Seahorses

I have a question for all of the seahorse keepers, well actually a few questions... lol

I am setting up a nano for seahorses, it's been sitting here for a few months now and I'm waiting until the middle of september to stock it.  I would love some suggestions on what kinds of seahorses you have kept and what you think are the easiest/hardest ect.

Also the tank has quite a few tulip anenomes that are flourishing, could these hurt the seahorse if they were you grip onto something nearby or should I leave them.  I'm not putting in corals, just lots of algea on the live rock so it's nice to have the anenomes for looks but I'd rather get them out then have any potential problems.

Thanks!

 

I was waiting for Kevin F!

I'm interested in what's the experts have to say also- I'm keeping my 29 gallon tall that I've been using as a sump in my classroom for the kids to "earn" stuff for, and I'm thinking that it might make a good seahorse tank.  I need to get some info first, though, so I was excited to see this thread!

forgot http://www.seahorse.org

Anyone else wanna join in on a seahorse order? When would you all be ready?

Amber, I wonder if 12 gallons might be a bit small? There are some juveniles at Marine aquatics right now, but as they grow....it would take awhile though!

Be sure to add a bit of macro to the tank, maybe a non caulerpa species to help keep the water stable. Seahorses have short digestive tracks, so we need to feed them a bit less but more often.

Laura, a 29 gallon sump? Cool! Are you thinking about making it a planted display? Seahorses would be great!

Bbauman, the link to Amanda Vincent is great! She is the instigator (?) of Project Seahorse, a group devoted to protecting seahorses. They were strong in the push to get seahorses on the endangered species protection act, and my heros! The other links are sites that sell seahorses, so we have to take what they say with that in mind? I think the sites they promote are great, but some of the theories are.....different?

Who are you guys thinking of ordering from? I wouldn't mind a few more! But, you will pay a lot more buying them that way. If you have a certain species in mind, there are some available locally.

H reidi> Marine Aquatics
H kellogi> Aquatica
H kuda> Fish 4 You

I'm sure there are more, these are just the ones I've seen around. They are CB...

Bob, are you looking for something special? Where are you thinking?

suzy, what is the difference between the types that you listed? I would be very happy getting any kind of seahorse but I would prefer to get something other than black.  

Laura, I don't think you need to worry about swimming room? Seahorses don't move a lot, and when they do, they're pretty slow! I think natural light would be great! Will the kids help you keep it harvested?

I am not sure why you want a refugium if this is your sump? But, you can get some really funky looking organisms for kids to check out under a microscope that way!

BB, they are all similar. The only real difference, IMO, is some breeds have fry that hitch at birth. Most seem black, though. I used to have some H reidi that were yellow and black. They were cool! If you order from Ocean Rider, they say theirs are orange and yellow, but I fell for the marketing ploy and got 2 brown ones! Check out some at our LFS and then see if you want to order on line? I am looking for a special breed so I might want to share S&H, if we go with Draco Marine?

Amber, smaller breed might mean Dwarfs, which can be a PIA! Check out the ones at Marine Aquatics and see if they suit your tastes? They are juveniles, and I think they will stay that small for a while. As long as your biological filtration keeps up, they will be fine? Check your nitrate once in a while?

Make sure they are eating before you buy 'em?