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Sorry to hear that. [emoji17] What is the average life span?Thanks, Coming from you thats a huge compliment. that little tank is still going strong. It even made it through a 2 week vacation I took. Had to teach my tank sitter how to hatch brine shrimp, but only had him feed the feeder once every three days.
Ona sad note though, Sea Bisquit passed a few weeks ago. Lived for seven months and after all she had been through that was surprising. Not sure of the cause though. One thing I am noticing about this small tank is that it seems to support and maintain about 15 dwarves. After that they just dont do so well and Its usually the babies that die off first. I think either the O2 drops or the bio load is just too much, beyond 15. I am in the process of designing a DIY bigger AIO tank for them ( greater water volume with a better filtration system). Should be done sometime in January. Hopefully it works out and I can sustain a bigger population.
I wonder if fine sand on the bottom with a coarser grain sand (but not as coarse as crushed) on top would work?I filled it with water today and everything works just as planned, with no leaks. The only hiccup was all my MJ's are too powerful so I had to order a new smaller pump. Not sure what I was thinking. My Mj's push 250 to 300 gph. In a 10 gallon tank that will probably hold 7 gallons total, that's 30 to 40 times turnover through the sump which would be way too much for the ponies and probably blow the substrate all over the place. When I get all the parts in place I will try and do a video so you can see how it works. I would actually prefer sand but With a reverse I wonder if it was cause too much channeling with the flow. I think with these systems almost the courser the better. Will have to look into this some more, or maybe experiment with it. I have both sand and Crushed sitting around here so I can try both and see what works best.
I'm still considering plastic and silk plants. which one is better?here a site to help take care of your pipe fish and sea pony
http://www.petguide.com/breeds/fish/pipefish/
Don't buy seahorses kept with pipefish. They are relatives of seahorses that can carry diseases that a captive bred seahorse has no resistance to. They are likely to carry parasites that are easily passed on to seahorses. The same thing goes for other seahorse relatives.
Decorate with care. Seahorses also need different tank decoration from most fish. Wall to wall live rock would not be a good decoration for them. You should get lots of hitching posts for your seahorses to hook their tails onto. They like that!
- Some common hitching posts include:
- brightly coloured poly rope
- plastic and silk plants
- macro algae
- artificial branching corals
- Live rock is still an important part of a seahorse's tank. Don't put too much of it, though. Tonga rock is a good choice, because it provides both live rock and a hitching post for your seahorse.
- Make sure your tank is the right size. 20 gallons per seahorse is the minimum for a couple of seahorses. 40 gallons per couple of seahorses is for very big seahorse species, like H. abdominalis or H. ingens. The tank should be tall, because seahorses swim vertically. The minimum tank size is three times the tot
- Consider your food options. Captive bred seahorses are usually grown on frozen food. They are also often adapted early to eat whatever is thrown into the tank, though this doesn't fully solve the seahorse feeding problem. Many foods available in the market are not suitable for a seahorse's stable diet. Mysis is a popular frozen food for seahorses that is usually expensive and only available from freshwater sources. Brine shrimp is not very nutritious. Small krill is a good food choice, but many seahorses don't like it.al adult height of the seahorse. This should be after you subtract the depth of your sand bed.
- Feed your seahorse at least twice a day. It is also important to feed young seahorses more often, about three to four times a day as they grow. oh btw they need to eat alot hope this helps
But it's not my case. My betta was injured due to my plastic plants but when I switch to silk plants, it's fine.I've been using plastic plants and rigid coral replications now for 18 yrs and not had that problem at all, Bella.