seahorse help

[babygirls]

my friend droped a seahorse in my tank. So i went out n bought a small 5 gallon tank and another seahouse so he wasnt lonley. My guss is the one she got was from the beach. Ijust set it up last week and the person I work with told me it would be fine if I put them in so I did.The one from the ocean is really small and seems to be doing just fine.(besides the fact he doesnt always seem to eat) the much larger one was a dark color when I got him now hes a much lighter color I dont really know if thats a good think or not. This is what im asking about. I have snailes in he tank most all sandsifting ones and hermits alonge with and anemone( which was my boyfriends idea i really dont think it should be in their) and a very tall plant (not real) and some little plants that are real the tank has now been set up for 2 weeks. They have been it in for one I feed them about 4 times a day I have an LED that came with the tank and very little flow and everything seem fine when I test it nothing seems to be wrong I just dont know enough about seahorses and am not sher if they normally turn colors or if this set up is ok for them?

 

[babygirls]

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[gavinsepanik]

How big and what type of anemone is it? Are they avoiding it? It could be causing stress which can lead to many other problems.

 

[babygirls]

its just a condy they go to it sometimes the bigger one likes to hang on it the little one has no intrest for it

 

[Nina51]

there is a subforum devoted entirely to seahorses and pipefish. when a mod sees your post, it will be moved there. i suggest you do a lot of reading and then a lot more reading before you go any further. not to be harsh but everything you have done so far is wrong and it is highly unlikely these animals will live long.

 

[rayjay]

To start with, immediately move the seahorses to a tank with no anemone and no stinging corals or other fish.
Seahorses need a large tank unless they are dwarfs, and if they are dwarfs they need live food like enriched brine shrimp nauplii.
Here is one link to start you very needed research: Beginner Advice from Elf
Here is a basic "Tankmate" guide: Tankmate Guide

 

[IDreamOReefin]

Not to sound harsh, seahorses are difficult to feed. They can also fall prey to many types of anemones. Anemones do not do well in new tanks (recommended tank age over six months). Anemones need appropriate light to survive. A 5 gal. is not an appropriate size tank for the anemone nor large enough to support the seahorses food sources. Lastly if you have a friend who will be dropping things from the ocean into your tank without your knowledge, bad things are going to happen within your tank.
I suggest you rehome everything you can with a local reefer or a LFS and research the hobby a lot more. Again, not trying to sound harsh but I just don't want to see the critters and you suffer for lack of knowledge. GL.