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Thinkin of seahorses
Well, I took apart my 20 gallon reef w/ a 5.5 gallon refugium, sold the coral, and put the tank back together in hopes to try somethin different. I was thinkin of seahorses, but I dont know if my system can support them.
Current tank setup is: 20 gallon tank 5.5 gallon refugium 30 gallon millenium wet/dry w/ hypersorb 5lbs of live rock and a large amount of chaeto in ref. 2x65 watt pc lighting Tank stays constantly around 74 to 75 degrees w/o a heater. Is their any species of seahorse that could live in my tank? |
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IMO if you're diligent with water changes and keep the water in great condition, you could add a pair of seahorses to the tank. Provided that, during the summer, the tank does NOT go higher than 75F.
Personally, I'd go with CB Erectus. Tom |
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alright, seems like I can handle that, I was going to add an external fan to cool the water as it is, because I thought seahorses needed closer to 72 degrees, So ill have that just in case. I do water changes every 1 to 2 weeks on my 125 (have to because my aggressive fish make a mess). I will just do waterchanges at the same time.
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I believe that 72 is a tad bit chilly for them. I like +/-75
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Temp depends a lot on the species--a bit of reading will tell you all you need to know.
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sounds good, ill figure out the temp requirements when I decide which kind to get.
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If you are going to keep one of the larger species, I really hope you will consider a larger tank.
There are more things to consider than water perams, which are extremely important, of course but I can tell you from experience that you can't go wrong if you will provide them with a larger tank. The more space you provide them the better. They will use every inch of it. I think one of the biggest mistakes made is when people try to keep horses in a small, cramped space and then complain because they are boring and inactive. They are inactive because they have no room to swim and explore,etc, which eventually leads to stress and illness.
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Is that why my Erectus seemed kinda boring? I had the rocks layed out across the whole tank and they were kinda blah and now its just on one side and they keep swimming around?
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jenny, I am lookin on the small spectrum lol, I'm not dumb and want to fit the biggest seahorse in the smallest tank possible. Erectes were what I was acutally looking at, but there are a few other dwarfs I am looking at too while I am doing research.
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I think he meant smallish seahorses not like the Giant Seahorse and them.
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