Feeding Seahorse on Vacation Without Tank Sitter?

ThePurple12 · 07/26/2020, 03:36 PM

Hi,

I'll be on vacation for a week in the beginning of August. I have 2 erectus and no tank sitter I can think of, but I guess I could find one if absolutely necessary.

My question is, can I just dump 100 or so live mysis or maybe 50 ghost shrimp in the tank? How long would they last before getting eaten?

Thanks.

mike61289 · 07/27/2020, 08:59 AM

They probably wouldn't last long. I'd get a sitter. If given the opportunity to hunt, seahorses will hunt everything down all day long.

ThePurple12 · 07/27/2020, 09:06 AM

Yeah, you're probably right. I'm gonna go with 200 mysis and if there isn't much food for a few days towards the end of the week they should still be OK. Thanks.

rayjay · 07/27/2020, 06:41 PM

Mysis and ghost shrimp are fresh water shrimp and won't live long in the salt tank. What you need is mysid shrimp but you may need more than 200 as they are adept at hiding, fast moving and small enough that it takes a good number of them to be of any value when no other food is present.

ThePurple12 · 07/27/2020, 08:19 PM

Good point Rayjay.

LOL, cross-forum posting

smilet98 · 07/28/2020, 01:19 PM

Maybe seed the tank with the mysid and have someone come in the last week
2-3 times?
Pony’s hunt 24/7

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ThePurple12 · 07/28/2020, 02:03 PM

Yes, that seems like a good solution. I'll have someone come a couple times the last few days.

ThePurple12 · 08/17/2020, 03:17 PM

Thanks, it worked. No more shrimp left in the seahorse tank.

smilet98 · 08/17/2020, 08:13 PM

Glad to hear!

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07/26/2020, 03:36 PM	#1
ThePurple12 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Virginia Posts: 506	Feeding Seahorse on Vacation Without Tank Sitter? Hi, I'll be on vacation for a week in the beginning of August. I have 2 erectus and no tank sitter I can think of, but I guess I could find one if absolutely necessary. My question is, can I just dump 100 or so live mysis or maybe 50 ghost shrimp in the tank? How long would they last before getting eaten? Thanks.

07/27/2020, 08:59 AM	#2
mike61289 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 424	They probably wouldn't last long. I'd get a sitter. If given the opportunity to hunt, seahorses will hunt everything down all day long. __________________ Just keep swimming... Just keep swimming... Just keep swimming swimming swimming. What do we do? We swim swim!

07/27/2020, 06:41 PM	#4
rayjay Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,969	Mysis and ghost shrimp are fresh water shrimp and won't live long in the salt tank. What you need is mysid shrimp but you may need more than 200 as they are adept at hiding, fast moving and small enough that it takes a good number of them to be of any value when no other food is present. __________________ Seahorses. Culture nanno, rotifers and brine shrimp. Current Tank Info: Seahorses

07/27/2020, 09:06 AM	#3
ThePurple12 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Virginia Posts: 506	Yeah, you're probably right. I'm gonna go with 200 mysis and if there isn't much food for a few days towards the end of the week they should still be OK. Thanks.

07/27/2020, 08:19 PM	#5
ThePurple12 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Virginia Posts: 506	Good point Rayjay. LOL, cross-forum posting

07/28/2020, 01:19 PM	#6
smilet98 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Posts: 102	Maybe seed the tank with the mysid and have someone come in the last week 2-3 times? Pony’s hunt 24/7 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07/28/2020, 02:03 PM	#7
ThePurple12 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Virginia Posts: 506	Yes, that seems like a good solution. I'll have someone come a couple times the last few days.

08/17/2020, 03:17 PM	#8
ThePurple12 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Virginia Posts: 506	Thanks, it worked. No more shrimp left in the seahorse tank.

08/17/2020, 08:13 PM	#9
smilet98 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Posts: 102	Glad to hear! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk