Do dwarves get ich? I bought a pregnant pair of WC dwarves and I noticed that the female was rubbing up against the caulerpa and the sides of the tank. I thought it was odd so i added a little de-stresser, and she was fine for a few weeks except she had this stuff, almost like white fur all over her... but I couldnt really tell because she was so young and small. Anyways, she was still eating heartily until she randomly died a few days ago. now the male has a few mysterious white spots. any ideas to what this is? male is also eating well, so i am taking that as a good sign. Just a guess on a diagnosis is ich, but im not sure if horse get that, and i have no idea how that would get into my system.
seahorses with ich?
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pledosophy
Active member
Doubt it is ich. Ich normally only affects the seahorses in there gills. Seahorses have thicker skins that can usually ward off ich. The ich would not show as large white patches, but can enter the system through a water change.
To me it sounds like flesh erosion, sorry but it is worse then ICH. Do you have a picture you could post. If you can't post pics PM me and I'll give you my email.
Seahorse.org does have an emergency forum if you wish to gt additional opinions which I would encourage you to do.
To me it sounds like flesh erosion, sorry but it is worse then ICH. Do you have a picture you could post. If you can't post pics PM me and I'll give you my email.
Seahorse.org does have an emergency forum if you wish to gt additional opinions which I would encourage you to do.
pledosophy
Active member
hydroids is a very good thought.
rppvt
rppvt
how are you supposed to maintain seahorses without LR? Simply with a skimmer?
i'm thinking of tapping a small seahorse tank into the sump of the bigger tank in order to increase water volume, and I've loearned that water temperature is an issue, but now Live rock? I don't want to do it if mixing the waters would be fatal...
i'm thinking of tapping a small seahorse tank into the sump of the bigger tank in order to increase water volume, and I've loearned that water temperature is an issue, but now Live rock? I don't want to do it if mixing the waters would be fatal...
ReefNutPA
New member
Hi rppvt,
The dangers of live rock and hydroids are only an issue with dwarf seahorse tanks. Hydroids are also deadly to fry of the larger seahorse species so care must be taken with nursery tanks as well.
BTW... the min. size tank for a pair of the larger seahorses would be a 20 gal (depending on specie) but preferably a 29/30 gal. If you're planning on using a smaller tank than that, I'd rethink your plan. While seahorses don't swim around like "normal" fish...they do require vertical and horizontal swimming room. If they feel cramped in a tank it leads to stress. Stress=disease.
Temperature is indeed an issue. Seahorses should be kept at temps no higher than 76F long-term (even 'tropical' seahorses). Most hobbyists have success with temp ranges between 70F and 76F.
Hope that helps a bit.
Tom
The dangers of live rock and hydroids are only an issue with dwarf seahorse tanks. Hydroids are also deadly to fry of the larger seahorse species so care must be taken with nursery tanks as well.
BTW... the min. size tank for a pair of the larger seahorses would be a 20 gal (depending on specie) but preferably a 29/30 gal. If you're planning on using a smaller tank than that, I'd rethink your plan. While seahorses don't swim around like "normal" fish...they do require vertical and horizontal swimming room. If they feel cramped in a tank it leads to stress. Stress=disease.
Temperature is indeed an issue. Seahorses should be kept at temps no higher than 76F long-term (even 'tropical' seahorses). Most hobbyists have success with temp ranges between 70F and 76F.
Hope that helps a bit.
Tom
okHELP! The horse that i thought i had ich's symptoms cleared up a few days agp and he appeared to be acting normal, except for a white spot on his head. Today, I noticed that the white spot on his head was bigger and he was swimming really erratically, and kind of jerking around, and then he stopped and hitched on a plant and started breathing hard. I am gessing he had an injury that i didn't realize and it got infected, but i could be wrong. i'm thinking about started a new thread about this one if no one responds, but PLEASE help! I am really worried.
Spracklcat
Disaster Expert
Kati--you have a PM
Christine
Christine
