seahorse considerations?

jamest0o0 · 01/21/2016, 06:27 PM

Hi all, working on getting back into the hobby. I don't know a whole lot about seahorses, but I'm considering them for my next tank. Obviously I have my research to do, but just to start, I was wondering what special considerations I should take in with keeping seahorses that would be different from say a reef tank. I was thinking of trying to get a build together and get a tank cycling as soon as I can and then figure out what I want to stock the tank with down the road. So I was just seeing if there was anything I should know about before setting my tank up in case I want to go with seahorses. I know they can't have high flow, but that could be adjusted down the road. I figured most SW tanks start out the same way with LR, substrate, skimmers, cycling, etc. Any sort of feedback would be helpful, thanks.

rayjay · 01/21/2016, 11:56 PM

Well first off, tank flow should be at least 10X and more is better.
You just need to be sure that the seahorses can't be blown against something to be injured, and have hitching in low medium and high flow areas so they can choose where they wish to be at any given time.
There is a lot more to learn that you can glean from any one post but IMO, the number one thing to give best chances of success is extreme husbandry because of the propensity of seahorses to succumb to bacterial diseases.
Here is my blurb: My Thoughts on Seahorse Keeping
Another good read is post #5 by pledosphy on this thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2274878

vlangel · 01/22/2016, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by rayjay

Well first off, tank flow should be at least 10X and more is better.
You just need to be sure that the seahorses can't be blown against something to be injured, and have hitching in low medium and high flow areas so they can choose where they wish to be at any given time.
There is a lot more to learn that you can glean from any one post but IMO, the number one thing to give best chances of success is extreme husbandry because of the propensity of seahorses to succumb to bacterial diseases.
Here is my blurb: My Thoughts on Seahorse Keeping
Another good read is post #5 by pledosphy on this thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2274878

Thanks for the link Ray, I had never read that by pledosphy before and that is interesting.

jamest0o0 · 01/22/2016, 02:41 PM

Thanks i'll check that out for sure!

01/21/2016, 06:27 PM	#1
jamest0o0 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,325	seahorse considerations? Hi all, working on getting back into the hobby. I don't know a whole lot about seahorses, but I'm considering them for my next tank. Obviously I have my research to do, but just to start, I was wondering what special considerations I should take in with keeping seahorses that would be different from say a reef tank. I was thinking of trying to get a build together and get a tank cycling as soon as I can and then figure out what I want to stock the tank with down the road. So I was just seeing if there was anything I should know about before setting my tank up in case I want to go with seahorses. I know they can't have high flow, but that could be adjusted down the road. I figured most SW tanks start out the same way with LR, substrate, skimmers, cycling, etc. Any sort of feedback would be helpful, thanks. __________________ Planning on new tank, been about 5-6 years since I've been in the hobby

01/21/2016, 11:56 PM	#2
rayjay Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,969	Well first off, tank flow should be at least 10X and more is better. You just need to be sure that the seahorses can't be blown against something to be injured, and have hitching in low medium and high flow areas so they can choose where they wish to be at any given time. There is a lot more to learn that you can glean from any one post but IMO, the number one thing to give best chances of success is extreme husbandry because of the propensity of seahorses to succumb to bacterial diseases. Here is my blurb: My Thoughts on Seahorse Keeping Another good read is post #5 by pledosphy on this thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2274878 __________________ Seahorses. Culture nanno, rotifers and brine shrimp. Current Tank Info: Seahorses

01/22/2016, 02:41 PM	#4
jamest0o0 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,325	Thanks i'll check that out for sure! __________________ Planning on new tank, been about 5-6 years since I've been in the hobby