2007-06-24 17:27:50 · 8 answers · asked by craig 5 in Pets ➔ Fish
Well what im really wondering is if seahorses are reef safe. i only have soft corals with no sting like xenia's. if i moved the clown to a seperate tank could a seahorse or seahorses be ok in with the soft corals ?
2007-06-24 17:44:55 · update #1
I wouldn't suggest it at all. Before trying to keep a seahorse, please take the time to very carefully research their care and needs. They are not easy fish to keep at all and your best chance for success will be a tank all to themselves.
MM
2007-06-24 17:31:41 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no clownfish with him, slow eater. i would do some reseach on hwta they need, but yes you an keepa dwarf seahorse or two. k they need items to grab on with theyre tails, hamildia, caulerpa or different kinds of grasses livepets.com an floridpets.com can hlp with plants. they need a live or frozen food sourse, mysis shrimpre best, copeopods, and very ocaasionaly liv bine shrimp,aybe one weekly, brine are afirly nutrient poor. they like a clamer flow that most reef tanks, but 15x may be a good place to start. agin do research they are not a beginner fish but by no means near the most difficult either. a species only tank in a 20g that you could use as a refigium would be a good idea too.
2007-06-25 12:04:57 · answer #2 · answered by michael_j_p_42503 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a clown and a seahorse just recently but my seahorse died because the other fish didn't give him a chance to get to the food. Seahorses are kind of slow
2007-06-25 00:35:12 · answer #3 · answered by KrAzY 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a good idea. The sea horse will get killed by the coral, and the clown will be an active eater, so the sea horse might not eat too.
2007-06-25 00:36:22 · answer #4 · answered by J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sea horses while reef safe for the most part are slow, graceful eaters. The clownfish would more than likely beat him to most of the food. It will be an expensive lesson to learn, so do your homework, and make sure you're prepared for one.
2007-06-25 01:19:05 · answer #5 · answered by Currie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, unfortunarally! I was going to do that but sea horses only group with eachother. But what you can do is to get a pipe fish there pretty much like a sea horse ( not a cool ) and they will get toghter fine! i have a dragon pipefish and a tomato clown and there great togher! Good luck!!!~~~
2007-06-25 00:33:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seahorses are now for beginners. They require special care and special maintenance. Research about them first before you buy one.
~ZTM
2007-06-25 01:34:26 · answer #7 · answered by ZooTycoonMaster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sea horse's are ****** stupid.
2007-06-25 00:49:02 · answer #8 · answered by Olaf J 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋