Comments for Aquariums

Comment on What kind of aquarium do you need for sea horses? by Mogus

Mogus — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:17:05 +0000

I wouldnt recomend getting one. They need their own tank with no other fish and a steady water flow. They are also very hard to feed and don’t do well in captivity.

Comment on What kind of aquarium do you need for sea horses? by Franky

Franky — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:23:37 +0000

I wouldn’t do it. They are so cute and when they die due to wrong handling you will be mad about yourself. Find something else.

Franky

Comment on What kind of aquarium do you need for sea horses? by Jessie

Jessie — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:38:52 +0000

They are not for the novice keeper and they require a specialized environment to thrive in captivity. Rarely do they do well in a home marine aquarium. 20 gallons per seahorse is the absolute minimum for a pair of seahorses. 40 gallons per pair of the really large ones.

this is a good article of keeping sea horses.

Comment on What kind of aquarium do you need for sea horses? by copperhead

copperhead — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:06:16 +0000

The tank setup you will need will depend on the variety of seahorse you get. Some do best in as small as 3-5 gallons while others need larger depending on their size. You don’t want too large, as it can become difficult for them to find food (although you can always spot-feed with a baster). A larger tank is easier to maintain their water quality, but it can be more difficult to see small seahorses in an oversized tank.

They aren’t the easiest of animals to keep, particularly if you’ve never had a marine tank before. I would suggest starting with other marine fish to get about a year’s experience before you try seahorses. And the seahorses will do better if kept in a species tank with just other seahorse (or pipefish) and slower-moving invertebrates (snails, hermit crabs) as faster animals tend to get to food before the seahorse do.

How well they do in captivity is a function of the source (captive bred have a much higher survival rate than wild caught, and the captive bred are typically already trained to accept frozen, rather than live foods - the pygmy seahorse is the exception here, you would need to maintain a supply of live brine shrimp which you enrich by feeding them a special food before feeding them to the seahorses).

Definitely do some research on these before you try to keep them. Some websites that can assist you:

And please buy captive bred seahorses from a reputable dealer if you decide to try them.

Comment on What kind of aquarium do you need for sea horses? by david s

david s — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:07:01 +0000

salt water tank and little water movement

Comment on What kind of aquarium do you need for sea horses? by frutte_lim_sg

frutte_lim_sg — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:50:38 +0000

A marine (saltwater) aquarium.

Comment on What kind of aquarium do you need for sea horses? by BIGgourami

BIGgourami — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:46:29 +0000

a well established saltwater tank of or more than 30 gallons

alot of people TRY and keep them and a few do quite well, they are rather hard to feed, and sometimes hard to get off live food. they are very meticulous feeders and are easily out competed for foodby more bold tankmates

Comment on how do i create humidity in an aquarium for exotic pets? by lukeleming

lukeleming — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 09:47:36 +0000

you can use live plant’s that help’s alot and keeping the substrate moist help’s to it really depends on what type of pet you get do a little reaserch before you buy search the species of pet on google or yahoo and you will save your self a lot of head ache most care sheet’s have tip’s on how to keep humidity good (I have reptile carpet and i just pour a cup of water on it and spay the plant’s and stuff with a spray bottle and that keep’s my humidity right at 70 )

Comment on how do i create humidity in an aquarium for exotic pets? by River 2 Electric Boogaloo

River 2 Electric Boogaloo — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:48:40 +0000

I’m going to go out on a limb, and say ‘use a humidifier’?

Comment on how do i create humidity in an aquarium for exotic pets? by mordantseraphim

mordantseraphim — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:46:01 +0000

you can buy a humidity meter at most exotic pet shops but i have found that the best and easiest method is just to use a spray bottle
plus a bonus to using the bottle is that often reptiles (lizards especially) like to lick the water off the glass and anything else it lands on. My gecko runs to wherever i am spraying she loves it.
good luck with your pet