Would like to see your seahorse tank
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dixiegirl21191
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My clown totally ignores them.
I have clowns (in another tank), and I don't see how the seahorses would get anything to eat! The two clowns can down a tankful of mysis in nothing flat!
In addition to that, many have found the clowns will get aggressive to seahorses that they think are encroaching on their territory, especially when the clowns get to be mature.
Even if they don't harm them physically, many seahorses get stressed bad enough that pathogens and bacteria take over their systems, usually to their demise.
Even if they don't harm them physically, many seahorses get stressed bad enough that pathogens and bacteria take over their systems, usually to their demise.
mcbaes72
-Aidan's Daddy.
Over 20 years in the hobby and this is my first seahorse tank, only a few weeks old (2 male H. erectus and 2 female H. reidi x erectus hybrids). A simple, colorful decorative coral, trying to bring out their colors since I used a black background. Fake plant on the right which they use and cling onto daily. Those green squares came from inside the plastic bags, Seahorse Source (Dan and Abby).
Artificial Coral Reef Decoration on Amazon.
I have two, selling one in RC Classifieds.
Feeding: Glass Beta bowl for their frozen mysis shrimp, just put it in yesterday and one brave male H. erectus already ventured in to eat. My alternative feeding area plan was to buy a small tupperware container and attach a magnet. That way you could move the feeding dish up and down to refill without using a feeding tube to drop the food into place.
Artificial Coral Reef Decoration on Amazon.
I have two, selling one in RC Classifieds.
Feeding: Glass Beta bowl for their frozen mysis shrimp, just put it in yesterday and one brave male H. erectus already ventured in to eat. My alternative feeding area plan was to buy a small tupperware container and attach a magnet. That way you could move the feeding dish up and down to refill without using a feeding tube to drop the food into place.
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mcbaes72
-Aidan's Daddy.
Nhunt - Yeah, he was the bravest one and first to venture inside the feeding bowl. But actually, he had a little difficulty getting out since he's smaller. After that pic I put those green weighted squares inside the bowl to help him out until he figures out how to swim straight up or gets big enough to get out on his own. A female hybrid when inside the bowl shortly after and she ate a lot! She's twice his size, so she swam out easily, sorry no pics of that.
As for aquascaping/decoration, I kept it pretty simple and open, gave them room to swim and occasionally see them resting on the sand and checking corners for pods. They're almost entirely gone, at least the amphipods I seeded the tank with. If I had the patience and better lighting, I'd go with real macro algae/plants. I've seen some really nice ones here on RC (like in this thread) and on YouTube.
kudagirl - No, I don't rinse the food, instead I soak it in Selcon and Garlic Extract and let the frozen cube defrost in the refrigerator the night before. Then, in the morning, I place about 75% of the food inside the feeding bowl and the rest, I spread out in popular places of the tank where they hang out and go "hunting". My goal is to have them feeding exclusively from the feeding bowl in a week or two, less messy that way.
I probably should rinse the food, but would fear the Selcon and Garlic Extract might get rinsed off as well. Plus, I've gotten too comfortable feeding frozen cubes directly to my other tank (FOWLR) for years and relied on my skimmer (and monthly sw changes) to do the clean up work. I plan on letting my skimmer and filter do the same thing for the seahorse tank.
EDIT: Almost forgot, quick specs...36G Bow-Front, Aquamaxx HOB Skimmer, Aqueon Filter (starter package with tank/stand), 20 lbs. live sand, Hydor Koralia Nano 240GPH.
As for aquascaping/decoration, I kept it pretty simple and open, gave them room to swim and occasionally see them resting on the sand and checking corners for pods. They're almost entirely gone, at least the amphipods I seeded the tank with. If I had the patience and better lighting, I'd go with real macro algae/plants. I've seen some really nice ones here on RC (like in this thread) and on YouTube.
kudagirl - No, I don't rinse the food, instead I soak it in Selcon and Garlic Extract and let the frozen cube defrost in the refrigerator the night before. Then, in the morning, I place about 75% of the food inside the feeding bowl and the rest, I spread out in popular places of the tank where they hang out and go "hunting". My goal is to have them feeding exclusively from the feeding bowl in a week or two, less messy that way.
I probably should rinse the food, but would fear the Selcon and Garlic Extract might get rinsed off as well. Plus, I've gotten too comfortable feeding frozen cubes directly to my other tank (FOWLR) for years and relied on my skimmer (and monthly sw changes) to do the clean up work. I plan on letting my skimmer and filter do the same thing for the seahorse tank.
EDIT: Almost forgot, quick specs...36G Bow-Front, Aquamaxx HOB Skimmer, Aqueon Filter (starter package with tank/stand), 20 lbs. live sand, Hydor Koralia Nano 240GPH.
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vlangel
Premium Member
I too am looking for ideas. I am just starting a seahorse build with a 30g XH.
Probably a rhodactis mushroom, want it?
Have no clue, like I said this is all new to me.
And thanks.
