Feeding Dwarf (Zosterae) Seahorses

loganbug3 · 01/29/2011, 05:24 PM

I plan on getting two H. Zosterea Seahorses. They will be the only fish in my Nano tank so I don't have to worry about compatibility, but I'm not sure how to feed them live brine shrimp. I'm new to seahorses and would appreciate any advice or tips. Everything is appreciated!

con999 · 01/29/2011, 06:54 PM

i have new owned Zosterae but i do no a little about them. what size tank are u looking at in a 10 gallon you could keep a lot my then 2. if your doing like a 5 gallon 2 would be good though.

Peka · 01/30/2011, 06:27 AM

When you feed zots, you feed the live enriched one or two day old brine with a snowball effect. Pour is in the tank creating a little snow storm. What size tank do you have? Can you describe the set up? Dwarfs are a lot of work, daily water changes and cleaning up of old brine is needed... If you are considering them a starter seahorse, I would recommend a larger species. If you do get them, make sure if they are not CB that you deworm them for the 9 weeks.

loganbug3 · 01/30/2011, 01:01 PM

They will be in a Nano tank, most likely pretty small. I know they need live brine, I guess what I need to know is how to feed it live?

loganbug3 · 01/30/2011, 01:02 PM

And they are Captive Bred

ReefNutPA · 02/01/2011, 07:13 AM

You have to hatch brine shrimp from eggs and feed it newly hatched, or ideally, feed it after they are 24-48 hours old and have been enriched. You can't buy/feed adult brine. VERY difficult to keep dwarfs in a tiny tank as water parameters deteriorate quickly with the die-off of the bbs.

01/29/2011, 05:24 PM	#1
loganbug3 Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 73	Feeding Dwarf (Zosterae) Seahorses I plan on getting two H. Zosterea Seahorses. They will be the only fish in my Nano tank so I don't have to worry about compatibility, but I'm not sure how to feed them live brine shrimp. I'm new to seahorses and would appreciate any advice or tips. Everything is appreciated! __________________ Adrift upon the turbulent and eternal sea of immortality, the lonely god wanders from shore to distant shore, mountain to plain, forest to clouds above in the world he has created for his pleasure and sanity, upholding the laws of his reality. Logan M Sherwood Current Tank Info: Multiple tanks, mixed reef and several species specific

01/30/2011, 06:27 AM	#3
Peka Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Lake in the Hills Posts: 661	When you feed zots, you feed the live enriched one or two day old brine with a snowball effect. Pour is in the tank creating a little snow storm. What size tank do you have? Can you describe the set up? Dwarfs are a lot of work, daily water changes and cleaning up of old brine is needed... If you are considering them a starter seahorse, I would recommend a larger species. If you do get them, make sure if they are not CB that you deworm them for the 9 weeks. __________________ Beth Currently set up .... 90 gallon H. erectus seahorse tank 55 gallon H. reidi seahorse tank

01/30/2011, 01:01 PM	#4
loganbug3 Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 73	They will be in a Nano tank, most likely pretty small. I know they need live brine, I guess what I need to know is how to feed it live? __________________ Adrift upon the turbulent and eternal sea of immortality, the lonely god wanders from shore to distant shore, mountain to plain, forest to clouds above in the world he has created for his pleasure and sanity, upholding the laws of his reality. Logan M Sherwood Current Tank Info: Multiple tanks, mixed reef and several species specific

01/30/2011, 01:02 PM	#5
loganbug3 Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 73	And they are Captive Bred __________________ Adrift upon the turbulent and eternal sea of immortality, the lonely god wanders from shore to distant shore, mountain to plain, forest to clouds above in the world he has created for his pleasure and sanity, upholding the laws of his reality. Logan M Sherwood Current Tank Info: Multiple tanks, mixed reef and several species specific

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01/29/2011, 06:54 PM	#2
con999 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: cary il Posts: 430	i have new owned Zosterae but i do no a little about them. what size tank are u looking at in a 10 gallon you could keep a lot my then 2. if your doing like a 5 gallon 2 would be good though.

02/01/2011, 07:13 AM	#6
ReefNutPA Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Pottsville, PA Posts: 860	You have to hatch brine shrimp from eggs and feed it newly hatched, or ideally, feed it after they are 24-48 hours old and have been enriched. You can't buy/feed adult brine. VERY difficult to keep dwarfs in a tiny tank as water parameters deteriorate quickly with the die-off of the bbs.