I WANT A SEAHORSE

[Discus_1]

i want a seahorse D: there probably one of the coolest marine fish , except ive been reading there fairly ard to take care of, because if there diet and how they eat :/ How many gallons would a common seahorse need ?

[BABYJIZAY]

If you go with dwarf seahorses, they get a tank up to just 10 gallons. Bigger ones should be in tall tanks and no bigger than a 55. Recommended size is a 29. Just google "seahorse tank size"

[vera]

i want a seahorse D: there probably one of the coolest marine fish , except ive been reading there fairly ard to take care of, because if there diet and how they eat :/ How many gallons would a common seahorse need ?

they r so cool + sea-dragons are ones that fascinate me the most , i think they require lots of attention (no holidays for keeper ) and there are many dwarf sp. as well , check it out what i googled , 2.5 cm utmost

[dpt8]

I have a pair of kudas in a 29 gl. with sand and live rock. They are doing quite well. I hand feed them twice a day with Pricine energetics mysis shrimp and change their water 20% about every week. Keep them at 73 degrees.. I have a heater and aquaclear 70 on their tank. Seahorse.org is a sight that is like ours here only its for seahorses. Definitely buy tank raised. Do not mix any fish with them unless its like a mandarin. A couple seahorses together do much better than just one alone.

[Discus_1]

Thats a really cool seahorse , and i have read about the mini's ,. ive got an old 10g freshwater, but would it be possible to convert that to saltwater ?

[roclement]

go to seahourse.org, read up, contact the owner of the site Matt, he is helpful and a wealth of information. Will save you a lot of agravation and money.

Rodrigo

[DiscusKev]

lol Vera, that one look like a candy, so awesome!

[Second Hand Pat]

Thats a really cool seahorse , and i have read about the mini's ,. ive got an old 10g freshwater, but would it be possible to convert that to saltwater ?

Yes as long as it has never been treated with copper.

[Discus_1]

i dont think i have... LOL.

[vera]

lol Vera, that one look like a candy, so awesome!

lol Kevin , imagine a tribe of these , sweeeeeet !and ltl pouches filled with ponies

[vera]

i dont think i have... LOL.

Did u get any ?

[Matt0matic]

If I do a salt water tank it would be with seahorses; they are just too cool looking. I love going to the aquariums for the seahorse sections.

[vera]

Yes as long as it has never been treated with copper.

Pat, did u keep seahorses in yr SW

[mkv]

seahorse.org is a great site, the equivalent of this forum for seahorses. Great deal of information. You will see that no matter what you want to make sure you get captive bred seahorses. Wild caught are a 50-50 chance of sucess........ Just my two pennies

[Second Hand Pat]

Pat, did u keep seahorses in yr SW

I had three dwarf seahorses in my daughter's pico tank. These were wild caught but were eating frozen baby brine and another type of tiny shrimp I can not remember the name of. While these guys were in a 3 gallon pico I would recommend at least a 10 gallon and a larger seahorse so you can see the darn things. The dwarfs are pretty small. In the picture you can see one in the gorgonian (branchy thing). Another thing with seahorses they are weak swimmers and can not handle much of a current. So any filter inlets sure have a prefilter of some sort so the seahorses do not get struck to the inlet from the flow.