I have had a seahorse in my fuge for a while now. I wanted to try one and the safest place was my fuge. I have been cycling the lights with my tank since I added it. Prior to the seahorse my fuge lights ran 24/7. My question is....Does anyone see a problem with leaving the fuge light on 24/7 while the seahorse in it?
seahorse question
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Crazy Seahorse Lady
I can't really say for sure... but my guess is that having the light on 24/7 would cause stress for the seahorse - they do "sleep" at night. Could you run the fuge on a reverse schedule instead?
Also, seahorses don't really like being alone - has the fuge got room for a second seahorse?
Also, seahorses don't really like being alone - has the fuge got room for a second seahorse?
steve-s
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How much macro algae is in the fuge portion of your sump and what species? If not a great amount relative to total water volume, I doubt it will have much impact on pH so running the lights the same as the main shouldn't be an issue. The species of the algae may be a concern though.
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Steve
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Steve
It is a pain cycling the fuge light. That is the main reason I was asking. I guess I will be setting up a species only tank soon. I have a question for the people whoe keep horses. What have you had luck with when feeding? My fuge is loaded with pods. I watch it eat regularly but I have also tried to feed it frozen foods without any luck. I am afraid in a species only tank I will not be able to keep the pod population up enogh for it/them.
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Crazy Seahorse Lady
Keep trying the frozen mysis blow it around with a turkey baster or hold it right in front of them and wiggle it (in your fingers, tweezers, or whatever). Some people say garlic helps. Will it eat enriched adult brine shrimp? If so it might be easier to feed that for awhile (although it is NOT a good long term food) then mix in frozen brine, then when it's eating frozen brine start mixing in the mysis.
While it is still eating live you can use ghost shrimp or larvae/young of any shrimp. If you get it eating ghost shrimp you can train to frozen by first injuring the shrimp.. then almost kill the shrimp.. then try just killed shrimp.. then on to frozen.
I've got links to several food sources on my website here:
http://www.worldofseahorses.com/Links.htm
You should try to gutload anything it is eating with some quality food - amphipods can be fed new hatch brine or good flake food.
While it is still eating live you can use ghost shrimp or larvae/young of any shrimp. If you get it eating ghost shrimp you can train to frozen by first injuring the shrimp.. then almost kill the shrimp.. then try just killed shrimp.. then on to frozen.
I've got links to several food sources on my website here:
http://www.worldofseahorses.com/Links.htm
You should try to gutload anything it is eating with some quality food - amphipods can be fed new hatch brine or good flake food.
I have tried brine, mysis, cyclopeeze with a small baster. I will try it with the tweezers. I have not seen it eat anything I have tried to feed it. I have only seen it eating amphipods. The fuge has room for a second horse but I would prefer getting a tank for them before adding a second one. This one was just a trial run to see how it did.
