Tiger Tail Seahorse

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Cierra1985

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A few months ago I bought a seahorse at my LFS. I really had little knowledge about seahorses but even after knowing that my tank was 3 gallons, they sent me home with her and told me to feed her brine. After doing a little research, I found some info about her species. She is a pretty large seahorse, about 10 inches from tail tip to head. I trained her to eat frozen mysis which is way more nutritional than brine. She is very healthy and colorful but 3 gallons seems a bit small for her. I seriously considered buying a larger aquarium for her but because I am an apartment hopper, I try to stick with small aquariums.

I am looking to find a new home for her. I don't want to take her back to the LFS considering that her fate will be sealed if they sell her to someone who is not willing on doing the research. If anyone has a 20-30g pony safe aquarium let me know (pics preferred). I am even willing to drive her somewhere as long as it's not too far from me (Aventura area). I will not consider shipping her.

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thats pretty amazing that you've been doing good with her in a 3 gallon. wish i could take her but i don't have a dedicated tank for that.
good luck finding her a good home.
 
I've had my 2 males for 2 years now and they're very happy in their 29 gal. long. The tank is dedicated to only them. I'd be happy to take her on as part of the family. PM sent.

--Barbara
 
Big Red misses Gala's scraps!!! :rollface:

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12172998#post12172998 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sonic
at what temp did you keep your tank with the horse?
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It averages at around 80-82F with extremes of about 78F and 84F (when my A/C broke). It varies because it is such a small tank with such a big light but my coral and critters don't seem to mind. :P I believe seahorses prefer 74-78F and (tropical) coral prefer 80-84F but don't quote me on that. :P Regardless, everyone appearers to be happy and quick growing.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12175668#post12175668 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Cierra1985
It averages at around 80-82F with extremes of about 78F and 84F (when my A/C broke). It varies because it is such a small tank with such a big light but my coral and critters don't seem to mind. :P I believe seahorses prefer 74-78F and (tropical) coral prefer 80-84F but don't quote me on that. :P Regardless, everyone appearers to be happy and quick growing.
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and you never had any issues with such high temps? My g/f has been bugging me for a long time to get her a sea horse but I can't keep the temp around 74f without a chiller, and really don't think it will be happy in my 80f tank...
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12175793#post12175793 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sonic
and you never had any issues with such high temps? My g/f has been bugging me for a long time to get her a sea horse but I can't keep the temp around 74f without a chiller, and really don't think it will be happy in my 80f tank...
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No problems, but you also have to consider that she only lived in my pico for about 3 months. It was only meant to be a temporary sort of thing. While she was there she was very active and healthy, I really couldn't make any promises beyond that.

You also have to do a lot of research on seahorses. I wouldn't advise keeping them with most coral or any sort of crab or other fish. They also have to be fed at least twice/day. The larger seahorses are easier to feed but they require around 30g. The smaller dwarfs require live baby brine and only live about a year or so, but do well in under 10g. Both require low water flow. That's really the bare minimum for care. It seems most people who successfully keep seahorses have a tank dedicated just to them and their needs. Seahorses are lazy and have no stomach so they have to have high concentrations of food floating around. Because of such a high bio-load I had to do water changes all the time, and I only had one horse. You really should have at least two because they are social.

Because all seahorses are threatened, it is frowned upon to buy wild. Wild also require live food but a strict brine diet will kill them in about 3 months. Brine is low in nutrition and will not sustain them. Theres a kind of live red Hawaiian shrimp but it is super expensive and hard to breed. Some people are successful in training the wild ones to eat frozen but you can't count on it.

I will have to say, temperature is probably your least concern considering all their requirements. :rollface:

I hope that was somewhat enlightening. Seahorses are cute but require a real enthusiast. Good Luck!
 
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