Looking for input on starting a seahorse tank.

[Nano]

Originally Posted by tim the toolman

The tank would be about 20" tall with just cheap led lighting, maybe just enough to grow softies. I guess that would mean I would need some fake branching stuff.

even skeletons of sps is probably fine. If i did a sea horse tank, it would be all ricordea and zoo's with some dead sps

[tim the toolman]

Thnx for the response, I know we talked about pipefish before. Do you think they would be a compatible tank mate. I know they are from the same family. How r urs making out. (I hope I have the right guy)

[Nano]

Originally Posted by tim the toolman

(I hope I have the right guy)

lol nope wrong guy but I'm sure some one will pipe in with the answer! I'm too much of a newb to advise on a lot of stuff still

[tim the toolman]

Lol my bad. I must be on here too often.

[fishoholic]

Pipefish and seahorses can be kept together. Other suitable tankmates are very small gobies and blenny's.

[tim the toolman]

Do I need a refugium or will live rock and pod supplementing from my 180g be enough to keep them happy? I ask because a fuge will be hard to fit into the tv concept.

[intarsiabox]

Buy captive bred only and they will be eating frozen foods.

[BlueTang<3]

Originally Posted by fishoholic

Pipefish and seahorses can be kept together. Other suitable tankmates are very small gobies and blenny's.

Pipe fish and seahorses cant be kept together, they carry diseases that the other cannot handle. I was looking into this originally but the more we read into it found out it is not a good idea.