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Keeping seahorses?

  • 10-07-2010 12:57am
    #1
    Barr
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    Hi All

    Anyone any experience or advise when it comes to keeping seahorses. Seen a tank recently and seriously tempted :)


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  • #2
    lrushe
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    Barr wrote: »
    Hi All

    Anyone any experience or advise when it comes to keeping seahorses. Seen a tank recently and seriously tempted :)

    If you get seahorses you should really keep them in as large a tank as you can with good filtration. I used to have two in a 90 litre tank but found they suffered from external gas bubble disease (similar to the bends in divers). Not sure how many litres my new tank is but it took 4 and a half baths of water to fill it and the seahorses are much happier in that. Other than that they are easy enough to keep and are good feeders, mine prefer mysis shrimp best, they like plenty of place to latch onto and can become quiet tame.


  • #3
    flowerific
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 177 ✭✭flowerific


    This link has good advise
    http://aquarium-fishtalk.com/can-you-put-a-sea-horse-in-an-aquarium/


  • #4
    Barr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,018 ✭✭✭Barr


    What ye reckon of this deal ?

    http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/hobbies/1425847


  • #5
    MsFifers
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    If you are interested in seahorses - there is a documentary on RTE tonight about an Irish marine biologist working to save them from extinction:

    http://www.rte.ie/tv/programmes/seahorseman.html

    RTE 1 at 8.30 pm.


  • #6
    Noopti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,776 ✭✭✭Noopti


    Have you much experience with keeping fish, and more specifically marine fish?

    My advice would be to read up on the various marine fishkeeping forums to see what other advice people got, their tank diaries etc before deciding whether you should keep seahorses.


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  • #7
    dancingqueen
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    MsFifers wrote: »
    If you are interested in seahorses - there is a documentary on RTE tonight about an Irish marine biologist working to save them from extinction:

    http://www.rte.ie/tv/programmes/seahorseman.html

    RTE 1 at 8.30 pm.

    I have met this guy, and been in his shop - totally amazing. Can't wait to watch this


  • #8
    Barr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,018 ✭✭✭Barr


    Noopti wrote: »
    Have you much experience with keeping fish, and more specifically marine fish?

    My advice would be to read up on the various marine fishkeeping forums to see what other advice people got, their tank diaries etc before deciding whether you should keep seahorses.

    Just have a tropical tank at the moment , never had marine. I was hoping they would be somewhat similar to my existiing setup.


  • #9
    Noopti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,776 ✭✭✭Noopti


    Barr wrote: »
    Just have a tropical tank at the moment , never had marine. I was hoping they would be somewhat similar to my existiing setup.

    The filtration system for Marine setups is different for a start - specifically revolving around the correct amount of live rock & correct amount of water flow through the system to ensure the live rock is doing it's job of filtering the water. Ancillary to the above filtration is the use of a protein skimmer. Not necessary in all situations - but needs to be looked at. Also you may have to consider using a sump with a refugium to ensure high water quality as Sea Horses are very delicate creatures.

    It isn't as difficult as some will make out, but it definitely requires more attention especially in the initial stages to ensure everything is settling in ok. After about 6 months it gets simpler, with monitoring the main water parameters and performing regular water changes the main tasks.


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