Sharkie
The Damsel Defender
Hello!
Before everyone goes "what are you thinking, sea horses?!?" I'll letcha all know i'm posting for a friend :)
My buddy jay has been researching Dwarf Sea Horses and has really been interested in getting some, hes had his tank up and running for 5 years know and knows a lot about fish...
I've read online that all you need for dwarf sea horses is a 10gl tank, some sand, and live baby brine/nutrient rich food small enough for them to eat.
first off, how hardy are they? The will be going in a seperate 20gl tank all by themselves (save a couple mexican turbos to keep things clean) and will have live sand and fake plants to anchor themselves on...
what exactly else do we need? i've seen that salinty levels should be a 19 versus the normal 22-27. i've also seen that they keep the temp around 74degrees. does this sound correct? what are the best conditions for them?
if so are these guys better to buy online or at a LFS? we have none here that will order in sea horses as they say they don't have the time to care for them... are dwarfs a good way to go at all?
thanks for all your help, you guys are great! :D
Before everyone goes "what are you thinking, sea horses?!?" I'll letcha all know i'm posting for a friend :)
My buddy jay has been researching Dwarf Sea Horses and has really been interested in getting some, hes had his tank up and running for 5 years know and knows a lot about fish...
I've read online that all you need for dwarf sea horses is a 10gl tank, some sand, and live baby brine/nutrient rich food small enough for them to eat.
first off, how hardy are they? The will be going in a seperate 20gl tank all by themselves (save a couple mexican turbos to keep things clean) and will have live sand and fake plants to anchor themselves on...
what exactly else do we need? i've seen that salinty levels should be a 19 versus the normal 22-27. i've also seen that they keep the temp around 74degrees. does this sound correct? what are the best conditions for them?
if so are these guys better to buy online or at a LFS? we have none here that will order in sea horses as they say they don't have the time to care for them... are dwarfs a good way to go at all?
thanks for all your help, you guys are great! :D