Sea Horse?

[Balloon Fish]

hey guys i'm a fresh water person but anyways i wanted to know if anyone had sea horses, or if you would be able to get sea horses from your lfs for your salt water aquarium, if anyone has sea horses can you post a pick i might see if i can start a fresh water with some, oh ya and are sea horses salt water (not sure becasue i saw them in a tank with lots of plants so i dunno :/ )

 

[phantomfe3]

sea horses are saltwater and if i remember correctly they are pretty hard to take care of and require a species-only tank. i think if you are going to start in saltwater you should start with a hardy fish and just the basics and then work your way up from there

 

[Balloon Fish]

ya ok because this tank is in brainstorming now and i might not be able to get a tank until after christmas or maybe even until next summer :/, does anyone know how much it would cost to make a 10 gallon salt water tank with all the stuff you need and a couple of clown fish? a good estimate would be appreciated

 

[phantomfe3]

ive spent about 700 dollars on mine, but im turning it into a reef. expect to spend 400-600 dollars for a fish only tank. a pair of clownfish is the most you would put in a 10 gallon.

 

[kikuchiyo]

I wouldn't even start with a 10 gallon saltwater tank. S/W tanks are very hard to take care of, bigger tanks allow for more oopsies. Really skilled hobbyists take their hand at 10 gallon nano saltwater, but that's simply not enough water for a beginner.

 

[S.Reef]

I hate to break it to people. Seahorses are now on the cited list...meaning it is illegal to collect wild ones. There are tank bred specimens, but run hundreds of dollars. Also Phantom brought up a good point, they are hard to take care of.

 

[1979camaro]

difficulty of keep is undoubtably partly why they are on the cited list...i would bet habitat destruction has something to do with it too

 

[S.Reef]

It does indeed.

 

[S.Reef]

It does indeed.

 

[Lotus]

Yes, last I saw it was $50 or more for tank-bred seahorses, and that's a starting price. They do need a specialized habitat, and can't be kept with fish at all. They need careful feeding of live food every day. Definitely not something to get into without a lot of research and cash.

 

[Balloon Fish]

yikes :/ do any of you have starfish what do they eat? just curious

 

[1979camaro]

some starfish are detiritvors...ie they eat crap

others are carnivores = little shrimp/fish/inverts/coral/whatever they can get ahold of

 

[Balloon Fish]

cool