I got a seahorse a week ago!! It's still alive!

I will be interested in watching this thread, keep us posted on the seahorse's progress. I also have a 29g right now, but am looking to get a bigger tank soon and thought of keeping the 29g just for corals and seahorses too.
Good luck with yours, when you thinking of getting another one?

 

good job man! get it a friend! as for corals in the tank, get nothing that will sting (euphilia corals, hydnophora, etc.) because they will try and hitch onto it.

 

Please remember also to get corals that will thrive in the temperature range of 68° to 74°F that is best suited for seahorses in an aquarium.
With macro, or with seaweeds, remember too that the lighting required can increase temperatures above the recommended range so that an expensive chiller might be required.

 

Definitely get plants that the seahorse can attach itself to. Put in some seawhips and it will feel more comfortable with its tail wrapped around it. Putting macroalgae will definitely help with keeping your pod population up for him to snack on.

 

Great news about your seahorse doing well! I've wanted one in my reef tank but my flow is far too strong!! Keep the pics coming!

 

Thanks guys for the comments and suggestions! I'm getting him a buddy today or tomorrow. The lfs that i got it from had 2 more but I'm getting the one that is a different color than the one I have now. That was a good picture of a nice seahorse setup. I'm not sure what I'm gonna do with mine. I'll post some pics of the new one when I get it!

 

Congrats on your success so far! My girlfriend wants me to try to keep a seahorse, but like many others here I don't think I'd be able to keep it healthy. Maybe someday haha, but anyways good luck!

 

Guys i got my seahorse a buddy! Will post pics tomorrow! It's doing fine so far.

 

Congrats on the seahorse is great it's eating frozen (means it should survive)good luck... and the 1st one looks like a female. You don't have pics of the 2nd

Adding some macro is good for hitching to , pods, water quality & adds some interest for your ponies.
I have a 46 gallon that I'll be putting seahorses , macro, compatible fish and corals into, but I'm also hooking up a 10 gallon fuge to it too so there will be plenty of pods for snacking on (I'm gonna make sure they'll eat frozen before I buy though).

 

At this point, the seahorse is still to small to sex.
All look like females until fully developed which in the case of males can be over a year old before the changes occur sometimes.
In the reidis I've raised, I've had males develop around 5 months later than the earlier developed males in the same batch.