seahorse?

[fishyfish22]

i am a beginner reefer, and i am going to add some brine shrimp and/or copepods into my tank to populate it. thinking maybe getting a mandarin, but what just crossed my mind was if i could happen to get a seahorse. i live in illinlois so it's going to be winter, but i was wondering if during the summer NEXT uear i could maybe buy a seahorse or two if i started filling my tank with copepods now. do these fish/corals seem compatible with a seahorse?
yellow tang
4 yellowtail damsels
saddleback maroon clownfish pair
occelaris clownfish
15- hermit crabs (started disappearing all of a sudden)
red sea pom pom xenia,
original pom pom xenia
mushrooms
kenya tree
condy anemone

within the next few months i hope to have
firefish
blue tang
2 more anemones for my clownfish to host
royal gramma
more soft corals

have this large piece of dried coral they could hang on too, or if my kenya tree is large by then i could use that.

have a 125 gallon, 30 gallon sump w/ protein skimmer.

are these conditions good for seahorses? (water chemistry is not too important now because i might get it 5-6 months from now)

if these aren't ideal conditions for a seahorse what can i do to make them ideal?also, if it is possible to have a seahorse, what would be some good recomendations for beginners?also, how do i successfully keep an aquarium with all sorts of different microorganisms? brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, phythoplankton, copepods, etc.

 

[sedorusc]

The seahorse would most likely be stung by the anemone

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[spieszak]

Most recommendations say seahorses should only live in species tanks. Temp should be lower to help prevent infection, and live rock really isn't recommended either, since it brings a higher possibility of hydroids. (Base rock should be used and 'matured' to live) lots of info out there, but it seems to me that RC isn't frequented by too many seahorse keepers.

 

[timinnl]

Greetings from Amsterdam,

If you look at the tankmate guide, if will list what you can & cannot keep with seahorses. H. erectus & H. reidi are very good seahorses to start out with.

Tim

 

[amazo]

This is not a set-up for seahorses it would be too hard for them to get any food,chance for infection would be high,there are few corals and no anemones that are compatable with seahorses,and they get stressed easily. Different types of S.H. have different needs It is a must to know what type you are interested in and study up on their care(ie:dwarfs need newly hatched food mulitple times daily,if they mate what kind of fry do they produce? all things you'll want to know). I am by no means an expert, I got into saltwater becuse i've allways wanted S.H.'s then I learned about them and held off till i had a better understanding of saltwater in general, I started a S.H. tank a few months ago and all is well I have a pair of ORA blacks (H.kuda) and about 5 crabs in my c.u.c need to add a few snails now but thats it for now in a 39gal tall I might add to them later but if I do it will be slowly over time and prob no fish. Its not the most active tank by any means but its right next to my bed and it can be pretty relaxing to watch them swim by.

 

[rayjay]

First, you CANNOT seed a tank that has predation, with brine shrimp. They will be quickly decimated and there will be nothing left to repopulate.
For a better understanding of what you should know starting out to keep seahorses, go to the links at the bottom of "My Thoughts On Seahorse Keeping".