tank raised seahorses?

DebsSisterFlo · 12-28-2005, 12:30 AM

So they have them at my Petco and I darned near bought one... but $60 for something with no warrently at all is too much of a risk for me. I was told that they were much hardier than wild caught... of course this is the same guy who told me that my scooter blenny was a scavengar. He also told me that I'd have to get rid of my zoo's and polups cuz they can sting the seahorse, is that true?

tims · 12-28-2005, 06:19 AM

it is much better to have tank raised for everything..

and yes some corals can sting them ..althought i am not high up on the sea horse hadder myself. maybe homer or one of the others will pop in
here is a nice little area of FAQ on sea horse's

VWD · 12-28-2005, 09:05 AM

I have had them in a reef tank before with no problem, I think they can get hurt with corals, Just never happen to me, also I think the best way to to get tank raised and have a tank set up for them and nothing else but some live rock and macroalgae and somethings for them to grab onto. and I don't think I would do only one but a few. I have a tank set up now for them but don't have them yet.

Twitterbait · 12-28-2005, 10:58 AM

Only coral like anenomes and LPS's are a real problem for seahorses. I wouldn't buy them from Petco because they don't have a clue and i wouldn't be willing to trust the health of the critter. I have one in an sps dominated tank and he loves it.

ski1297 · 12-28-2005, 11:22 AM

The only thing my Petco is good at is killing fish. They just got a new guy working for them and he sounds like he knows a thing or two, so thats good.