptible to pathogens that they haven't been exposed to while growing up.
You could get around this by being available to pick up the seahorses still in the shipping bag as soon as the store receives them.
By the way, if you check out ORA's information on the seahorse page, you will see that they say you can keep seahorses in a 10 to 20g tank.
You WON'T see that kind of poor recommendation coming from seahorsesource.
Another problem is that when a store orders the seahorses from ORA, they usually receive them and place them in a store system that has had, or has, other fish not from the same breeder.
Seahorses are VERY susceptible to pathogens that they haven't been exposed to while growing up.
You could get around this by being available to pick up the seahorses still in the shipping bag as soon as the store receives them.
By the way, if you check out ORA's information on the seahorse page, you will see that they say you can keep seahorses in a 10 to 20g tank.
You WON'T see that kind of poor recommendation coming from seahorsesource.
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