HOW TO SET UP A DWARF SEAHORSE TANK VIDEO
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- There will be 2 dwarf seahorse tank set up videos. This is the video that I would want to watch before setting up my dwarf tank. It describes the dwarf seahorses, their needs, the most common issues and how successful keepers choose to set up. I will be following the steps in this video to set up my tank....step by step, showing you the entire process in the second vid!
As always, feed back is welcome! Thank you to Tom, Dan Underwood, and Lucie arawana for contributing information and videos.
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I just found out today that dwarf sea horses were a thing and oh god. they're amazing. i had no idea sea horses could come so small (and live in such a small tank, while still having so many!). i don't think i have a regular enough schedule to keep this kind of animal, but oh god I would really love to. these guys might just be the 'last push' i need to seriously fix my sleep schedule, so that maybe someday i can add 'seahorse care' into my daily routine. my routine is non-existent, at least not enough to siphon daily and feed them at least 3 times. BUT MAYBE SOMEDAY
what magical little creatures. i'm blown away that you can keep them as pets, and they don't seem that difficult all things considered. wow
I suspect the reality is that they produce lots of babies and as the babies are maturing the adults are dying of old age (18 months) which stresses you out pulling out dead seahorses so you try to sell them, you wait til they are mature for a few months, you find a lfs, they take them from you and sell to a customer over the next few months before they start dying of old age in the lfs and peoples homes
Has today been the someday?
Just wanted to say thank you for posting this.
Sure, thank you for watching!. Please see the tips and tricks section for a better way to start a siphon. lol.
I do love seahorses! They are captivating, beautiful creatures
This video helped me a LOT!! I am getting a 60 gallon tank for my freshwater fish and now I have an empty 38 gallon tank. I really wanted seahorses and saw dwarf seahorses. I'll stick with regular sized ones so I can add a few nice salt water fish with them. I loved this video!
Thank you for your comment! Please come and share your experience with us once you're all set up! And of course join us on Wine Wed if you have any questions!
Very educational and thorough video. Thankyou!
lol at 15:40 the baby pulling around the other one upside down .
Haha if you didn’t comment this I would’ve missed it there so small but omg it was so cute
Bought some drawf seahorses in the back of a magazine many years ago. It included tank and salt and hitching post. I received a small box it had the six inch square tank, brime shrimp eggs salt and hitching post. Ended up buying a ten gallon tank salt. Used a sponge filter powered by air. Had one for about a year. The small star fish that they sent pinned my seahorses next to the glass and killed them off. They were near while they lasted.
scott chadwick awe, I’m so sorry to hear that. Really cool that you kept one alive so long though. Those stars are a PAIN! Even for larger species.
Your channel has been invaluable.
Just found your youtube site while searching for more information on dwarf seahorses because you can never know too much! I have to say it was excellent! All those who say it's trash, well, obviously have never owned dwarfs! I currently have 2 10 gallons both with bare bottoms and fake decor. Tried the "natural" route and my tank crashed, luckily was able to save most of them 😞The small tank size has a lot to do with it I think. I just started cycling a 50 gallon for larger seahorses as well. Glad to have run into your videos! Since I have Covid and nothing better to do, you'll be my binge watch lol
I would love to have you on our weekly livestream "Wine Wednesday" to share your experience. I'm so happy to learn that you've found success!
Has the second video been posted yet? BY FAR, this video is my absolute FAVORITE!!
This is really cool. You give us ALL THE INFO. Its a good video! ♡ Thats how I used siphon my tanks too..lol I had hydras once I had to get rid of the tank, I just couldnt get rid of them even with bleach. Ended up getting a new tank.
DarjeelingJelly I’ve been there (having to replace a tank). Honestly, that’s sometimes smarter than trying to fix an out of control issue! I’ve completely restarted...too many times! Thanks so much for the comment and support!
Two tank swap?Wow....don't know about that. Great info; absolutely perfect presentation.
I’m sooooo in love with seahorses omg there my favorite it’s my dream to own them but I never will I don’t have the knowledge or experience if I made a mistake I’d be too devastated I’m wayyyy to scared to do something wrong and hurt them 😰I’ve never even owned a salt water anything but omg these majestic beautiful sea ponies I had no idea dwarfs existed
Your hair is GORG!!!
Thanks❤️
Gorgonian
Yes
Lol! The fist time ive ever heard someone tell me to have a smaller tank for fish.
That One Plant Guy I know right!
Same for certain predator nano fish like scarlet badis and pea puffers
I got my dwarf seahorses on November 3 😁there are 4 of them
I have one of those all in one nanocubes. So do I just cover the intake for the back filter area?
We try to keep up with questions on TH-cam, but Lucie and I are quicker with questions on Seahorse Whisperer Society on Facebook or messenger! Or of course seahorsewhisperer.com!
Can you share a link on where to buy the correct kind of Formalin? I can't seem to figure out what is the correct kind to get???
Would they eat Ocean Nutrition's shrimp off Amazon? I'd love to get a tank of these, but I'm put-off by needing to hatch brine shrimp too. Thanks!
I really enjoyed the technical terms u use..swishy, Shakey lol...good video...but one hell of a lot of work....
yes. the dwarfs are way more work. Many think they save money because dwarfs are cheap. But, they don't understand the live food cost and etc. I'm glad you're here. Is the video quiet? I'm working on my audio.....and it seems really low?
first reef vid will be up by morning. I appreciate your feedback. I'm off to check out your channel now :)
Seahorse Whisperer the video sound was good...and nothing on my channel to learn...I just watch and learn...a sponge for knowledge....keep em coming 😊
Seahorse Whisperer - Both! Actually had me jumping out of my seat!🤣 But my own fault since I should have been in bed 4 hours ago. Anyway, could hear it all fine, what you are noticing is the fact that each stitched clip has its own volume so it fluctuates. Same effect you get when watching a video that is lower so you turn the volume up, then the next video blasts you out of your seat!😲 I am always adjusting the volume while watching TH-cam. sometimes I'm lazy and will just hit mute and just read the closed captions!🤓
I've watched a few of yours now and honestly they are great! This is the only one I noticed. And it seemed like it was only the selfie video clips that were loud throwing it off. I don't know what video/audio editing software you use for processing but most of the good ones have a volume equalization tool in the audio editing section or the processing section, one of mine is just a box to click so can easily miss. If yours doesn't there are many low-cost and free software options, or apps depending on where you upload from, that can easily process it before you upload. But honestly, you are fine without that, considering the quality service and time you give, if a viewer can't hit a volume button once or twice to get this kind of detailed information for free they can move right on to the next!👿👉👣🤣
I have to apologize for rambling on with unsolicited advice you clearly were not looking for.🤐 It is just when it comes to something I am good at and passionate about I can't help but to jump in and just hope to not get slapped!😓 But I'm sure you know all about that seeing how passionate you are about sea horses and taking the time to help others care for theirs correctly so hoping it was ok. If by chance you ever do have actual questions or need any help please feel free to message me. I absolutely love working with digital media, pushing the limit wherever I can, even though you wound not think it since all I have is a couple of videos of my dog, but that's because I can't help sharing her cuteness.💕🐶
I'm sure I will be doing same thing by watching more of your videos when take the jump and get a tank. Always wanted some but just recently started talking about it after watching Deep Blue Planet.🐳 Actually, I have always wanted sea horses but even more so I have always wanted sea dragons, but I don't even know legal since never seen one in tank.... But I am now realizing I'm extremely rambling because I am soooo tired and already 5 hours past bedtime so thanks for letting me ramble and goodnight! 😌😔😴⛼
Angelina Callahan nothing like hitting it on the head...lots of rambling there lol...of course I'm kidding...just had to throw that in there 😁
Where did you get that “tomtom” siphon?? I really NEED one ASAP! I taste tank water every time I siphon... not a pro yet. But learning so much from you, THANK YOU!!
www.marinedepot.com/aqua-lifter-dosing-pump-tom-aquatics
@@SeahorseWhisperer OH it’s discontinued
Hello do you have any articles on how to enrich the brine shrimp I can’t seem to find any
We are working on some! We are also working on videos to show techniques! I can answer any specific questions until we get them done!
Thank you I will be contacting you so you can see me setup coming soon ..My Name is Terri and Im Loving the. Idea of being A Breeder of Dwarf Seahorses
Quick question. I’ve just bought a 5 gallon tank and I’m new to keeping seahorses. I’m doing a lot of research before I buy a few next month and during the start of the video, you said you could keep 20-40 sea horses per 5 gallons. I was hoping to start off with just a small herd of females for a couple of weeks just to make sure I had the basics of keeping them. Would it be OK to keep a small group like that in a 5 gallon tank? I wouldn’t want to begin breeding them and then suddenly realise I couldn’t cope.
Sure you you can, but the difficulty with dwarfs is to keep enough live food suspended while keeping a good water quality. Also enriched baby brine shrimps will loose their nutritive quality if they stay too long in the tank. So it can be tricky to find the right amount of food : enough for the seahorses to feed easily, but not to much because they will end up in filtration and loose nutritive quality. One "trick"is to use a very small light to concentrate most BBS at the opposite side of the filter, so most BBS will stay out of the filter. Flow should be dial so some bbs are still all over the tank but most are still available as far as possible from the filter. Of course, more hitchs will be on that concentration spot. Hope that helps.
I use a turkey baster for my siphon
I have been told live rock and sand is a must for dwarf seahorses and having trouble getting nitrate down in my 10 gal it has been running for 4 to 5 months
Appaloosas Saulsberry stay tuned for the real reef rock video :).
In my opinion, the risks and hitchikers are not worth the good things that live rock brings to the table. Most people with longterm success use artificial items within the dwarf tank.
What are your nitrates running?
What have you tried so far to lower them? Are the seahorses acting differently than before the nitrates?
at first water test shows 40 was told water change 20 % every 3 day then retest it still at 40 then had another water change 30 % retested had a tiny crab die and it went to 80% so I decided to for go my saltwater tank and go back to freshwater. I running before I get my seahorses I wanted it just right first.
I might try it without live sand and rock and see how it goes thanks for your time
I’m sorry to hear that you had such troubles. But I bet your freshwater tank is awesome!
I’m wondering if you were using tap water in the saltwater tank? I have really bad water in my area, that has nitrates of 20 right out of the tap. So, I had to get an Rodi system to clean my water for my tanks. If you are using tap water, check the nitrates of the water BEFORE you put it in the tank!
Hello, I have a genuine question and please do not hate me for it, I want to know y’all’s opinion on my options here!
I work at a fish store and am a very experienced fish/ reef keeper with several tanks and one of them is the 40oz picotank by biota which I have had running at my job for months and a pretty good tank established, everything quarantined and pest free. Mostly macro algae with some mushrooms, zoas, and a Kenya tree (which I am effy about as after a lot of research I’m still trying to see if the polyps on that are of any danger, but I’m ready to toss it if needed.)
I’ve been testing it constantly and it’s pretty stable on salinity at 1.025, 0’s on ammonia and nitrite with 2.0ppm nitrate (which is just a result of me having plenty of copepods, a few live mysis, and a few tiny snails to keep everything running.) while still testing good for reef elements as well, although I’m not concerned about that.
We recently had a batch of dwarfs come in, and I’ve been able to keep an eye on the last of the batch who hasn’t sold in three months now and I believe I have even caught eating some frozen calanus shrimp! I’ve seen studies of people keeping a breeding pair in a 2 liter container.
Water changes and feeding shouldn’t be much of an issue as I have a brine hatchery for another project anyway and am ready to grab some enrichment for some,and with plenty of larger tanks and the water to match should I need anything else.
At the moment, I’m also unable to order more to the store so I couldn’t really just get him a group to sell/ get more for him myself until further notice, and while this isn’t something I’d ever recommend for a customer I’m curious if you think this is possible or if I am way over my head?
Thanks for all advice!
What are your thoughts on using Macroalgae with them?
I am just wondering the same thing?!
Completely depends on the setup! If you can describe the plans you have, I can give you a better answer.
For example, what size is the tank? Will a sump be attached? Sand? How many h. Zosterae? Do you plan to quarantine the macros?
I’m not at all trying to avoid the questions :). But there aren’t simple answers.
The reason most people steer clear of macros in a dwarf tank is because the tiniest hydroid or aptasia can be a killer. So let me know more about your overall plans, and I’ll help you get some pretty macros in a dwarf tank!
Can you use simple seashells for decoration ? thats my other question i have decided to use no substrate as all the tutorials shown said to do so and im ok with that . I have a solution by cutting out the round shape of my tank and putting it on the bottom on the outside of the tank where i set it down . I know brine shrimp are the food they want and plan to start a colony to keep a continuous supply. What else can they eat besides brine shrimp ?
Jersey, brine shrimp has to be enriched in order to provide enough nutrition. And, the hatchery should be cleaned often to prevent bacterial issues. Copepods are a great supplemental food for dwarfs. Check out reedmariculture.com for copepods, and how to culture them. Because dwarfs can only eat tiny foods, and they eat so many of them, culturing pods and having an efficient brine shrimp hatchery are they true key to success with these little seahorses.
they can also be given small species of mysis, small species of amphipods. Sadly they are not available in the trade
thank you so much for this information , I am still trying to do lots of research so I can make sure they are well taken care of. I really am excited to keep them.
Jersey Devil please be sure to share them with us when you get the tank running!
will do!
Had some dwarfs for about six months. They was in a ten gallon. Tank with a sponge filter. Had babies but a small starfish was killing them at night. They were fun while they lasted.
Are there any bigger, easier seahorses that can be kept in a 5 gallon?
Unfortunately not. At least not in the market
I keep successfu dwarfs for about 4 years now in a reef tank with 2 drwagonets and 4 snails
I'd love to hear more about your experience! Can you tell me more about the reef tank? How many gallons ? What are you feeding the dwarf seahorses? What other fish and coral are in the tank?
@@SeahorseWhisperer sorry for the late answer, I just saw your comment. I have a 20 g Aquarium. I use UV Light, a small skimmer, filtration (NO carbon - I had bad experiences). In the aquarium I have mostly non photosynthetic gorgonians and some mushrooms (all of them harmless). I prefer a as natural as it gets enviroment. Since NP Gorgonians I don't use the light all day which I find is less stressful for the seahorses. Dragonets are extremely peaceful and slow and they eat the same live food ( I breed copepods etc. Live food).I feed multiple times a day and created caves in the tank for the live food to reproduce and hide. I also use often phytoplankton.
In the tank I have a cleaning crew ( snails etc.) And Hawaiian shrimps. They are as small as the seahorses and when they reproduce, they provide excellent live food as well. Actually everything the shrimp reproduce after a while the seahorses do as well. If you have any questions im happy to answer. 😊
What media do you put in filter
In the video, I believe Lucie used floss and sponge as the mechanical filtration for the tank. We also talked about this on the Wine Wednesday 4/22/2020. I hope to have the website completed soon, but in the meantime....please join us on Wednesdays to ask any questions, or join us in Seahorse Source's Group on facebook with an immediate need.
Hi Kelly @seahorsewhisperer! I find your channel fascinating. I have had dwarf and large seahorses off and on over the years. For some reason, my latest experiences with larger seahorses a couple of years ago were a disaster, and I'm not sure why. I am amazed that you have so much success with them, but aren't interested in dwarf seahorses. I have a "nature" topic YT channel (not around anywhere near as long as you), but the channel mostly talks about my dwarf seahorses which I have been pretty successful with. I just thought it interesting that we have different thoughts about large vs dwarf seahorses. Anyway, I thought it would be fun to connect. ~Theresa @cowfishpro
Where do you get your fish medicine?
i was mad asf when i seen her wedding ring
so do you have a sump in your dwarf tank? can you make a video i'm curious :)
I'm in the process of making a video for the dwarf tank that I am setting up :). I do not have dwarfs yet.
Seahorse Whisperer okay! thanks :)
Sure you can!
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I don't think that you can get Dwarf Seahorses in Australia. They are so cute.
How do you know if you're dwarf seahorses are happy
does panacur kills macro?
It depends on the species of algae. Caulerpas and most gracilaria are not affected, but I lost a few others when I treated for hydroids. Different people have reported different results, so Do a little test: take little clippings of all your algae in the tank, put the clippings into a container of tank water from a water change, and dose the panacur. Then you will know how they will all react. Definitely don't use it will coral, gorgonians, or those types of things. And, remember that the rock can soak it up and leech it back out, so there will be risk in using any treated rock in a tank with coral. When I treated for hydroids, I put the rock back into the tank with gorgonians, and everything was fine. But, I can't promise that will always be the case. Finally, don't forget that it will also kill bristleworms, starfish, and other Cnidarians, and the die off could cause an ammonia spike. Have an ammonia test kit to monitor and be ready to do water changes if there's a problem. When I treated, I did so in a bucket outside the tank. But, I understand that is not always possible. Prime is good for emergencies too, because it can stop an ammonia spike from becoming deadly.
Shekina Shalom haven’t had any problem yet. But doing a test on a small piece outside the tank is the easiest way to be sure that the macro species you keep will tolerate the meds.
What’s the cheapest place to get larger seahorses? I’m sixteen so money is kind of a struggle haha. But I’ve really been wanting to try Seahorses out!! Is there any cheap places with nice horses?
Where are you located? I'd be happy to connect you with a local breeder. Currently in the US, the best resources include Seahorse Source, Seahorse Savvy and of course always check with your local reefing club. The first two are professional breeders ( whom I can personally give credit to for excellence), but I also know many breeders who only work with locals in their areas (that care so much about their seahorses that you can't go wrong buying from them). In Australia, check with Chris from Seahorse World. In the UK, check with Tom Hornsby. And feel free to ask about a specific area.
Damn a really hot seahorse women
I have a 15gallon tank dwarf seahorses
What about pygmy seahorses?
kriSTD, ang maarteng KSP pygmy seahorses are too difficult for the hobby atm. Scientists even have trouble. They have gotten pygmy seahorses to approx 6 months, but just can’t keep food/nutrition up in captivity. Many pygmy species eat things we can’t culture yet, and at this time....they should be left in the ocean. Im a firm believer that we should not take from the ocean if at all possible. There’s a huge difference between experts collecting fish sustainably for research or aquaculture reasons, and hobbyists trying to keep fish that we darn well know need more than we can give. In this video, I talk a lot about dwarfs being comparable to fry. They are MORE difficult than adult captive bred seahorses, and my aim is to help anyone ready to keep them, but also educate anyone who is not. Pygmy seahorses (IMO) should not be in tanks at this time. And dwarfs should only be kept by someone ready to dedicate the time and tank space to care for them correctly.
Sorry if that sounds harsh. Captive breeding makes every difference, and allows us to keep seahorses easily in homes. I fully support this. But also support conservation and being smart about what we can and can’t do sustainably. I hope things do change, because pygmy seahorses are adorable!
@@SeahorseWhisperer Thank you very much for the indepth info. No, you dont sound harsh to me. You make a lot of sense. Thanks again
How much do seahorses cost ?(USAprice)
What’s a breeder that I could buy from
Depends completely on the species and the company. Seahorses can range from $10 for a dwarf to hundreds for a CB quality Reidi. What are you looking for?
Seahorse Whisperer well although I’ve been in the marine hobby for quite sometime & seahorses would my most difficult fish I would keep I would start with the most economic . If they cost $10 I would definitely buy them
I would not advise $10 seahorses :). They would undoubtedly be wild caught, or h. Zosterae (dwarf seahorses). Dwarfs need live foods, so you end up spending more in the long run on feeds. I did not read your full question, sorry. Some good breeders include Seahorse Source and Seahorse Savvy. In the UK, Tom Hornsby is one of the best breeders. Success with seahorses begins with buying captive bred. They will eat frozen foods, and were raised in an aquarium (which means they won’t stress out as much). Many people get upset about the price of a seahorse, or the shipping costs, but it’s truly a case of quality or quantity. I still have my original seahorses (now many years old) because I paid for quality :). Seahorses actually are not that difficult, if you buy with CB. Tell Dan @ seahorse source or Alyssa at Seahorse Savvy that Kelly sent you :).
You can also check at your local reef club. Many locals are finding success breeding the easier species. For h. erectus, you’ll probably pay $70-$120 a piece, but can find deals on pairs. If you do decide to buy seahorses, come to Wine Wednesday and show us! We’d love to see and help if needed.
Seahorse Whisperer well in my 20 gallon nano reef I have a full refugium of live foods there wont be a problem I set up a aquamax nano with some dry rock added a bunch caulerpa Algae so I think I could give it a try with wild caught seahorses that could be a good challenge, any sellers who sell wild caught ?
Seahorse Whisperer I’m looking for dwarf seahorses do you know where I can get any would love some from you but let me know if anything please
Can I order seahorses from your place please 🙏
Hi there I found your video very helpful but I have a question that im not sure if this will work or not but what about these filters? They are not expensive and id have no problem tossing them every so often. I have a 3 Gallon 260 view KollerCreation tank I was given as a early birthday gift and want to make it my new seahorse haven. I have wanted these all my life but i never had the confidence to try until now. I have been doing a lot of research but this is the item in question. It works the same way you spoke of but it has the sponge and carbon, i was wondering if this could work it looks very similar to other filters ive seen used. www.pet.co.nz/product/fish/small-world-filter-cartridge/5687 IF these do I would stock up on them so all i need to do is change them and trash the old one. Please let me know
Jersey, I’m not personally seeing any problem, but let me refer this question to the “dwarf pro” lucie! She’ll answer shortly!
By changing filterm you are basically reseting the tank and removing the essential good bacterias from the tank. Also, another thing to consider is the fact that throwing something just for ease of cleaning is a pure waste. There is many much plastic waste in the world and maybe it s time to change our way of consumption...
also this filters will trap fry, probably juveniles too. The surface for beneficial bacterias is too small for dwarfs in my opinion. You don t especially need carbon also.
Thank you !!
Well that is why I was asking questions before I did anything . I have not purchased a filtration system and trying to find the best way to go about it. I want to have my ducks in a row BEFORE I start any of this.
They should change the name from fry to ponys
How to breed them?
riditro raiyan put makes and females in a tank :). Lol. Erectus and dwarfs are breeding machines. Getting fry isn’t the hard part. Raising them is. Maybe lucie will do us a dwarf breeding video!!!??
Thank you very much..
If i change the water everyday 10% and another weekly 30%
Is it okay?
Another and last question how much babies the can produce in one time?
Riditro Raiyan it depend on your filtration, total volume, number of dwarfs... Without experience of high bioload saltwater fishs, i would say no
Tank is foggy
The Video is very interesting. But i have to say, that i have hippocampus zosterae and i think it is not as difficult. For sure, it is different from a normal seawater aquarium. I have startet with freshwater around 10 years ago and seawater almost 6 years ago. And i have heard so many opinions from people who have much larger tanks, or have much more tanks than i do. And all of them told me that i need some special technical things. And special waters with some different types of magnesium and so on. But i found out that the best way to keep a tank alive, is to keep it biologicaly active. And how do i do that? Well, with algea. I do not have a sump underneath the tank or other unneeded sh**. I have a lot of algey inside the tank and only live rock. Also in my seahorse tank. I have normal sand. Normal live rock. Normal inverterates like nassarius snales, cone snails (not the deadly ones). I have small hermit crabs. And it works. The sea horses are fine. I feed them every day with 3ml of live artemia. On sunday they do not get anything. I have a normal pump inside the tank. The filtration is only some active carbon. Ive glued a 5mm sponge onto the inlet od the filter. So they dont get sucked in. There is a current flow and the dwarfs love it. The swim around and they are happy and healthy. Here in austria you can get offsprings from germany. Hippocampus zosterae are endangered thats why you cant get them as wild catched (but they are expancive. One costs about 75€, 85$)
So i think that it is not needed to overreact like this. Just make sure that the aquarium is kept alive eith small animals who clean up the tank and a diverse plancton variety.
But thanks for the video. Maybe for some people this is very helping. Also, your other videos are great. Greatings from Austria🇦🇹
And i do a 10% percent water change every week and clean the sand with the syphon
Actually, h. Zosterae are not currently endangered, but many have petitioned for the listing. It could happen, but has not yet. Dwarf seahorses are not commonly captive bred because the farming cost cannot compete with that of wild collected. If one was concerned with them being vulnerable, it’s even more of a reason to avoid keeping them. Dwarf seahorses have a shorter life span and require live foods. Wild seahorses in general are more likely to have parasites, worms and/or etc that shorten their life span even further. That being said, if someone WANTS to keep dwarfs, this video and article merely provides the things to consider, and the advice of experts.
I appreciate your opinion and am the first to say that there are MANY ways to find success with seahorses. I’m very glad that your seahorses do well in your set up. I too have natural set ups full of macroalgae and rock and love it. However, the tiny h. Zosterae is more at risk when it comes to hydroids, hitchhikers, and etc. this is the reason most choose the safer route of using fake decorations. This does not make your method wrong :). Just explaining why that is our advice.
Again, I’m glad to hear your methods are working, and would love to see your aquarium sometime!
In europe it is not alowed to sell wild ones. You can only get some from common breeders. Maybe thats why they are so much more expensive than in the us.
I must have missed the Australian comment. The laws are def different. But, wouldn’t the cost of raising seahorses make CB species in the US MORE expensive here?
They are born and raised in germany. I know some people who sell them to aquatic shops. But they need a special certificat from the german government, the eruopean union and i as keeper (and as the one who is buying them from the shop) also need papers from the austrian (not Australia) government. It is like a passport for dwarf seahorse. 😂
the lady herself doesn't actually know what she's talking about. she admits that she's never owned a dwarf seahorse before. but knows a friend who does "lol"
You got me! I've never owned dwarf seahorses, because I know how much work they require! WE made this video to ensure that anyone considering dwarf seahorses understood that they need LIVE feedings and different circumstances from the larger species. My friend Lucie - THAT DOES KEEP DWARF SEAHORSES - helped me put together the video, advice and supplied the photos. Instead of picking me apart, why not support the good information?
Whilst beautiful creatures, who really wants to buy any fish/pet that only lasts up to 2 years? :( Not for me :)
I prefer the larger species also. I've had erectus live over 10 years. With dwarf seahorses, they have babies so often.....you wouldn't keep the same seahorses more than a few years, but you would have more. The choice between species definitely depends on your goals.
You squeeze the sponge to get all the debris out. She know nothing about sponge filters. SMDH
so, you would suggest letting sponge filters just sit, getting clogged up, until what point?
If your sponge filter is inhabited by good bacteria, you don't want to lose it. Luckily, you can give a quick squeeze or swish in old tank water.....that eliminates all of the gunk and organics stuck to the outside, while still keeping the good bacteria on the inside. But....try again!