I want some seahorses, but my partner says they are too hard to look after being saltwater animals.
Is he right??
Any info on how to care for them would be greatly appreciated.
2006-09-14 00:42:22 · 9 answers · asked by Krystle 4 in Pets ➔ Fish
It isn't really the seahorses that are difficult it is the saltwater aquarium. There are chemical balances that must be maintained in a saltwater aquarium that are never even considered in a freshwater aquarium. Once you get your aquarium set up and can maintain it everything else is not too difficult. One thing to be considered is that seahorses are not strong swimmers so you don't want a filtration system that causes a strong current that would batter them about the aquarium. They need something to wrap their tails around and they prefer live food.
2006-09-14 05:19:29 · answer #1 · answered by twistedmouse 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Once you have an established saltwater aquarium system they are not hard to keep up with. Before going out to buy anything I would suggest that you do some research on seahorses, www.reefcentral.com, www.drfostersmith.com. There are tank raised seahorses available that are a bit easier to care for than ones that come from the wild. Go to the local fish stores and see what they have set up, but beware don't believe everything that you hear from the local fish store as their goal is to try to sell you something. It is an expensive hobby though so consider the cost before purchasing anything.
Good Luck.
2006-09-14 02:09:38 · answer #2 · answered by tinar92 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no its not hard and the work to keep them is not hard theres just more of it. seahorses are timid shy and slow fish so they must be kept by therselves or with pipefish. they do not like large aquariums i have a 12g nano cube with 2 brazilian reds and a striped pipefish and a percula clown have had this setup for 2 ears now and they are doing great. the nano cube is a great tank to do seahorses in it is expensive but has reef lighting which you can keep certain corals with seahorses and it also has a full wet dry 3 stage filter built in to the back of the aquarium. some places sell isopods and copepods for food which is real good for them as well as live brine shrimp (easy to raise) and bloodworms i dont recomend feeding flake food to anything seahorses usually wont look twice at flakes anyway
2006-09-14 10:26:28 · answer #3 · answered by reptileking 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A seahorse-only tank isn't as difficult as many people would think, but going on vacation when you have one is, and buying seahorses that are accepting frozen food. Here is a reall good site that will explain everything to someone interested in keeping them.
http://www.seahorse.org/
(I bought a 29 gallon marineland eclipse marine kit, sixty pounds of crushed aragonite and thirty pounds of live rock in order to get my tank started).
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2006-09-14 02:30:36 · answer #4 · answered by iceni 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You must have a salt water aquarium. It is much more time consuming and expensive to maintain a sal water aquarium than it is a fresh water one. There may be some species that are fresh water but I am now aware of where you could find them. Why not go to a pet shop and see if you can afford the salt water aquarium ? It is so nice if you can get one set up.
2006-09-14 00:57:27 · answer #5 · answered by sonny_too_much 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I will post this, as I do in all the questions I see about saltwater fishes.
WWW.SALTWATERFISH.COM
go to the message boards and learn about the hobby before you do anything.
2006-09-14 02:38:54 · answer #6 · answered by enyates2002 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
they are not hard to keep as long as you have a salt water setup....they are just another animal in the aquarium......they are very timid, so don't put them in with aggressive fish...they will pick on them....they are great to watch, especially when the MALE gives birth...good luck....
2006-09-14 00:54:24 · answer #7 · answered by Kerilyn 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
They are wonderful creatures but its a real problem trying to get saddles to fit.
2006-09-14 00:51:58 · answer #8 · answered by Dr Fill 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
they are very hard to keep,,,,,you need very expensive equipment
2006-09-14 00:45:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋