Sea horses in a reef

[McLaughlin4]

I was thinking of going to just seahorses in my reef , meaning I would get rid of my fish and just have seahorses is this possible ? My reef is mostly zoo's , ricordia, clams and sps are all these ok to have with SH's . Will they be able to find food in all the rock work ? Can they handle the flow or should I remove a couple Powerheads ? And lastly what kind of seahorses should I get and how many ? Does anyone reccomend somewhere that has health SH eating frozen mysis ?Thanks in advance James

Tank Specs :

60 gallon cube
100 rubbermaid sump
30 gallon fuge
2 tlf media reactors running gfo and carbon
Octo Skimmer w/ mesh mod
250 watt DE MH 20k
2x24inch t5

So will it be a good SH habitat ?
And in a real reef what will they use as hitching posts as many of my SPS arent big enough for hitching yet ?

 

[GrantMeThePower]

http://www.seahorse.org/library/articles/tankmates/tankmates.shtml

the SPS and clams are tough...the sps needs more flow than a seahorse can handle.

60 gallon is probably ok for 6 horses.

check out seahorsesource.com (from what i've read).

And...take all of my advice with a heaping spoon of salt...everything i know is just from research, not experience. I'm still learning before i get horses.

 

[jkdsr78]

I was considering doing the same thing with my 55 gal. Thanks for the info.

 

[Bluespot22]

as far as hitching posts go, bramching rock, sponges,gorgonians, and live plants all work well. Low temps are a must to prevent bacterial infections so make sure you can keep it at least 73-75

 

[Bluespot22]

also seahorsesource.com is very good, and all are CB and eating frozen. Erectus are hardy and reidi and nice too. Remember all seahorses change color.