Damn Anthony... thats good stuff!! :biggrin:

Thanks,

I had to edit out big sections of it because it was too long to post. Just didn't want somebody to blow all that money just to take home seahorses to die from lack of knowledge. Seahorses require waaaaay too much TLC & are too high maintenance for most people. As an endangered species, we should only keep them if we are willing to sacrifice the time & effort they require.

Anthony

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k, here ya go rick james

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...acan/tank1.jpg


theres my tank, theres 5 of my seahorses, the other 3 are behind the rock..i can get a pic of the rest of them the next time i feel like taking a picture

and they've gone through about 4 ammonia spikes...2 of them being very serious.

ive had the tank set up for almost a year now, them being in there for about 10 months

and its NOT as hard as you think

and they were the first saltwater fish i ever kept...which would also show there not that hard to keep?

You're talking about luck. You got lucky that your seahorses are hardier than most. Just because your's have survived "several Ammonia spikes" doesn't mean that seahorses are easy to keep. Taking an exception & making it a generalization is not the best way to give advice to others. I'm glad you've had such great luck with your 8. Most others who've kept seahorses are not so fortunate. Everybody else who advises caution & recommends doing the research before buying seahorses (or any other species of fish/corals) are doing the responsible thing.

ie. I know a couple of reefers who've kept Elegance & Flowerpot corals alive for over a year, but would they turn around & say that these are easy corals & great for beginners. No. Why? Because despite their own success, they realize that the vast majority of reefers who've tried Elegance & Flowerpots have failed.

I would recommend that you write up an article on your experiences, the good & the bad, & post it on this site so we can learn from each other. As I stated earlier, it's great to hear that you've had such success with them.

You seem to have alot of angst.

10 months is not the lifespan of a seahorse.......... So you realy don't know untill you have met or exceeded their expected lifespan if your doing well or not.

Your posts seem so confrontational. :(

not only that but frankly quite scary coming from someone who works in the industry. jezz do you give this advise out at the shop you work at?

Fetusinacan- I find your posts quite disturbing. I have been contemplating a seahorse tank for over 6 months, in that time the research I have read disputes all you have advised.

I can't believe you nearly boast of putting your seahorses through not just 1 but 4 ammonia spikes. Looking at the picture of your tank, it certainly doesn't look like a tank conducive for seahorses.

I will continue my research while my tank cycles and don't expect to actually purchase my CB seahorses for many months.

I can only hope 'Stinky' heeds the advise of the experienced posters. I know I will.

No need to worry Im not a rookie.I care for lots of hard to keep fish.So I always read up and ask lots of ? before buying.I hate when things die.Thanks for all your help.I will let you know how the sea horses do when I get some

Thank you for posting the picture and more info Fetus. It is interesting to see that they have survived such horrible tank conditions and maybe I will rethink my opinion of them a little bit. I have never had an ammonia spike with a fish in my tank so I am inexperienced when it comes to NH4 tolerance.


I am still interested at what levels of ammonia your seahorses were actually exposed to?