Seahorse in main tank?

I've heard if you spot feed seahorses you can keep them in the main tank with other fish.  Is this true?  Has anyone had succes with this?

I wouldn't do it.  They need less current and direct feeding.  There is no way they could compete with any fish for food.  

You could always give it a try; challenges are meant to be defeated!

I don't have any powerheads in the tank.  All the water goes down the two overflowes into the sump and comes back up through a spray bar with 10 outlets, so that might take care of the getting sucked up problem.  I do have a nice calm open spot in the back corner of my tank that might make a nice corral but, what would make a good home for him to hang out in? a large SPS, soft coral ect.

  I've always wanted one of these guys but my wife only wants one tank. 

 

Hmmm, my experience with seahorses is much different than Marks. I
have had seahorses for a few years and have never had one sucked into
an overflow. I use a HOT magnum for cleaning when I prune my tank, and
they are easily able to swim close to the intake without getting pulled in.

And, mine are actually pretty strong swimmers. They actually can cruise
the length of the tank pretty quickly if they want to.

When I had the return from the sump spraying in one direction, I would
often see them swim into the current and hitch in front of strongest areas
of the tank. Now, I have an even stronger pump through a spray bar and I
can see no preference about where they feel like hanging out...

They are easily out competed by many fish, if you just feed with cup and
pour food in. I use a turkey baster and my seahorses are eager to swim to
dinner. The females actually suck the mysis out before it reaches the
tank! But, the males are less ambitious and they will snick the food up
from the floor of the tank.

I think a reef tank with SPS would be a terrific environment for a herd of
seahorses, but I would pick very slow tankmates, like gobies and
cardinals and maybe a turd of a sand cleaner! What kind of fish do you
have now?

Mark, maybe your fish was sick?

Thanks for all the info. 

 Right now I have a naso, powder blue, yellow tang, hippo tang, 3 anthias, fire golby, marroon clown and a cleaner wrass.  They all seem to gobble up the food pretty quickly, but my plan was to feed all the fish on one side of the tank and then spot feed the seahorses.

 

I think I am going to try it.  I do have a large sump if things don't work out in the main tank.  Thanks for all the advice.  I will let you know how it goes.