Seahorse Tank
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namxas
Things With Stings R Us!
min. tank size for a pair of larger sp. SH is about 29 gals.
i use LR (mix in some branchy pieces if you can), live macro, and about 1" of #3 aragonite sand. depending on how you set the works up, 5x turnover is good, but can be considerably more with creative placement, splitting, and alternation.
tropical species should be kept between 68*F to 74*F.
as for corals, softies, smooth mushrooms, and polyps are the best choices.
finally, buy true CB specimens from a reputable breeder or hobbyist/breeder. they will be disease free and come to you eating frozen mysis.
i use LR (mix in some branchy pieces if you can), live macro, and about 1" of #3 aragonite sand. depending on how you set the works up, 5x turnover is good, but can be considerably more with creative placement, splitting, and alternation.
tropical species should be kept between 68*F to 74*F.
as for corals, softies, smooth mushrooms, and polyps are the best choices.
finally, buy true CB specimens from a reputable breeder or hobbyist/breeder. they will be disease free and come to you eating frozen mysis.
in my 8 years of keeping seahorses i woulnt suggest keeping soft coral because they will most likely be stung and or get stuck on a sticky coral stck to hard coral if you use live coral use 30 gallons or more sand doesnt matter live rock is a must sump filtration is the best you can have just cover the overflo box with mest screen that isnt metal depending on if you get a redi or another type keep it at around 76 to 78 onless it is a warmer os colder species
laurarca
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I have my 2 pair of Reidi in a 30 gallon hex....I do have a protein skimmer and a heavy cleanup crew. I have soft corals ONLY in their tank, such as zoas, blastos, acans...They have a few hitching posts for their prehensile tails. They are fed every morning, PE Frozen Mysis. They look out and wait for me!!
Seeker,
Seahorses are very prone to disease, far more so than most marine species, this is why we say keep things below 74°f as this is a temp that most nastys find inhospitable.
Your horses will live a long and healthy life at this or below.
You can of course keep them higher, you can do a lot of things if you know how, but, for the general population, ease is what they are looking for, and a tank at or below 74°f is the way to go.
Seahorses are very prone to disease, far more so than most marine species, this is why we say keep things below 74°f as this is a temp that most nastys find inhospitable.
Your horses will live a long and healthy life at this or below.
You can of course keep them higher, you can do a lot of things if you know how, but, for the general population, ease is what they are looking for, and a tank at or below 74°f is the way to go.
Again, as Greg posted, soft corals are generally very safe w/ seahorses. The "sticky" corals can include things like certain hard corals and anemones, which shouldn't be included in your tank. You will also want to avoid those hard corals that eat fish and/or have strong stinging capabilities.
