New to Seahorses

[spoiled739]

I have a Nano Cube that I have had set up and cycling since this summer. It has PC and a low flow circulation pump. Right now however we are having this green alge and no it is not green hair alge, I know what that is as we have had that in our 125 before. What I was wondering was, is it okay to put seahorses in the tank with this alge or do I need to get rid of it?

Also anyone that has ever had Kellogi seahorses, I would be interested in any information about your experiences with them.

 

[spoiled739]

I was also wondering if you have to keep seahorses in pairs or if they can be by themselves? My LFS has kelloggi but I am also looking into a h. fuscus.

 

[SaylorsReef]

Seahorses are social creatures. They do best when there is another seahorse in their tank. It does not have to be male and female. You can do two females or two males.

If you have an algae problem now, it will likely increase once the seahorses are added. It would be best to get an identification of the algae, you may have a macro algae that would be good for the seahorses and your water parameters. Or you may have a nuisance algae, which won't hurt the seahorses, but it may quickly take over your tank, making it unpleasant to look at.

 

[rayjay]

Nanno cubes are not a good seahorse tank.
Most are too hot and too small for regular seahorses, and too hot and some too large for dwarfs.
Check the links at the bottom of MY THOUGHTS ON SEAHORSE KEEPING.
The links there will give you most basics for getting into the seahorse hobby.

 

[SaylorsReef]

Nanno cubes are not a good seahorse tank.
Most are too hot and too small for regular seahorses, and too hot and some too large for dwarfs.
Check the links at the bottom of MY THOUGHTS ON SEAHORSE KEEPING.
The links there will give you most basics for getting into the seahorse hobby.

Don't nano cubes go up to 28 gallons? Which is large enough for a lot of species. I agree that the standard all in one tanks can run a bit on the warm side for seahorses. However, it can be modified. I wouldn't go out and buy a nano cube for seahorses, but if I already had one, I would modify it and use it.

 

[rayjay]

Yes, that's why I said "most are too small for regular seahorses"
A 28g though still means more work doing extra husbandry over a larger tank or same size tank with sump.
Theoretically, if you do sufficient EXTRA DAILY husbandry with larger more frequent water changes, you could get away with a smaller system even, but most find out too late that what they are doing is insufficient and at the cost of the seahorses.

 

[spoiled739]

I decided I think that I am going to do something else with my 14 gallon nano, a possible xenia tank (as my boyfriend hates xenia and I well, I do not) but I will probably just do more research and when I feel adequately knowledged then start a seahorse tank that is not in a cube.