I agree they do need a constant supply of live food which does make the water quality even harder to maintain, they will tolerate higher levels of nitrate but not sudden changes there for larger volumes of water for stable water conditions are needed. I was lucky because i lived near an estuary and i used to catch bucket loads of mysis shrimp for them but it was so sad to just see them get thinner and thinner.Anyway for the amount of time, money and heart break spent meeting their requirements for what you actually get they are best left to public aquariums.

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lol I didn't expect the thread to get this heated lol as for them not doing much, that's what my mum said she loved. How they're just suspended in the water with tiny, almost invisible wings going ten to the dozen.

I've been reading up and seen the amount of work they need. If it were for me I don't think I'd have a problem keeping up but because I'd be buying them for another person I'm buying them the responsibility I think my mum would be up to it but if she's having a bad day she may end up on her power-mad apocolyptic cleaning and forget the seahorses.

Thank you for all the replies

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i never get why people say they need a constant supply of food, i have kept many seahorses healthy and they get fed frozen food same ammount as other fish and they are now huge and breeding

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so is this a debatable topic.. like keeping leos on sand lol. Well alright then, how many people actually keep seahorses?

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I had about 5 years of tropical marine, reefs and fish only keeping experience when i tried seahorses and gave up about 10 yrs or so ago, i dont think there's any reason not to keep them if your keen enough,and i would think by now the equipment may be better then what i had back then, dunno ? or may be i just wasnt good enough (more likely) I dont keep any fish now, run out of room.

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lol thanks Andie I'm sure you were a great keeper

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hi like most things it can be as easy or as difficult you want, i've recently got rid of a 2x1x18" seahorse tank, it had 6 seahorses plus some turbo snails & small hermits, it had tubing fastened around the tank so they could anchor themselves t5 lights, some macro algae to make it look natural, it had undergravel filtration! some would say old fashioned, but it works!! feeding can be a problem, but a bit of thinking can result in a auto feeder, i used an old pill tub i got from a chemist, the grey containers which they dispense from, attach couple of suckers to it drill a tiny hole near top eg 4mm, put your brineshrimp eggs inside stick to inside of tank, when they hatch they swim to the light!! hey presto instant feeder to your seahorse, i also used large pump on the ug, there's plenty of movement for them. i don't have any pics to show you, but visit good shops seek advice on everything, even if it sounds silly still ask & ask again. be expected to pay from £20 upwards for your little horses