corals with seahorse?
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Topic: corals with seahorse?
Posted By: Guests
Subject: corals with seahorse?
Date Posted: November 19 2003 at 2:04pm
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What type of corals could I keep with my seahorse if any? -Cody |
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Posted By: ewaldsreef
Date Posted: November 19 2003 at 10:03pm
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Sorry to jump in but I have never done seahorses before and I am curious about what kind of fish you can have with them ? ------------- Contact me for professional aquarium maintenance and localy grown coral frags. [URL=http://www.aquatitranquility.com][/URL] |
Posted By: Suzy
Date Posted: November 20 2003 at 6:37am
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I think it's better to have no fish with them! Seahorses are very
slow eaters and they don't fare well with competition. I read somewhere that you can put "pipe fish" with them, though.... I'm just putting a few 'shrooms in our corral.....I've read that seahorses don't appreciate a lot of light, so only low light things would be happy. They prefer slower H2O motion, too. Maybe some woods polyps..... I'm trying to get some calerpa to grow in their tank, so they will have "holdfasts"! Have you seen any dwarf seahorses for sale anywhere? |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: November 20 2003 at 7:42am
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Any coral that has extendable "tentacles" with stingers on the end would not be good.
Anemones definitely, and Bubble Coral, Galaxia, etc. and even large button polyps like Palythoa Grande could be hazardous to Seahorses, I believe. Suzy said that she heard they don't like a lot of light. I disagree. Most Seahorses come from shallow water where they hang onto plants, seagrasses, caulerpa, so they actually live where there is sufficient light for plants and macroalgae. That's also where the food is! I agree with Suzy that they are slow eaters so competition should be avoided. Filefish may be okay. The Pipefish is a Seahorse of a different color... uh, I mean "different shape"!  ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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