Cool that was about my plan. I have some Furan 2 since I read seahorse keepers post on the seahorse first-aid kit and got most of it on hand. Hopefully they eat today
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Sometimes those first few days can be nerve wracking. Its common that they won't eat the first day. Garlic oil to soak the mysis in can entice them sometimes. Its also good to have live food, ghost shrimp, amphipods or artemia just to keep their systems moving.well just got some good news the better half called me and said she just tried to feed them lunch and at first they were a little shy but once the yellow one snatched up a mysis the black one followed suit and they both started chowing down. Between both of them they took in almost the entire cube.
Like you I would be afraid of using flatworm exit without a confirmation that it is seahorse safe. Maybe post on the org and see if any of those seahorse keepers have used it. Or pm @Lionfish Lair or @SeahorseKeeper and see what their experience is.Well I didnt get the new tank the guy sold it on me. As I was cleaning the tank I seen something on my glass that was not the typical baby snail or pod. On closer inspection they are flattworms. Acoel appears to the flatworms. They dont appear to be eating my corals or anything. I was thinking of hitting them with flatworm exit but not sure if they stuff is safe for seahorses. Has anyone had issues using flatworm exit?
our tank that we are setting up for seahorses is a 65. IMO it is the perfect tank for them!From the research I have done so far makes me question using flatworm exit. I have seen that people have used it in pony tanks with success but the toxins released by the dead flatworms are deadly. I can try to siphon them out but the problem is they are so small I highly doubt I can see them all to siphon them. My sump is really to small for a Filter sock to catch them. Since they are not really bothering anything and not to many of them at this time I am just going to leave them alone. I am thinking of getting a Mandarin Goby mainly because the GF wants one but I also hear they may eat flatworms. So if it does great but if not no biggie.
I also sold myself on getting another tank. That way I have more room for filtration with a bigger tank. Would have been nice to get the 65 but oh well. I am still going to get me a tank and I like the foot print of the 65 so thats what I am aiming for right now just got to find one. Then I will start over with dry rock. Once cycled I can move the ponies over and then nuke this tank with flatworm exit once all flatworms are gone then I will move the corals over. So either way I am going to win this fight either the mandarin eats them or I just setup another tank to get rid of them.
We have a custom made sump under ours, I'll take a pic when I get home.I think I would have liked a 65 gallon but I am quite pleased with the 56 gallon too. My sump is in the basement however and I think the cabinet for the 65 would hold a bigger sump.