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 Topic: Clownfish tank for disabled girl
Posted: July 03 2011 at 11:56pm |
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Hey guys, my freind Holly has Muscular Dystophy and just had a kidney transplant. Her dad also has Muscular dystrophy and her mom has MS. Needless to say she is going though a really hard time. She loves my tank and talks about it endlessly. She also LOVES seahorses. Has forever. So I was wondering about the details of setting up a seahorse tank for her and any tips you guys have. I will be taking care of it for her.
Any help would be really appreciated.
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Posted: July 04 2011 at 12:13am |
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Order your horses through a reputable place that is #1 IMO. I got mine from seahorsesource.com and they are awesome to work with. H Erectus are one of the easier species so I would stick with those.
You will also want to have the tank established for awhile before adding them. Give them lots of places to hang on and if you can have more than one they love to interact!
Also go to www.seahorse.org they have some excellent stuff on that forum:)
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Posted: July 04 2011 at 1:01am |
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I am a huge fan of having tanks for people with medical problems. With having medical issues myself I can totally relate to how beneficial a fish tank can be. I have my RSM in my bedroom and it has been a Godsend when it comes to days that I am in bed.
I absolutely love seahorses and totally agree with Jackie. We ordered them together and they are great seahorses. I think the key is a well established tank. I too would go to seahorse.org, they have a TON of great info.
Good luck to your friend. I think any kind of tank would be great for her. If you decide to set up a tank with Clownfish in it I would love to give you a pair of the mochas for her to enjoy. She may really enjoy a tank that has a lot of wavy flow corals.. it may be relaxing for her.
My thoughts and prayers are with them.
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Posted: July 04 2011 at 1:06am |
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I always like to help anyone thats starting a tank specially if it involves someone like your friend, dont know much about sea horses but if you need any kind of help let me know and I will do my best, also if you ever need any soft corals for the tank let me know I will hook u up
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Posted: July 04 2011 at 8:39am |
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I have plenty of Calpura I'll give you so they have a place to hold onto in your tank. Definitely have an established tank to put them in and not to vigorus of flow. Don't buy any small ones as they will get stuck in or on a powerhead (personal experience. Horrific by the way) Several months old to a year at least!
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Posted: July 04 2011 at 8:41am |
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P.S. make sure the temp stays between 72-76 they don't like it hot.
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Posted: July 04 2011 at 12:01pm |
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Thanks everyone! Is a 30 Long to small?
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Posted: July 04 2011 at 2:29pm |
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I recently got some really nice red flame algae, I'd be willing to give you a clipping of, for some color and hitching post.
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Posted: July 04 2011 at 2:35pm |
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30 long is fine
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Posted: July 04 2011 at 2:57pm |
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Yep that will work. However they do like the height better than the length. As for flow it is a myth not to have flow, I mean you don't want so much that you blow them everywhere but they do like the flow in fact my male hitches onto a piece of rock right in front of the powerhead and blows in the wind lol. Adequate flow for the coral you are going to keep and so you don't get nuisance algae so just like any other tank.
You are more than welcome to come take a look at mine although I am a bit of a drive.
Most of the sites you see will tell you not to put certain coral in but when I was at Aquatica I talked to Shawn about it as he had all sorts of stuff in his and he said the only thing he would avoid would be anemones so I put what I wanted in my tank and my horses love it. In fact in my 75g I had an anemone the horses never went near it. I would caution against clams though they like to hitch on them and it always scared me that they would get snapped in one so I sold mine.
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Posted: July 04 2011 at 3:05pm |
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Oh also if you ever make it this way I love to donate a piece of my gorgonian to give her, the seahorses love it:)
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Posted: July 04 2011 at 3:45pm |
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When I had mine ( I sold them to Jackie :o) ) My male also loves to hitch on the gorgornian that was right in front of the power head.
I basically made my seahorse tank a softie tank. It had different types of algae, xenia,zoas etc and it looked really nice.
I love seahorses. The seahorses we got were nice and healthy and a good size.
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Posted: July 04 2011 at 8:11pm |
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I didn't read the posts above...
Are you sure you want to go seahorses? Not always a recommend choice. If you do, I'd go with tank raised and feeding on prepared foods. If you make it down this way I'll even donate them to you for the cause.
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Posted: July 05 2011 at 10:43am |
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Thanks a ton everyone! Like i say im not exactly a Marine aquarium novice and I'll be taking care of them so I figure I can give seahorses a try.
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Posted: July 05 2011 at 1:29pm |
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I have some live rock, snails, and hermits I can donate. Probably even a candy cane coral (4 heads).
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Posted: July 05 2011 at 4:00pm |
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Thanks a ton Rara! I will be setting it up as soon as I can and will contact you! Thanks so much!
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Posted: July 05 2011 at 5:02pm |
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Don't forget me! My calpura will help with Ammonia levels as well as give the little guys something to hang on. I'll even drive it up to you. I have family up in Logan so I can visit family at the same time.
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Posted: July 05 2011 at 10:03pm |
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If you want any coral frags let me know, just pm me.
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Posted: July 14 2011 at 1:17pm |
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Any update on this setup? Hopefully it will become a reality.
Edited by Rara - July 14 2011 at 1:19pm
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Posted: July 14 2011 at 3:41pm |
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It has not yet. I need to get the salt in that I ordered forever ago and have yet to see. Then I just need to setup...
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