Can I keep seahorses alive in this?

Mark Novack · Feb 23, 2020

Crabs, shrimps, corals, tubeworms and seahorses? Maybe a Fromia and a bit of such also? Tell me, what can I try? Or what is the one perfect fish or a mated pair that's not clown like cirrhilabrus but which? Tank is 20 gallons and has nothing but it's simple siporax filter and current makers. It may need a light more coral oriented in spectrum.

manlykady · Feb 23, 2020

Dragon52 · Feb 23, 2020

Sea Horses aren't my thing but everything I've read says no. They need a tank by themselves. If you were to keep both the Flow would be to hard on the horses & they would never get any food because the fish would eat it all. Many other issues I'm sure.
Edit: Sea horses also need something to hold onto with their tales.

DeniseAndy · Feb 23, 2020

A pair of shrimp gobies would be fun with a shrimp. Pair of neon gobies would be fun. Pair of yellow clown gobies are fantastic.
I would stay away from sea horses without a dedicated tank and some more research. I know many have them with pipefish and probably sand dwellers like shrimp gobies, but do tone of research first. They require a lot of special foods and flow, and parameters to be thriving.

Mark Novack · Feb 24, 2020

Yes, I'll go with a fish, maximum of two if it's a couple. Something that will appreciate being groomed by the shrimp without feeling terrorized. Cirrhilabrus family perhaps but what species? I'm going to look at everything. I have at least 6 weeks before putting in a fish. The tank was only meant to heal the corals but my wife likes the critters.

ScottR · Feb 24, 2020

For seahorses, I wouldn’t keep a loaded tank. Ideally I’d keep a refugium and add pods regularly. I wouldn’t. Keep anything else that would rob food. You can keep low lighting in a seahorse tank to combat algae.