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I can look at your tank all day. Thanks for the special request fotos!
Tigahboy's 15S [LPS-only]
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Tigahboy
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no problem. I was trying to get a good pic of the one in the foreground, but it didnt come out so great. I'll try again later. Basically those green blastos up front have a white/light grey ring and a dark colored center. very unique piece, but when it's all poofy, u can't see the centers since they are so squished together.
leeweber85
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Seahorses would be cool. Marc, where can I see your video?
I forgot to mention that your moon lights remind me of cop car sirens
I forgot to mention that your moon lights remind me of cop car sirens
Tigahboy
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Hey Harry,
I thought that too, but check out melev's seahorse (casper) in his thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=624863&perpage=25&pagenumber=1
I thought that too, but check out melev's seahorse (casper) in his thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=624863&perpage=25&pagenumber=1
)Tigah, I keep 2 female black reidis in my 12 gal nano (this was a mistake on liveaquaria.com's part, they promised a male). I have (2) Aquaclear 20s & a minijet model 404 for a total of 308 gph water movement = 25x tank volume per hour. My horses are happy & healthy. They've been in this setup for 3 mos now, before that they were in my 55g which had 23x tank volume per hour. I had them in that tank for about a year. Before these guys, I had a 50g macro planted seahorse only setup w/10x tank volume per hour. I had 2 pair of ocean rider sunbursts, & 1 pair of their mustangs. I kept them for a little over a year, but when I moved I lost them all within a week 
. Ive seen healthy body weight, & great behavior displays in all 3 setups (w/the exception of the mating dance, which wouldn't happen in my 12 g even if I didn't end up w/2 girls, b/c they need 3x their height to 'do it' comfortably). My horses were also kept w/all kinds of corals you're generally told not to keep them w/in the 55. I just didn't know to avoid them at the time, but as Marc is finding out w/Casper & his dendro, they seem to be able to handle the stinging cells in these corals more than alot of people think. Anyway, if you want to find some colorful varieties, try oceanrider.com. Theirs was the best health/size/overall quality of the 3 places I've ordered from. Also, for hitching posts in my tank, I used old coco worm tubes I was allowed to keep from the store I used to work at. I haven't tried a live cocoworm yet, but my horses love those tubes which I've epoxied to sit both vertically & horizontally throughout the aquascape. That way you don't have to break the 'LPS only' rule...
. Ive seen healthy body weight, & great behavior displays in all 3 setups (w/the exception of the mating dance, which wouldn't happen in my 12 g even if I didn't end up w/2 girls, b/c they need 3x their height to 'do it' comfortably). My horses were also kept w/all kinds of corals you're generally told not to keep them w/in the 55. I just didn't know to avoid them at the time, but as Marc is finding out w/Casper & his dendro, they seem to be able to handle the stinging cells in these corals more than alot of people think. Anyway, if you want to find some colorful varieties, try oceanrider.com. Theirs was the best health/size/overall quality of the 3 places I've ordered from. Also, for hitching posts in my tank, I used old coco worm tubes I was allowed to keep from the store I used to work at. I haven't tried a live cocoworm yet, but my horses love those tubes which I've epoxied to sit both vertically & horizontally throughout the aquascape. That way you don't have to break the 'LPS only' rule...
melev
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I was doing some reading, and basically the overall consensus (from the few sources I read) are that Hikari frozen mysis is the preferred food for seahorses. It is small enough and nutritious. And your other corals will eat whatever lands on them. You may have to feed the horses with the pumps off briefly so they can get enough food. Feeding them twice a day is a good idea, because they don't digest the food as much as we'd like. What they poop out is partially (or mostly) undigested, so frequent feedings are best.
I feed Casper twice a day if I can, but she's done fine when I feed only once a day.
I feed Casper twice a day if I can, but she's done fine when I feed only once a day.
Tigahboy
Attorney Reefer
Thanks for the info, melev. I'm researching rite now as well, and looks like a large number of folks still holding onto the no-searhorses-w/-stinging corals rule, but definitely a growing number of folks agreeing w/ you and Wendy about keeping them safely in reefs.
I'll keep reading, but I'm considering the Oceanrider's package deal on a pair of mated 3.5" kudas...pretty good deal on those and it comes w/ the enriching powder for frozen mysis.
I'll keep reading, but I'm considering the Oceanrider's package deal on a pair of mated 3.5" kudas...pretty good deal on those and it comes w/ the enriching powder for frozen mysis.
Geez, I feel like Darth Vador tempting you to the 'stinging LPS side' Muahmuahmuah!!!
Seriously, I wouldn't have even tried it w/mine if I had been on RC when I got them, but in my ignorance, I discovered that IME you don't have to worry as much about it as some people think. I would definitely NOT go with a wild caught seahorse, or one that's not eating frozen mysis heartily. One time I felt bad for a pair of beautiful wild caught 'brazilians', it was killing me to hear the owner of that LFS tell people not to worry about feeding them b/c they'd hunt down pods, but if they HAD to feed them, just use frozen brine
they were so thin, & sad. Anyway, they ate live ghost shrimp for me for about a month, I never could train them to frozen food, & they just wasted away even though I was going broke giving them enriched live shrimp 3x a day. I think they had an internal parasite. It was very sad. My husband wants to wring my neck when I try to save pity cases like that. The difference between wild caught & captive bred is so amazing, my horses had all become openwater swimmers. When they saw us they'd come to the front of the tank like any other fish & beg like nuts. One of my reidis took a piece of mysis right out of my female ocellaris' mouth a month back! None of the wild caughts I've ever seen were that brave, they just look like they wish they were anywhere but captivity. My .02 
Seriously, I wouldn't have even tried it w/mine if I had been on RC when I got them, but in my ignorance, I discovered that IME you don't have to worry as much about it as some people think. I would definitely NOT go with a wild caught seahorse, or one that's not eating frozen mysis heartily. One time I felt bad for a pair of beautiful wild caught 'brazilians', it was killing me to hear the owner of that LFS tell people not to worry about feeding them b/c they'd hunt down pods, but if they HAD to feed them, just use frozen brine
they were so thin, & sad. Anyway, they ate live ghost shrimp for me for about a month, I never could train them to frozen food, & they just wasted away even though I was going broke giving them enriched live shrimp 3x a day. I think they had an internal parasite. It was very sad. My husband wants to wring my neck when I try to save pity cases like that. The difference between wild caught & captive bred is so amazing, my horses had all become openwater swimmers. When they saw us they'd come to the front of the tank like any other fish & beg like nuts. One of my reidis took a piece of mysis right out of my female ocellaris' mouth a month back! None of the wild caughts I've ever seen were that brave, they just look like they wish they were anywhere but captivity. My .02
Tigahboy
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man. these look awesome: http://seahorse.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=28
hahah.
hahah.
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