Seahorses?

[Chrispixx]

Found one, a Freshwater Horse...

[URL="http/www.mro.org/mr/archive/24-3/images/horse.jpg"]http/www.mro.org/mr/archive/24-3/images/horse.jpg[/URL]

ROTFLMAO.......

That was good.. i bet you couldnt resist that.

 

[Ace Of Spades]

Found one, a Freshwater Horse...

<a href="http/www.mro.org/mr/archive/24-3/images/horse.jpg" target="_blank">http/www.mro.org/mr/archive/24-3/images/horse.jpg</a>

ROTFLMAO.......

That was good.. i bet you couldnt resist that.

I know it was cheesy but I really couldnt help myself XD

 

[andywg]

(why do i feel like every discussion with you is like a legal argument?! lol.... not that that's a bad thing mind you)

Because too many people on this board make sweeping statements that aren't true. Look how many people in the SW section say you can't have anything other than the Berlin system or the Berlin mixed with the Jaubert system. Mention bioballs and cannister filters and they all claim these magicvally produce high nitrates.

All I tend to do is point that other methods of flaying felines exist.

but seahorses are tricky to acclimitise and get feeding, so new keepers are relativley likley to experience loss early on, and as such I'd still class them as delicate.

Sorry to be a bit picky again, but: it's mostly wild caught sea horses that have the feeding problems. Captive bred tend to feed absolutely fine on frozen.

never mind thought it's all a bit hypothetical, i suspect you andy and i would all agree that in principal the OP can keep seahorses if she wants to, she just needs to do a whole bunch of research into marine keeping first.

I am very much in agreement.

 

[suzee]

Hi all, thanks for the advice re seahorses.

I didn't realise they were so specialist and I wouldn't want to keep anything I didn't feel confident about caring for so I won't go for seahorses (though are lovely though!!).

Re platys - the one that was hiding away is now out and about and is eating well, she's had 5 babies!! She does have a swimbladder problem though, could this have been caused by giving birth, we never noticed it before as she pretty much hid awat straight away, only coming out to feed very briefly.

I don't want to sound like a 'crawler' but this site is great, I've had lots of advice and have had many questions answered just by reading other posts!! Its great!!

Thanks again,

Suzee xx

 

[aquila]

never mind thought it's all a bit hypothetical, i suspect you andy and i would all agree that in principal the OP can keep seahorses if she wants to, she just needs to do a whole bunch of research into marine keeping first.

I am inclined to agree, although I still think in practice you're better off learning the principles of fishkeeping on a more forgiving species - everyone makes mistakes when they're starting out, even those who've gone to the trouble of reading up and researching, and it'd be a whole lot cheaper to make those mistakes on some platies than on seahorses. Even though it is possible to run a marine tank for significantly less than many people think, the cost of seahorses alone might make you think twice.

Do understand what you're getting at, however.