sea horse / reef .... sea horse / reef ??????

[sphelps]

I keep a seahorse in a reef tank with clams, soft and LPS corals such as acans, favias, plates, candy cane, and cats eye. Definitely a lower flow tank but enough to keep the corals happy and the tank clean.

I also picked out some unusual tank mates that won't out compete the seahorse for food. I only feed my seahorse once a day and the other fish every three days or so.

I've had the seahorse for over 8 months with no problems.


Looks a little different these days but you get the idea.

[don.ald]

very nice! what size tank is it and what do u use for flow?

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by don.ald

very nice! what size tank is it and what do u use for flow?

It's a 50 gallon (32x24x16) and uses a single 1/2" line for flow which is teed off a Dart return pump. I'm guessing around 400 GPH tops.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Nice tank. So your lion and eel (think I see one) don't eat them?

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

Nice tank. So your lion and eel (think I see one) don't eat them?

Nope, I think the key is size. If it were small enough it would likely get eaten.

[don.ald]

want to know more
what type of eel and lion fish go wiht seahorses?

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by don.ald

want to know more
what type of eel and lion fish go wiht seahorses?

I can't say that seahorses are compatible with lionfish and eels but if you're careful it can be done. If you stick with a smaller lionfish such as a dwarf and the seahorse is bigger than food it could easily eat then you should be fine. And a less aggressive eel such as a ribbon eel seems to pose little threat.

In the tank I currently have a Fu-Man-Chu Lionfish, a Ghost Ribbon Eel, a small Frogfish, and an Engineer Goby. All have proved suitable tank mates.

Yesterday I added something new that I have to admit has me a little nervous

[tang daddy]

wow shelps a really nice choice of fish you have there!!

I bet anyone adding the last fish would be kinda shaky as it's not exactly the cheapest fish on the block.....

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by tang daddy

wow shelps a really nice choice of fish you have there!!

I bet anyone adding the last fish would be kinda shaky as it's not exactly the cheapest fish on the block.....

Yeah it wasn't necessarily a cheap fish but the price at my LFS was actually really cheap for this kind of fish. I watched the store sit on the fish for months and I told myself if it was still there in the new year I would buy it, and sure enough it's mine now. People in Saskatoon are crazy!
I'm more nervous about the size, it's a little bigger than I thought and the seahorse is super curious.

[tang daddy]

Ahh I see although they probally know or realize that seahorses taste like pigeons compared to prawns which is more meatier like steak to us.....

Btw what is it eating?

since the store has had it for a few months I would presume that they got it on frozen but what kind, also if you want to keep it's brilliant colours probally have to enrich the frozen with lots of aminos maybe even other vitamins.