setting up new tank??

Guygettnby · 04/23/2010, 09:30 AM

my wife really wants a pair of horses. she only wants 2 and would prefer to get small ones. i have seen the dwarf horses and was thinking about them. anyhow i have a few questions about the tank.

1. what is the smallest size tank i can keep a pair of dwarfs in?
2. how small do the dwarfs end up getting?
3. i know temps are a concern, but what is the highest temp the tank can stay at without a problem?

thanks all

Octoshark · 04/23/2010, 04:42 PM

Dwarfs (h. zosterae) are actually very small (1 inch) and can be kept in small tanks (5 gallons).

For standard seahorses (reidi, erectus, kuda, etc, etc) you will want about 30 gallons for a pair.

As far as the temperature, some say to never go above 74 degrees for bacterial reasons.

Octoshark · 04/23/2010, 04:43 PM

Here is some info on h. zosterae (dwarf seahorses):

http://www.seahorsesource.com/zosterae.html

Guygettnby · 04/23/2010, 07:45 PM

thanks for the info. i was considering putting them in a 24g aquapod but i also was thinking about a 29g with half of it being a refugium for food reasons. got alot more reading to do, thanks again for the info

04/23/2010, 09:30 AM	#1
Guygettnby Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: FL Posts: 3,050	setting up new tank?? my wife really wants a pair of horses. she only wants 2 and would prefer to get small ones. i have seen the dwarf horses and was thinking about them. anyhow i have a few questions about the tank. 1. what is the smallest size tank i can keep a pair of dwarfs in? 2. how small do the dwarfs end up getting? 3. i know temps are a concern, but what is the highest temp the tank can stay at without a problem? thanks all

04/23/2010, 04:42 PM	#2
Octoshark Marine Biology Student Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: California Posts: 1,366	Dwarfs (h. zosterae) are actually very small (1 inch) and can be kept in small tanks (5 gallons). For standard seahorses (reidi, erectus, kuda, etc, etc) you will want about 30 gallons for a pair. As far as the temperature, some say to never go above 74 degrees for bacterial reasons. __________________ "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."

04/23/2010, 04:43 PM	#3
Octoshark Marine Biology Student Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: California Posts: 1,366	Here is some info on h. zosterae (dwarf seahorses): http://www.seahorsesource.com/zosterae.html __________________ "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."

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04/23/2010, 07:45 PM	#4
Guygettnby Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: FL Posts: 3,050	thanks for the info. i was considering putting them in a 24g aquapod but i also was thinking about a 29g with half of it being a refugium for food reasons. got alot more reading to do, thanks again for the info