Temperature Pod Species

Mischke · 04/20/2013, 11:23 PM

I plan to start a tank with dry rock, and sand. This will be a seahorse tank that I someday hope to add a mandarin to. The temperature of the tank will be 70-72 degrees. What’s the best species of pod to stock this tank with?

r-balljunkie · 04/21/2013, 12:43 AM

why are you running your temp so low? is there a specific species of seahorse you are trying to keep?

Mischke · 04/22/2013, 02:56 PM

From my research seahorses need their temps low in general. I'm will be keeping H. reidi. I believe the max temp for them is around 74. There was however a post in the Seahorse sub forum that showed a study done that demonstrated that bacterial growth rates retarded at lower temperatures, giving less rise to infection.

Mischke · 04/24/2013, 06:36 PM

bump

04/20/2013, 11:23 PM	#1
Mischke Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 193	Temperature Pod Species I plan to start a tank with dry rock, and sand. This will be a seahorse tank that I someday hope to add a mandarin to. The temperature of the tank will be 70-72 degrees. What’s the best species of pod to stock this tank with?

04/21/2013, 12:43 AM	#2
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04/22/2013, 02:56 PM	#3
Mischke Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 193	From my research seahorses need their temps low in general. I'm will be keeping H. reidi. I believe the max temp for them is around 74. There was however a post in the Seahorse sub forum that showed a study done that demonstrated that bacterial growth rates retarded at lower temperatures, giving less rise to infection.

04/24/2013, 06:36 PM	#4
Mischke Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 193	bump