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 Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 1:24 pm
Anyone here curious about starting a Seahorse and/or pipefish tank?
If so, i will GLADLY answer any questions.
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 1:51 pm
at the moment i have no intention of getting into saltwater but i would be curious to know the basics of their care
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:29 pm
Pipefish are awesome, although I don't have any plans to set up a tank for them ATM. Still, a little basic care info wouldn't go unappreciated. =)
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Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 5:31 pm
OOOMMMMMMMMMMFFFFFFFFFGGGGGGGGGG
i just finished typing EVERYTHING just to click post and gaia to say "SORRY you have to log in" cause i took too long writing it all out. just to click the back button and it not be there anymore. there goes like two pages of exact and precise information. and to think, right before i clicked i had this funny thought "maybe i should copy thiis whole thing, nahhh."
well, here's my smaller/more summarized version, i guess. stressed stressed stressed stressed stressed crying crying crying crying
-Essential -
Good Skimmer (basic neccesity)
Tall shaped tank- if you want a combination of pipefish/seahorses, i suggest a 60 gal+ (sometimes pipefish compete for food, sometimes seahorses will grab onto pipefish, LMAO, stressing them out)
LOW WATER FLOW
Mysis Shrimp (frozen cubes or slabs)
HUFA Vitamins (bottle)
Garlic drops additive (bottle)
ANCHORS (for seahorses to latch on) thin, rounded, tall, soft (can be from real corals like gorgonians to plastic seaweed-looking fake plants found in the freshwater section)
GOOD CLEANUP CREW (nassarius snails, a few small hermits, nothing big or questionable enough to cause any damage)
coral feeder (turkey baster looking thing) used to draw in and shoot out mysis after thaw/garlic-vitamin-soak, creating a life effect.
they should be fed 2-3 times a day. i used to do it twice. it worked great with the vitamins and garlic.
if anyone wants to start one & needs certain info, i will reply further. my fingers hurt now, i am definately copying this time.
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 2:48 pm
That's funny, I was just going to post a thread about how I'm thinking of starting a Dwarf Seahorse tank. Know anything about those guys? From what I've read so far, their care isn't that much more challenging than other fish beside the fact that they need multiple daily feedings.
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:48 am
Vanilla eXee
That's funny, I was just going to post a thread about how I'm thinking of starting a Dwarf Seahorse tank. Know anything about those guys? From what I've read so far, their care isn't that much more challenging than other fish beside the fact that they need multiple daily feedings.
oOoOo. *sits up* they're really cute critters. well, dwarfs can be fairly hardy sometimes requiring a lot less attention than pickier, large(r) relatives. if the books fail to inform this, i cant stress enough that you should add hufa vitamins 1-2 times a week & garlic drops every other day to soak into their frozen mysis/live food.. they will benefit greatly.
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:33 pm
And what's the garlic for? I know it can be used to get picky fish to eat, but I thought that was it as far as fish go. From what I gather, I'd need to set up a couple of brine shrimp hatcheries to have a constant supply of bbs to feed them.
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Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 7:22 am
Vanilla eXee
And what's the garlic for? I know it can be used to get picky fish to eat, but I thought that was it as far as fish go. From what I gather, I'd need to set up a couple of brine shrimp hatcheries to have a constant supply of bbs to feed them.
yes, it works well on finicky eaters (eg. newly introduced fish), they are encouraged to eat more, and it's proven to increase their immune system. OHH YEA! PS: if you didnt know already! make sure any fish you purchase will eat before you buy it. (ask sales associate to feed) it will help the sickly and/or wild caught one's stand out better. they WILL eat frozen mysis, and it MAY be easier/less expensive than that alternative. but if not, go for it! you can maybe add some HUFA vitamin drops into the shrimp tank(?)
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Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:28 pm
Honestly, I probably won't have a chance to observe them beforehand because it'll most likely be ordering them online. *If* I can get my lfs to order some, then I'll make sure to go there around feeding time. But I doubt it. I heard they won't eat frozen food at all because they're so small, do you have a source I can look at that says they'll eat frozen?
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