starting a seahorse tank? - Page 11

ann83 · 04/16/2007, 09:15 PM

Well, for one thing, you seem to be doing fine on your own, and for another, you had a big discussion on plumbing, and I can't help much with that

fishymann · 04/16/2007, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ann83
Well, for one thing, you seem to be doing fine on your own, and for another, you had a big discussion on plumbing, and I can't help much with that

Well the plumbing although much question is working flawlessly. But i do owe much of my success to you and all the help you provided me. Infact, a huge thanks to Ann, pledo, kevin, whatnot, and all those that helped me and encouraged me through out this experience (and oh yes, it is not over yet

).

fishymann · 04/18/2007, 03:52 PM

Picked up 4 astrea snails today to help out with the algae. Im like 98% sure im going to be getting erectus with apendages from draco marine. After talking to my guy at the LFS doesn't really sound worth saving 15$ (160 in store 175 online) to not get the cream of the crop and to only be able to gaurantee tank raised reidi. I'll letcha know when i order but probably will not be until end of april\ into may

EDIT
also just got off the phone with SAM over from Marine Flora and my shipment of macro algaes were sent out today. Is there anything i should do about acclimating them into the tank? Just rinse them off? Put them in as is?

fishymann · 04/20/2007, 07:15 PM

just got the macro algaes. ill take pictures tomorrow

ann83 · 04/20/2007, 07:23 PM

Oh, and as for treating macroalgae. I FW dip them (pH matched) for an hour, keeping an eye on them to make sure they don't bleach, and then I quarantine for a few weeks to look for any nasty hitchhikers. Next time, I plan to quarantine with peppermint shrimp so the peps can eat off any aiptasia as it shows up.

fishymann · 04/20/2007, 11:05 PM

wish that had been said about 2 hours before it was posted haha. Oh well i'll keep an eye on the macros. Here are some shots

Right now i just got them placed where i think i want them, they may move
Red Grape Kelp

Red Branch

Red Feather Kelp (its hard to get a good picture becuase of where i put it )

Maidens Hair

There is also another one in there that looks just like hte red grape kelp but it is green.

And i am defintly going to be getting my erectus from Draco marine just trying to figure out shipping details and then i wil lthink aobut when i want to order them.

panmanmatt · 04/21/2007, 09:00 AM

Mike,

Tank looks great so far. Keep a close eye on that maidens hair. It can be very invasive and take over quickly if you don't keep on top of it.

fishymann · 04/21/2007, 10:31 AM

alright thanks for the warning i appreciate it. How can i trim it? By just cutting it down (height wise?) I'm hoping everything brightens up a bit after beeing in the tank for a few days the red branch looks very dark, but i guess 2 days in a box will do that.

KUDA · 04/21/2007, 11:39 AM

Lookin good.

panmanmatt · 04/21/2007, 02:58 PM

Yup, you can just trim it with a sharp scissor or manually pull some out.

fishymann · 04/21/2007, 05:57 PM

sweet thanks matt. My moms bugging me to get another fish that will swim around more (the blenny hangs out on the bottom most of hte time just hopping around and the firefish doesn't really swim around the entire tank (he does just not actively), are there any small fish that would do well in this setup that would be an active swimmer?

panmanmatt · 04/21/2007, 06:36 PM

That's a tough one. Most of the active fish are fairly fast moving and may not make the best tankmates for the seahorses. You could try a few cardinals, they are fairly active and are fine with the horses. I'd say go with 2 of the bangaii and that should give her what she's looking for.

Next time you have her at Trop, show them to her and see what she thinks. You could also go with the PJ cardinalls, but personally I prefer the bangaiis.

fishymann · 04/21/2007, 06:51 PM

Thanks matt, yea i figured fast moving would mean trouble. You think two would be okay in the tank even with the firefish and blenny? Obvously i dont want to endanger the tank or the seahorses.

panmanmatt · 04/21/2007, 07:05 PM

I think you'll be fine. I personally know of a few folks that keep cardinals with their horses without incident.

fishymann · 04/21/2007, 08:27 PM

alright i'll defintly check them out next time im at trop thanks so much man.

fishymann · 04/24/2007, 05:39 PM

Well i think i'm going to hold off on the cardinals because (drum roll please) I'm getting 2 female erectus with cirri on saturday

. I just placed the order with Draco Marine and cant wait

.

panmanmatt · 04/24/2007, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by fishymann
Well i think i'm going to hold off on the cardinals because (drum roll please) I'm getting 2 female erectus with cirri on saturday . I just placed the order with Draco Marine and cant wait .

Fantastic!!! You do know that pics are required once you get them.

fishymann · 04/24/2007, 08:49 PM

oh yees i do

, gonna have the camera ready by my side when they arrive. 4-5 months of reading and research will finally of payed off

, even though them coming is only the begining of the fun. Jorge recomend i only feed them mysid, right now i feed my firefish and blenny a mix of mysid, brine, and worms some days and the other days just mysid. I use the turkey baster technique so would i just feed them the one food while i ffeed the seahorses their mysid?

panmanmatt · 04/25/2007, 01:20 PM

The horses will most likely only recognize the mysis as food. If they take some of the other it's not that big of a dealo as long as their main diet is the mysis.

fishymann · 04/25/2007, 05:24 PM

alright, thanks jorge told me pretty much all they'll eat is the mysis. I CANT WAIT haha im so excited.

panmanmatt · 04/28/2007, 06:16 AM

Hey Mike,

It's Saturday.

fishymann · 04/28/2007, 06:45 AM

not sure what time fedex does morning deliveries in my area, but im pretty sure they'r b4 12. I'm gonna get up soon and go park my butt on my couch so i can watch for them

.

KUDA · 04/28/2007, 01:36 PM

Did they come yet?

fishymann · 04/28/2007, 01:37 PM

some bad news

. Fedex messed up shipping. They werent planning to deliver until monday. The box is somewhere in Newark Airport they say they are looking for it and will try to ship it out today but both me and jorge feel that, that is not going to happen. He does feel confident though that they will live until monday. I'll keep you guys updated.

panmanmatt · 04/28/2007, 07:13 PM

Man that sucks. Here's hoping they make it you alright. I'm sure either way, Jorge will make it right.

04/18/2007, 03:52 PM	#253
fishymann Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 731	Picked up 4 astrea snails today to help out with the algae. Im like 98% sure im going to be getting erectus with apendages from draco marine. After talking to my guy at the LFS doesn't really sound worth saving 15$ (160 in store 175 online) to not get the cream of the crop and to only be able to gaurantee tank raised reidi. I'll letcha know when i order but probably will not be until end of april\ into may EDIT also just got off the phone with SAM over from Marine Flora and my shipment of macro algaes were sent out today. Is there anything i should do about acclimating them into the tank? Just rinse them off? Put them in as is? __________________ 55 gallon w/ 20 gallon sump/fuge Last edited by fishymann; 04/18/2007 at 04:20 PM.

04/20/2007, 07:15 PM	#254
fishymann Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 731	just got the macro algaes. ill take pictures tomorrow __________________ 55 gallon w/ 20 gallon sump/fuge

04/20/2007, 11:05 PM	#256
fishymann Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 731	wish that had been said about 2 hours before it was posted haha. Oh well i'll keep an eye on the macros. Here are some shots Right now i just got them placed where i think i want them, they may move Red Grape Kelp Red Branch Red Feather Kelp (its hard to get a good picture becuase of where i put it ) Maidens Hair There is also another one in there that looks just like hte red grape kelp but it is green. And i am defintly going to be getting my erectus from Draco marine just trying to figure out shipping details and then i wil lthink aobut when i want to order them. __________________ 55 gallon w/ 20 gallon sump/fuge

04/21/2007, 10:31 AM	#258
fishymann Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 731	alright thanks for the warning i appreciate it. How can i trim it? By just cutting it down (height wise?) I'm hoping everything brightens up a bit after beeing in the tank for a few days the red branch looks very dark, but i guess 2 days in a box will do that. __________________ 55 gallon w/ 20 gallon sump/fuge

04/21/2007, 11:39 AM	#259
KUDA Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 402	Lookin good. __________________ Just Getting Started After a Few Years Away! 5g Ecoxotic EcoPico

04/16/2007, 09:15 PM	#251
ann83 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MO Posts: 937	Well, for one thing, you seem to be doing fine on your own, and for another, you had a big discussion on plumbing, and I can't help much with that

04/20/2007, 07:23 PM	#255
ann83 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MO Posts: 937	Oh, and as for treating macroalgae. I FW dip them (pH matched) for an hour, keeping an eye on them to make sure they don't bleach, and then I quarantine for a few weeks to look for any nasty hitchhikers. Next time, I plan to quarantine with peppermint shrimp so the peps can eat off any aiptasia as it shows up.

04/21/2007, 09:00 AM	#257
panmanmatt Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ocean County, NJ Posts: 474	Mike, Tank looks great so far. Keep a close eye on that maidens hair. It can be very invasive and take over quickly if you don't keep on top of it.

04/21/2007, 02:58 PM	#260
panmanmatt Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ocean County, NJ Posts: 474	Yup, you can just trim it with a sharp scissor or manually pull some out.

04/21/2007, 05:57 PM	#261
fishymann Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 731	sweet thanks matt. My moms bugging me to get another fish that will swim around more (the blenny hangs out on the bottom most of hte time just hopping around and the firefish doesn't really swim around the entire tank (he does just not actively), are there any small fish that would do well in this setup that would be an active swimmer? __________________ 55 gallon w/ 20 gallon sump/fuge

04/21/2007, 06:36 PM	#262
panmanmatt Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ocean County, NJ Posts: 474	That's a tough one. Most of the active fish are fairly fast moving and may not make the best tankmates for the seahorses. You could try a few cardinals, they are fairly active and are fine with the horses. I'd say go with 2 of the bangaii and that should give her what she's looking for. Next time you have her at Trop, show them to her and see what she thinks. You could also go with the PJ cardinalls, but personally I prefer the bangaiis.

04/21/2007, 06:51 PM	#263
fishymann Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 731	Thanks matt, yea i figured fast moving would mean trouble. You think two would be okay in the tank even with the firefish and blenny? Obvously i dont want to endanger the tank or the seahorses. __________________ 55 gallon w/ 20 gallon sump/fuge

04/21/2007, 07:05 PM	#264
panmanmatt Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ocean County, NJ Posts: 474	I think you'll be fine. I personally know of a few folks that keep cardinals with their horses without incident.

04/21/2007, 08:27 PM	#265
fishymann Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 731	alright i'll defintly check them out next time im at trop thanks so much man. __________________ 55 gallon w/ 20 gallon sump/fuge

04/24/2007, 05:39 PM	#266
fishymann Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 731	Well i think i'm going to hold off on the cardinals because (drum roll please) I'm getting 2 female erectus with cirri on saturday . I just placed the order with Draco Marine and cant wait . __________________ 55 gallon w/ 20 gallon sump/fuge

04/24/2007, 08:49 PM	#268
fishymann Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 731	oh yees i do , gonna have the camera ready by my side when they arrive. 4-5 months of reading and research will finally of payed off , even though them coming is only the begining of the fun. Jorge recomend i only feed them mysid, right now i feed my firefish and blenny a mix of mysid, brine, and worms some days and the other days just mysid. I use the turkey baster technique so would i just feed them the one food while i ffeed the seahorses their mysid? __________________ 55 gallon w/ 20 gallon sump/fuge

04/25/2007, 01:20 PM	#269
panmanmatt Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ocean County, NJ Posts: 474	The horses will most likely only recognize the mysis as food. If they take some of the other it's not that big of a dealo as long as their main diet is the mysis.

04/25/2007, 05:24 PM	#270
fishymann Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 731	alright, thanks jorge told me pretty much all they'll eat is the mysis. I CANT WAIT haha im so excited. __________________ 55 gallon w/ 20 gallon sump/fuge

04/28/2007, 06:16 AM	#271
panmanmatt Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ocean County, NJ Posts: 474	Hey Mike, It's Saturday.

04/28/2007, 06:45 AM	#272
fishymann Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 731	not sure what time fedex does morning deliveries in my area, but im pretty sure they'r b4 12. I'm gonna get up soon and go park my butt on my couch so i can watch for them . __________________ 55 gallon w/ 20 gallon sump/fuge

04/28/2007, 01:36 PM	#273
KUDA Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 402	Did they come yet? __________________ Just Getting Started After a Few Years Away! 5g Ecoxotic EcoPico

04/28/2007, 01:37 PM	#274
fishymann Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 731	some bad news . Fedex messed up shipping. They werent planning to deliver until monday. The box is somewhere in Newark Airport they say they are looking for it and will try to ship it out today but both me and jorge feel that, that is not going to happen. He does feel confident though that they will live until monday. I'll keep you guys updated. __________________ 55 gallon w/ 20 gallon sump/fuge

04/28/2007, 07:13 PM	#275
panmanmatt Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ocean County, NJ Posts: 474	Man that sucks. Here's hoping they make it you alright. I'm sure either way, Jorge will make it right.