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

[Sam1969]

So I want a reef tank full of beautiful corals and clams ... my wife loves sea horses and would like some in there ... now I've been told by the LFS .. do one or the other NOT both ..

my question is .... WHY ?

why cant I have both ? I understand they are timid and shouldnt be around larger more aggresive fish but why not in a reef ?

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

You can do both but you are very limited on what kind of reef you can/should do with Sea Horses. They need very low flow, so that rules out sps mostly. You could do a planted tank kind of reef with macro and soft corals that don't need much flow like mushrooms, some leathers, ect. Some LPS do fine in low flow too.

[Rbacchiega]

I've got a 28 gallon bio cube that I've modified so it has a sort of spray bar coming off the main return pump. That disperses the flow enough so that the seahorses aren't going crazy but has allowed me to keep Ricordea, Mushrooms and some zoas in there with no problem

[Keri]

Plus you have to make sure you don't have anything that will sting or eat the horses... I don't keep them but from what I understand they aren't very "quick" heh

[marie]

Originally Posted by Keri

Plus you have to make sure you don't have anything that will sting or eat the horses... I don't keep them but from what I understand they aren't very "quick" heh

I once read a book that said sea horses live their lives with a "kick me" sign on their backs

[Keri]

Originally Posted by marie

I once read a book that said sea horses live their lives with a "kick me" sign on their backs

[Lydia]

Originally Posted by marie

I once read a book that said sea horses live their lives with a "kick me" sign on their backs

Ah, is that what the sign says on my seahorses? I couldn't read the fine print LOL

Yep, they are very slow moving critters. But I wouldn't trade them for a reef