Swanwillow
goby girl
yup- thats why its not recommended to keep them in tanks bigger than 5 gallons. its POSSIBLE to do ten gallons, but you need alot of them, and alot of food.
what is the smallest size tank a Seahorse can go in
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Samala
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Ah, you didnt have dwarfs, got ya. I'm pretty sure you've asked about tankmates and housing clownfish with SH before I think, thats where I got all turned around. 
Anywho, sorry to have confused ya with another person, I thought you had dwarfs a while ago. There is quite a bit of information out there on them, particularly on the other sites mentioned and also here if you search back far enough (just page through if the search function is offline). Look for Aerosmith, Aquayne_wv and other miscellaneous posters on dwarf SH care/setup ideas. That said I think most people suggest erectus as an easier seahorse, and as mentioned, 29gal at least for them.
>Sarah
Anywho, sorry to have confused ya with another person, I thought you had dwarfs a while ago. There is quite a bit of information out there on them, particularly on the other sites mentioned and also here if you search back far enough (just page through if the search function is offline). Look for Aerosmith, Aquayne_wv and other miscellaneous posters on dwarf SH care/setup ideas. That said I think most people suggest erectus as an easier seahorse, and as mentioned, 29gal at least for them. >Sarah
Hydroids come in a few varieties. There are the tiny jellyfish looking ones.. when swimming they appear to be jellyfish and when on the glass they are described as dots with legs.. a center dot with 8 or 9 tentacle dots in a circle. There are the cobweb looking ones... usually attached to the glass or objects in the tank but sometimes freefloating - these are very fine strands. I've also heard of a "pink fuzzy stuff" type but I have never seen these.
Panacur is actually sold as a dewormer for pets or livestock. I've bought from this place:
www.kvvet.com
You want the Panacur Granules 22.2% - the dosage is 1/32 of a teaspoon per 10 gallons - treat 3 days in a row with a 25% water change before each new dose. What I did was set up the tank and cycled it, added everything I wanted in it then dosed the 3 days with the last day being the day I added the dwarfs - since my broodstock was to be wildcaught and they often bring the hydroids with them. You can treat with the dwarves in the tank. Panacur will not harm the biofilter, fish, macros, pods, or shrimp. Panacur will kill some types of snails (particularly astrea), fans, worms of any kind, most if not all soft corals, gorgonians, all stars, etc. The effect on these creatures can last over a year.
There is a lot of hydroid/panacur information at seahorse.org - a search there will give you all the known details.
Panacur is actually sold as a dewormer for pets or livestock. I've bought from this place:
www.kvvet.com
You want the Panacur Granules 22.2% - the dosage is 1/32 of a teaspoon per 10 gallons - treat 3 days in a row with a 25% water change before each new dose. What I did was set up the tank and cycled it, added everything I wanted in it then dosed the 3 days with the last day being the day I added the dwarfs - since my broodstock was to be wildcaught and they often bring the hydroids with them. You can treat with the dwarves in the tank. Panacur will not harm the biofilter, fish, macros, pods, or shrimp. Panacur will kill some types of snails (particularly astrea), fans, worms of any kind, most if not all soft corals, gorgonians, all stars, etc. The effect on these creatures can last over a year.
There is a lot of hydroid/panacur information at seahorse.org - a search there will give you all the known details.
Swanwillow
goby girl
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I just thought ide give you my two cents as well. You might be able to get some ideas from my setupe: I have a 5 gallon modified eclips hex dwarf setup. I pulled out the eclipse filter, and added a sponge filter. I also soon found that hatching BBS was extreamly anoying. The eggs allways got in the tank, the decapping never worked.... so I got a instant hatch'N feed feeder from DR Fosters and Smith. I know most people dont recomend in tank hatchers, but i love it it makes my life so simple. All do is put in eggs twice a day, and the rest is done for me... For live stock i have 3 dwarfs ( 2 females, 1 male), a few macros that came w/e the horses, 2 nerite snails, and a bunch of volcano shrimp. Also i have some fake plants, and fake live rock. Ill post a picture as soon as i get a chance
