Oddball Seahorses

A_Z · 10/21/2011, 10:33 PM

so I was looking at different color variations and quite liked the pinto seahorses or oddballs by seahorse corral.com

my question is do these change color as they wish too? if yes how would I encourage the unique spots?

also is a trio of female erectus too much for a RSM 34g with no other fish tankmates?

thanks

Molehs · 10/22/2011, 06:15 AM

I'm going out on a limb and say that you may be disappointed once the horse settles on colors in your tank. One of the horses I picked from Peka had a a lot of markings on her.

But in my system she has settled on mostly tan colors and so her markings are typically not really visible.

As for the water volume you really want to have no less than 15g per H. Erectus. And the more water the better. The closer your ratio of water to horse is the higher amount of maintenance you have to do. For instance I have 4 H. Erectus in ma system of 150g and lots of macro and live rock. I've never changed water based on the build up of nitrates, etc. as I've always shown just about 0. I do 10% water changes every 2-3 weeks just because I feel I SHOULD. As well the more water you have the more stable the tank/system would likely be.

amazo · 10/22/2011, 07:29 AM

You have to hand pick one with spots, my yellow Kuda has some nice big spots/strips/splotches that show well no matter what color she is my smaller not so vibrant one not so much.

capecoral · 10/24/2011, 10:21 PM

So they are cameleons?

amazo · 10/25/2011, 08:45 AM

Nope they are seahorse a cameleon is a type of lizard (lol jk), yes like a cameleon they do change color but not necessarily for camoflage.

rayjay · 10/25/2011, 09:39 AM

IMO, like chameleons, they DO change colour mostly as they see fit to camouflage themselves. However, they also change colours when doing the "mating" dance we love to see. Maybe they have some peacock in them as well.

10/21/2011, 10:33 PM	#1
A_Z Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 546	Oddball Seahorses so I was looking at different color variations and quite liked the pinto seahorses or oddballs by seahorse corral.com my question is do these change color as they wish too? if yes how would I encourage the unique spots? also is a trio of female erectus too much for a RSM 34g with no other fish tankmates? thanks

10/22/2011, 06:15 AM	#2
Molehs the H is silent Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Gurnee, IL Posts: 297	I'm going out on a limb and say that you may be disappointed once the horse settles on colors in your tank. One of the horses I picked from Peka had a a lot of markings on her. But in my system she has settled on mostly tan colors and so her markings are typically not really visible. As for the water volume you really want to have no less than 15g per H. Erectus. And the more water the better. The closer your ratio of water to horse is the higher amount of maintenance you have to do. For instance I have 4 H. Erectus in ma system of 150g and lots of macro and live rock. I've never changed water based on the build up of nitrates, etc. as I've always shown just about 0. I do 10% water changes every 2-3 weeks just because I feel I SHOULD. As well the more water you have the more stable the tank/system would likely be. __________________ "Do amphipods dream of underwater sheep?"

10/25/2011, 09:39 AM	#6
rayjay Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,969	IMO, like chameleons, they DO change colour mostly as they see fit to camouflage themselves. However, they also change colours when doing the "mating" dance we love to see. Maybe they have some peacock in them as well. __________________ Seahorses. Culture nanno, rotifers and brine shrimp. Current Tank Info: Seahorses

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10/22/2011, 07:29 AM	#3
amazo Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Jamestown N.Y. Posts: 189	You have to hand pick one with spots, my yellow Kuda has some nice big spots/strips/splotches that show well no matter what color she is my smaller not so vibrant one not so much.

10/24/2011, 10:21 PM	#4
capecoral Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: cape coral, fl Posts: 396	So they are cameleons?

10/25/2011, 08:45 AM	#5
amazo Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Jamestown N.Y. Posts: 189	Nope they are seahorse a cameleon is a type of lizard (lol jk), yes like a cameleon they do change color but not necessarily for camoflage.