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09-19-2006, 10:36 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Corning, California
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how many seahorses in this tank
about how many seahorses could i have in a 36gal tank?? i would of course have the dwarf ones.
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09-19-2006, 04:43 PM
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Professor Chaos
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arkham Asylum
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It really depends on the filtration and what you mean by dwarf. true dwarf horses are TINY. if your tanking the standard smaller with good filtration and some seaweed then you should be able to keep 4-6 horses in there.
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09-19-2006, 05:03 PM
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Professor Chaos
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arkham Asylum
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Nothing is ever too big... you will just have a hard time finding them in a big tank... and feeding them is even worse.
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I mix twinkies and ding dongs all the time, in Europe they call it a Dinky -- Homer Simpson
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09-19-2006, 08:33 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Corning, California
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oh ok..thanks guys. all this info helps me think about things.. my captive breed seahorses and 24.00 here.. seems like i can get things a tad bit cheaper here.. same with coral and such. but im still researching..thanks again  |
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09-20-2006, 01:18 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: earth
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Dwarfs can be kept in larger tanks, however due to the food density required to feed them properly it is very diffucult to maintain them in larger systems for extended periods of time.
IMO you would be better to go with a smaller tank, or a small tank with a huge refugium. Proper dwarf setups are different from traditional seahorse setups in the types of liverock and macroalgaes you can use.
The major issue with dwarfs is that they do not take frozen food readily. YOu will need to hatch live brine shrimp daily for them. This can be a chore.
Restrictions on tankmates for dwarf seahorses are also very limiting.
Now that I have lectured you enough on dwarfs, to anwser your question you could keep 90-130 dwarfs in that size system with no problem.
Depending on your filtration you could keep two pair of medium sized seahorses like kuda, reidi, or erectus in a 36g tank. You would need to have adaquete filtration to run that system properly. Larger seahorses, are more forgiving, take frozen food, and have a greater variety of available tankmates.
IMO dwarf seahorses are not for a beginner.
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09-20-2006, 11:06 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Corning, California
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ok thanks
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09-20-2006, 11:13 AM
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BIG SMELLY MOD
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Livingston Parish, Denham Springs, Louisiana
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pledosophy
The major issue with dwarfs is that they do not take frozen food readily. YOu will need to hatch live brine shrimp daily for them. This can be a chore.
Depending on your filtration you could keep two pair of medium sized seahorses like kuda, reidi, or erectus in a 36g tank. You would need to have adaquete filtration to run that system properly. Larger seahorses, are more forgiving, take frozen food, and have a greater variety of available tankmates.
IMO dwarf seahorses are not for a beginner.
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I agree here , Just feeding alone will be more them most people want to take on. You will be better off with the larger captive bred
and Welcome to TRT
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09-30-2006, 11:23 PM
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clown fishy
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: sunny southern california
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sara7814
about how many seahorses could i have in a 36gal tank?? i would of course have the dwarf ones.
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why do you say of course the dwarves?
im a noob to ponies but i have heard they are alot harder to provide for.
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