1 or 2 seahorse in a 24g

[kennygater]

hi i have a 24 gallon d&d nano with a seahorse, can i add another seahorse or is 1 the limit for that size tank? thanks

[fishymann]

with that size tank id really say 1 is all. What else do you have in the tank, what type of seahorse, a little more info may help.

[ReefNutPA]

Seahorses are not solitary animals. I'd add another one.

Tom

[Duddly01]

That should be fine. I have 2 Erectus in a 24G. nanocube. Seahorses do much better with a playmate. Honestly the height of the tank would concern me more than the gallons for a single pair. Is this the nanocube, biocube, aquapod 20" high design? The height of the tank is the most important thing at this size tank. For instance, I personally don't think a 40 gal. regular tank (36x15x16) would be good for seahorses, I would always look for a minimum of 19-20" in height.

[kennygater]

thanks for everyones advice, i have had mine for about a year now and i would like another seahorse they are just great to watch
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[scapes]

I have purchased seahorses from dracomarine. and according to their expert and owner, he recommends 2 seahorses per 10gallons. of course you have to realize they are messy and all, so you could feasibly have 4-5 horses w/ adequate water changes

[seas_inside]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9828664#post9828664 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by scapes
I have purchased seahorses from dracomarine. and according to their expert and owner, he recommends 2 seahorses per 10gallons. of course you have to realize they are messy and all, so you could feasibly have 4-5 horses w/ adequate water changes
I'd have to disagree. The only seahorses you could keep in a 10g would be dwarves. In a 10g, there is not enough height to keep any one seahorse at all. 29g is really recommended.

For the 20g...I agree with the others, you could keep one more.

[KUDA]

You should get those aiptasia out of there...they will sting your horse.

[fishymann]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9828664#post9828664 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by scapes
I have purchased seahorses from dracomarine. and according to their expert and owner, he recommends 2 seahorses per 10gallons.
Jorge said this? i find that extremely hard to believe. That is defintly wrong information possibly misenterpreted?

[ReefNutPA]

Actually....taken out of context most likely. You could keep a few different species in tanks using the 1 pr. per 10 gallon rule. What you need to remember is the MINIMUM TANK SIZE recommendation. 30 gal is usually the minimum recommended tank to start with, which equates to 1 pair per 10 gal. It DOES NOT mean you could start a 10 gal tank for a single pair of seahorses. nor does Jorge recommend using a 10 gal tank for a pair. He often recommends stocking density at 1 pr. per 10 gallons. Again, that doesn't mean to use a 10 gal tank. It means if you use a 30, 55, 100, 125 gal.....you can put one pair in per 10 gal. There is a big difference in the interpretation.

Tom

[Duddly01]

I don't think scapes meant you could keep them in a 10 gal. tank. It certainly wouldn't be tall enough. The 24 gal. nano's height is actually great for a pair of horses. A regular 20gal. tank is not high enough (nor is even a regular 40 gal.) for any of the larger horses. But that doesn't apply as he does have a nano. I actually order my Erectus from Jorge, great guy.

I would certainly get your girl a playmate. Also, POSITIVELY get rid of those aiptasia. I bought a pair of peppermint shrimp for my horse tank recently and they took care of the few aiptasia I had in a couple days. The also spawned. My boy horse was in heaven hanging out at thier rock munching on the baby shrimp larvae for a day. :D

[sloshesv]

I have a pair of sister kudas in a 24, they're happy and healthy.

[kennygater]

hi the aiptasia is gone know and has been for a while. i am going to get another seahorse. 2 questions, how do i tell if mine is a female or a male? and what type of seahorse is it? thanks for everyones advice

[sloshesv]

It doesn't appear to have a pouch, so I'm guessing female. It's coloring is a lot like my kudas, but I'll defer to the experts on that one.

[Duddly01]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9843691#post9843691 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kennygater
hi the aiptasia is gone know and has been for a while. i am going to get another seahorse. 2 questions, how do i tell if mine is a female or a male? and what type of seahorse is it? thanks for everyones advice

It is a female. It is quite easy to tell the sex of seahorses, females don't have a pouch. The coloration is very similar to the Kuda but based on the coronet I am betting Riedi. It can be difficult at times to tell Reidi and Kuda apart, they are quite similar and they ways to tell them apart are not always that pronounced. I bet if you asked at seahorse.org you could get a more definite answer.

[sloshesv]

Here's one of my girls:

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