What Are Your SH Tank Mates?

[vipjd39]

it is preferable to keep a seahorse only tank however Pete Giwojna suggests the following fish as suitable tank mates:


Compatible fishes: gobies, firefish, Ocellaris clownfish, mandarinefish, scooter blennies, cardinalfish, jawfish, linned wrasse, orchid dottyback, blackcap gramma, midas blenny

Anthias (assorted Mirolabrichthys, Pseudanthias, and Anthias sp.)
Firefish Goby (Nemateleotris magnifica)
Purple Firefish Goby (Nemateleotris decora)
Gobies (assorted small species)
Neon Goby (Gobiosoma oceanops)
Assessors (Assessor spp.)
Midas Blenny (Ecsenius midas)
High Hats (Equetus acuminatus)
Marine Betta (Calloplesiops altivelis)
Banggai or Banner cardinals (Pterapogon kauderni)
Flame cardinals (Apogon pseudomaculatus)
Pajama cardinals (Apogon nematoptera)
Pipefishes (assorted small species)
Percula clownfish (Amphiprion percula)
False percula clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris)
Royal Grammas (Gramma loreto)
Blackcap Basslets (Gramma melacara)
Green Chromis (Chromis viridis)
Longnose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus)
Six Line Wrasse (Psuedocheilinus hexataenia)
Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus sp.)
Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus spp.)
Scooter Blennies (Synchiropus spp.)
Green Mandarin Goby or Dragonet (Pterosynchiropus splendidus)
Psychedelic Mandarin Goby or Dragonet (Pterosynchiropus picturatus)
Orchid Dottyback (Pseudochromis fridmani) - avoid other Pseudochromis species!

 

[pledosophy]

I respect Pete, but based on my experiences I must disagree with several of the listed fish.

The idea of keeping a marine betta with seahorses is just scary by itself. I wonder if the list got mixed up.

 

[vipjd39]

possibly.... pete always states that seahorse only tanks are best and that all other fish should be watched carefully around the horses.

I however didnt have luck with a clown fish and bi color blenny, they both competed with food so we had to remove them. We just recently added a spotted mandarin and he seems to be minding his own buisness and is great with the horses. so basically anything shy should work well with the horses.