Seahorse 15G?

[Zhubbell]

so I got my water box 15G penninsula...
are there any species (other than the super tiny little guys who max out at like an inch and a half) that I could keep a pair of. My intention would be to do enough rock for a nice copepod population, some macros, and a bunch of sponges and Gorgonian.
I had some Kudas in a 20H and they did great.
a Pipefish may be an acceptable alternative.

 

[Paulie069]

so I got my water box 15G penninsula...
are there any species (other than the super tiny little guys who max out at like an inch and a half) that I could keep a pair of. My intention would be to do enough rock for a nice copepod population, some macros, and a bunch of sponges and Gorgonian.
I had some Kudas in a 20H and they did great.
a Pipefish may be an acceptable alternative.

Dwarfs are small inch half is adult, but u can also put in a pair of Erectus ponies and be ok probably could toss in a pipefish also,, good luck

 

[ichthyogeek]

Erectus come in a "dwarf" variety that you can buy from Seahorse Source. They used to also sell H. whitei or H. breviceps as well, which both seem to max out under 6" as well.

How tall is your tank?

 

[rayjay]

Dan at seahorsesource.com says the minimum size for the erectus "minis" is 30g/pair, same as normal erectus.
There are NO seahorses I'd recommend for a 15g tank unless you could find H. fuscus from somewhere.
Basically, the tank is a WAY too large for dwarfs, and is too small for reasonable chances of success with standards.

 

[Zhubbell]

Alright - so new plan - I will use the 15G for something else.
What do you guys think then? What would be the ideal tank for me to order from Waterbox, for a pair of Reidis and a pipefish or two?
I’m doing a collection of Waterbox nanos in my home office, so I want to stay with one of their tanks.

 

[rayjay]

You want a minimum of 30g for a pair of reidi. More is even better. A tank capable of setting up an extremely oversized skimmer on it as HOB ones are generally insufficient IMO.
As for adding pipefish, that can be hit and miss with sometimes loosing both species and sometimes just one. Seahorses don't have a great track record of dealing with pathogens they haven't grown up with and can be exposed to by other tankmates including pipefish. Most success appears to be when obtaining true captive bred pipefish.