Seahorse

[chewal]

Hi
I was wondering if seahorses can survive in a reef tank

 

[raker]

Seahorses need to be in tanks with very little flow.
Also they cant be in tanks with very aggressive eaters.
They dont move very fast and cant compete too well for food.

 

[bues0022]

From what I understand they also need a little lower temps???

 

[raker]

Yeah, i forgot about that. Found out the hard way.

 

[RandalB]

You also have to be careful of overflows.. That's how I lost the one I had in my old 54 corner... (it was fine for over 2 years..)

RandalB

 

[suliaman007]

I had 3 in my reef, it is better if the temp is lower because it reduces the chance of them getting infections. sometimes my temp would hit the 80's... they were fine. you would probably have to feed them with a turkey baster to make sure they get fed properly.

 

[Pufferpunk]

They are best kept where there is no competition for food, as they are not good swimmers & get outcompeted by fish.