Would like to see your seahorse tank

[Nhunt]

I'm interested in building a seahorse tank and would like to see what others have done.

[Nhunt]

Post some pictures

[dixiegirl21191]

[Scubanj1]

Great tank! Beautiful aquascaping.

[Nhunt]

Great job on your tank. What size do you have? What filtration are you running and what kind of seahorses do you have?

[kudagirl]

Do you not cover your wave makers only they could get their tails caught in them.Otherwise a lovely looking tank.

[dixiegirl21191]

Thank you. Its just a 29 gal, I've got roughly 30lbs of live rock and a reef octopus skimmer for filtration. I've got 3 young female h. erectus in there. No I do not cover the powerheads. Their tails won't fit through the slits anymore. Its only a 425 gph. When they were juveniles I did cover it with netting but now that they have grown, its no longer an issue.

[Boboli]

Cute ;(

[Nhunt]

How long have you had your seahorse?/ How fast do they grow?

[maroonman]

as of today

[dixiegirl21191]

I got one in October and 2 in December. They were around 2 1/2-3 inches then, now they're around 3 1/2-4.

[Nhunt]

Wow so the grow pretty fast 1/2 inch to a inch in about 4 months.

Maroonman your tank looks awesome what dose your set up consist of filtration how many water changes do you do ect. And is it hard to keep the fans and sponges in your tank.

[maroonman]

Originally Posted by Nhunt

Wow so the grow pretty fast 1/2 inch to a inch in about 4 months.

Maroonman your tank looks awesome what dose your set up consist of filtration how many water changes do you do ect. And is it hard to keep the fans and sponges in your tank.

54 corner drilled tank. Quiet one 2200 pump, 10 gallon sump with filter sock, Euroreef RS-80 skimmer, marineland 200 heater, D-120 dimmable led light. 10 gallon water changes every 10 days. No special treatment in my care for the sponges or fans.

[JenniB]

wow just beautiful!

[Nhunt]

Wow that's amazing I really want something like that.

[bluekoi]

Beautiful tank! I love the seahorse decal! Now I have to find one!

[dixiegirl21191]

My husband painted that on the back of the tank!

[Curtispants]

About how tall are your tanks? I was thinking about a small seahorse tank and saw a tank I liked that was 24 inches tall. That's high enough right? What's the shortest that would work for them?

[rayjay]

The height recommendation is for easier procreation. Sometimes they manage even with low heights.
The more important thing is that you have at least 29g for the first pair of standard sized seahorses, with an additional 15g for each additional pair.
Filtration should be better than you would provide for a reef tank to help minimize nasty bacteria growth that seahorses are affected by much more than any reef fish would be.
It should also be set up so that temperatures could be within the recommended 68° to 74° range for better chances of success.

[dixiegirl21191]

Hey there Curtispants, my husband and I just left Fort Campbell last summer. Wish we were still there, we're at Bliss now :/. 24 inches should be plenty, mine is 18" I believe.

[kudagirl]

How do your seahorses get on with your clowns??I find that even in a reef tank they are very territorial,with other reef fish so how do they do with seahorses??.

[dixiegirl21191]

My clown totally ignores them.

[rayjay]

You've been lucky then as most experience difficulties with clownfish aggression, especially as the clown ages.

[dwalker]

Originally Posted by rayjay

You've been lucky then as most experience difficulties with clownfish aggression, especially as the clown ages.

I have clowns (in another tank), and I don't see how the seahorses would get anything to eat! The two clowns can down a tankful of mysis in nothing flat!

[rayjay]

In addition to that, many have found the clowns will get aggressive to seahorses that they think are encroaching on their territory, especially when the clowns get to be mature.
Even if they don't harm them physically, many seahorses get stressed bad enough that pathogens and bacteria take over their systems, usually to their demise.