What to do with excesses.. you know!

[andythorntonjr]

Excess livestock and macro that is! (The whole hobby could be called an 'excess', at least per my wife). So the amusing situation I find myself in now is some of the macro I've got (red hayi) is growing wildly. Had a baseball sized portion about 2-3 months ago that is now basketball sized. Already broke it up a bit so have a good 3-4 portions I"m going to likely sell on the Propagation forum soon, but...

One of my new seahorses is also pregnant! Way sooner than I had planned, naturally, so this made me wonder: Are there any stores in the area that will take them (buy or for store credit)? I'm not even sure how many I'll have survive from the very first batch I do, but for 'down the road', its something I figure I want to get lined up ASAP. I'm in Williamsport, so will likely check the one downtown first, but what of others in the area? Anyone have any experience with them in that regard? I'll probably offer them in general first, of course, in case any members are looking for seahorses (and if they all live), but at this point I'm starting to go into "get things ready ASAP" mode.


Thanks!

 

[PAStreetGlide]

Seahorse are fasinating but dont seem to be compatiable with anything. What kind do you have and what fish do you have them with? My fiance and I were thinking of setting up a nano for a couple seahorses. Let me know what end up having.

 

[andythorntonjr]

Right now I have some soft coral, mushrooms, various macroalgae, couple firefish and a pearly jawfish in addition to the sea horses. Everything is getting along great. The horses themselves are hippocampus erectus (from Seahorse Source). Had them for around a month now; going great obviously.

 

[PAStreetGlide]

Wow only a month? Thats awesome! You must really be doing something right. When you have babies let me know and I'll let ya know where we are with the nano setup. I was hoping youd say they were hippocampus rerctus. They seem to be an easier seahorse to keep alive. At least thats what I read. Never had them myself.

 

[tnyr5]

Why not put it up on fragswapper? I haven't seen any macro algae for sale yet there.

 

[andythorntonjr]

Hmm, might do that; not sure I'll make it to the next frag swap that's upcoming (gonna try!). I'm sure I'll have more by then, so might just do that too. Already got what I have now posted on the sale forums; I gotta clean out my tank. The horses have way too many places to hide right now, which is good for them, but bad for checking them out.

 

[sltwtr285]

seahorses will have the babies then they will die sorry but thats how it goes tanks too small levels need to be perfect if you find me wrong call me on it