Seahorses tank mates?

[paperdoll]

I have a nano tank with 3 damsels and one trigger.. is it ok to add in seahorses? Or seahorses better suited to a species only tank?

[derf]

trigger in a nano? isn't ur tank too small for it?? anyways, not advisable to hv a trigger wif seahorse.

[paperdoll]

I got a small trigger.... but it seems real shy....

[Tanzy]

The trigger will not only out grow the nano, it will grow bigger than the nano. Soon it will make lunch out of the damsels or the seahorse if you add it.

Try a plastic diver bubbler as a tank mate.

Highly recommended. <_<

[derf]

The trigger will not only out grow the nano, it will grow bigger than the nano. Soon it will make lunch out of the damsels or the seahorse if you add it.

Try a plastic diver bubbler as a tank mate.

Highly recommended.

haha!!!!!

[newdamsel]

heehee... laff my head off~!

thanx tanzy...had a bad day and that was good...

[Achilles Tang]

A seahorse tank should be 'quiet'... no boisterious aggressive fishes that will outcompete them for food or may attack them.

Damsels, clownfishes AND triggers are a no-no.

They should be housed with similar fishes like razorfishes, pipefishes, mandarin fishes, dragonets with similar feeding habits. Basically peaceful tankmates.

I am keeping seahorses, razorfishes and soon, pipefishes in my refugium which is 2ft x 2ft x 1.5ft filled with macroalgae and thousands of pods. I am feeding them with newly hatched BBS everyday. It's a lot of work but that's the way to keep them alive.

You should research more about seahorses and similar fishes for their husbandry and feeding habits.

[Achilles Tang]

My razorfishes during feeding time.

They love feasting on newly hatched BBS!

[ep4546]

seahorse are slow swimmer therefore there is no chance of completeing food with your fishes

[paperdoll]

I saw seahorses at Harlequin today... they are selling at $18....is this expensive?

[B|uEc@rpEt]

Depends on the species