Why Seahorses
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Octoshark
Marine Biology Student
The downfall is definitely the limited selection of tankmates, but they are very intriguing creatures. If seahorses themselves aren't enough, then go to YouTube and search "Watchman goby and pistol shrimp." The watchman goby and pistol shrimp form a symbiotic relationship in the wild in which the goby stands guard and protects the shrimp as the shrimp builds/maintains a burrow/cave for them to share. It is very interesting to watch. With that being said, you can have the intriguing seahorses in the water column and then the intriguing goby/shrimp pair in the sand bed which would create quite the interesting tank.
Make sure to get seahorses eating frozen food as it can be a pain (for beginners) to culture live foods. Seahorsesource.com is a very reputable source that has their stock eating frozen food.
Make sure to get seahorses eating frozen food as it can be a pain (for beginners) to culture live foods. Seahorsesource.com is a very reputable source that has their stock eating frozen food.
namxas
Things With Stings R Us!
what made me choose them? i've always had a penchant for "oddball" fish and/or fish that are a challenge to keep. SH fit both bills.
i can tell you this, if you're unsure about SH, they probably aren't for you as they do indeed have specific needs that must be met. i usually tell folks that keeping SH is something you really have to WANT to do.
then again, you could have them be your wife's "obsession" and let her handle their care.
i can tell you this, if you're unsure about SH, they probably aren't for you as they do indeed have specific needs that must be met. i usually tell folks that keeping SH is something you really have to WANT to do.
then again, you could have them be your wife's "obsession" and let her handle their care.
namxas
Things With Stings R Us!
i feed our SH once a day, however, both of our SH setups are heavily planted w/live macro, which allows the SH to hunt pods thruout the day as a supplement.
that being said, for the reason mentioned by "octo", it's important that SH eat every day, so you'll need to take that into account if you like to go away for vacations.
that being said, for the reason mentioned by "octo", it's important that SH eat every day, so you'll need to take that into account if you like to go away for vacations.
I chose seahorses because after setting up a saltwater reef tank, I was looking for more of a challenge. There are many species of seahorses to choose from, just like fish....
And there is nothing like putting your hand in the tank and having a seahorse swim to you and hitch onto your fingers... (even if it's when you are trying to do something in the tank
)... when mine see me walking through the room, they start to dance in the front of the tank to remind me, it's time to feed them....
And there is nothing like putting your hand in the tank and having a seahorse swim to you and hitch onto your fingers... (even if it's when you are trying to do something in the tank
)... when mine see me walking through the room, they start to dance in the front of the tank to remind me, it's time to feed them....There is no reason to share your life or give your time to something that is not interesting, and different things are interesting to different people. I find seahorses to be interesting fish -- the challenge of keeping them really doesn't interest me. If they were as easy to keep as a betta fish, I would still keep them. I really enjoy watching them buz around a tank, see how they curl and uncurl their tails to go up or down in the tank, get a kick out of their curiosity, like how they interact with each other -- even their "snick" is great. I think that the other people in my household were really surprised at how wrapped up they ended up being in the seahorses -- they are engaging creatures.
ChadTheSpike
Reef Engineer
Elysia, your answer is really great!!
I keep seahorses because they are such entertaining and interactive creatures. I love how they swim to the glass to greet me when I walk up to the tank, how they beg for food, how they are whatever color they darn well please at that time... (although much the the dismay of my girlfriend... they are rarely pink, but anyway...).
To me, the setup and 'difficulty' of seahorse care is really a moot point. Its something that you just do if you want to keep them. Im not sure I have ever given it a second thought.
I keep seahorses because they are such entertaining and interactive creatures. I love how they swim to the glass to greet me when I walk up to the tank, how they beg for food, how they are whatever color they darn well please at that time... (although much the the dismay of my girlfriend... they are rarely pink, but anyway...).
To me, the setup and 'difficulty' of seahorse care is really a moot point. Its something that you just do if you want to keep them. Im not sure I have ever given it a second thought.
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And there is what I was looking for.
I have been doing freshwater for a while. I had everything you could possibly think from extremely high tech to extreme low tech tanks. The only fish that kept me interested were the fish that had personalities or quirks.
I have not seen a Seahorse tank in person other then at a zoo or a video on the web.
Thank you for the great response I will be doing more research and hopefully I can find someone locally who has a tank of seahorses so I can see them firsthand.
Please be carefull, otherwise they will have you trained to do their beck n call. I really enjoy them when the lights first come on. They start dancing & greeting eachother. Next they start dirty dancing & trying to keep the other males from cutting in. After that, they head to the feed bowl waiting for their breakfast.
Kind Regards,
Tim
Kind Regards,
Tim
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