Seahorse tank.

shornik · Apr 18, 2016

Wow , very nice. Good luck.

Zoaeasy · Apr 18, 2016

shornik said:
Wow , very nice. Good luck.

More nervous with this fish than any before!

Zoaeasy · Apr 18, 2016

tomtom2245 said:
Very cool! I've always wanted to do a seahorse tank. For some reason I can't see the last 4 pics you posted. What is your feeding regimen going to look like?

Not sure why you can't see them.
Brine shrimp frozen three to five times a day.
I bought exactly what the LFS feeds them

Lionfish Lair · Apr 18, 2016

They are gorgeous!

They need to come off the brine shrimp... well, not off, but they need more than that. Most people use frozen mysis.

Zoaeasy · Apr 18, 2016

Lionfish Lair said:
They are gorgeous!

They need to come off the brine shrimp... well, not off, but they need more than that. Most people use frozen mysis.

Thanks I will start them on Mysis.

helldiver · Apr 18, 2016

what kind is that where did you get him and how much

vlangel · Apr 18, 2016

Beautiful seahorse. Like Lionfish Lair said, mysis will meet your new pony's nutritional needs better. Since it is accustomed to brine shrimp which is small perhaps Hikari mysis which is also small will be more readily recieved. You could even mix it in with the brine shrimp at first.

Lionfish Lair · Apr 18, 2016

@helldiver, he's from Alberta Canada, so you won't be able to "share" sources.

They are Reidi.

ScottMyers123 · Apr 18, 2016

Tank and seahorse look great. Good luck with your tank.

helldiver · Apr 19, 2016

Ty i want to know what kind to start with first

Lionfish Lair · Apr 19, 2016

H. erectus are nice "beginner" horses, if you want the full experience, as you'll also be able to raise their fry. Captive bred Kuda and Reidi are also usually available and are a good choice.

helldiver · Apr 19, 2016

cool ty I will be ordering in a WEEK probably from Seahorse Source will get male/female

Lionfish Lair · Apr 19, 2016

You will have an awesome experience by going through him. In real life he's one of the crazy honest nice guys.

Flameback Pair · Apr 19, 2016

Love those ponies! What is the thing about them being so susceptible to bacterial infections?

vlangel · Apr 19, 2016

powers2001 said:
Love those ponies! What is the thing about them being so susceptible to bacterial infections?

Its a combination of things. 1. They have skin rather than scales so they are more easily injured. 2. Their digestion is inefficient and somewhat primitive. This has a 2 fold impact, A. Their gut's are immune deficient, and B. They eat a high protein fatty diet but their stomach and intestine do not process it very well. As a result they need to eat a lot but it comes out and creates a heavy bioload. That bioload will fuel bacteria unless steps are taken to inhibit its growth.

Flameback Pair · Apr 19, 2016

Interesting. What kind of filefish will you get?

Zoaeasy · Apr 20, 2016

Lionfish Lair said:
You will have an awesome experience by going through him. In real life he's one of the crazy honest nice guys.

I am limited to the species available locally.
Cost $149 Canadian.
Getting another on Saturday.
After getting settled on Monday, the little guy had me worried yesterday. Spent the whole day hidden in the back under the rocks and did not eat.
Came back this morning to find him ( her?) hanging onto the macro algae looking for food.
I checked and they have actually been fed Mysis .
So far so good.
Any comments on adding vitamin supplements?
Thanks for the comments and suggestions.
That's what makes this website so great!

helldiver · Apr 20, 2016

I know this is a little off subject but but Dave over at coral vue rock there office is 5 miles from my house and those guys Always hook me up Boy do I love there skimmers

Zoaeasy · Apr 20, 2016

powers2001 said:
Interesting. What kind of filefish will you get?

Once again depends on what' shows up
I will do some homework though .

vlangel · Apr 20, 2016

Zoaeasy said:
I am limited to the species available locally.
Cost $149 Canadian.
Getting another on Saturday.
After getting settled on Monday, the little guy had me worried yesterday. Spent the whole day hidden in the back under the rocks and did not eat.
Came back this morning to find him ( her?) hanging onto the macro algae looking for food.
I checked and they have actually been fed Mysis .
So far so good.
Any comments on adding vitamin supplements?
Thanks for the comments and suggestions.
That's what makes this website so great!

There is not much you can do with the frozen mysis as far as vitamin supplements. Anything you try to coat it with is just going to wash off and create a water quality problem. However if you supplement by gut loading live brine sbrimp or ghost shrimp then you can enrich their diet. Dan's Feed from Seahorse Source is a good all round supplement. You can get it with beta gluten for immune boost.