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- Montclair, NJ
Seahorse & Pipefish Haven
- Thread starter Domboski
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- Montclair, NJ
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- Montclair, NJ
- Location
- Montclair, NJ
- Location
- Montclair, NJ
- Location
- Montclair, NJ
This fish is for the advanced aquarist only
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- Montclair, NJ
It took me about 2 weeks to get it eating tiny pellets. It was real difficult to get it eating them. I literally worked with the fish (I have two) several times a day. I froze pellets to a bleached acro to start. The key was to find healthy and fat specimens. I also spent quite a few bucks buying some acros for food in the beginning. I have found that the majority of specimens offered for sale are already pretty emaciated which makes it impossible for them to survive. They become mal-nutritioned rather quickly.
I still have to feed them several times a day to make sure they are getting enough food. My water params are terrible. I can not keep most SPS in my tank any longer.
There is a lot of good info on keeping them here: Marine Breeders
I still have to feed them several times a day to make sure they are getting enough food. My water params are terrible. I can not keep most SPS in my tank any longer.
There is a lot of good info on keeping them here: Marine Breeders
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- Montclair, NJ
Most of them are pretty high maintenance. I have a few different kinds of live phyto cultures and several types of powder plankton to feed them. All of the seafans do not accept the same type of phyto and not all phyto has enough nutrition. I have to target feed a couple of times a day and once every night.
- Location
- New Rochelle
Very nice. Is that the 120g from jhale? I love those seafans also. Are there others that you don't need to feed and totally photosynthetic?
- Location
- Montclair, NJ
Thank you. No I have not set up jhale's 120 yet. This is the one I already had.
I have not come across an easy seafan. There are many easy Gorgonians though. I've recently been told by someone that they have access to a photosynthetic hardy seafan that grows quickly and they were supposed to get me one but I haven't heard anything since. If I come across one I'll post it here.
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- Montclair, NJ
Thanks Xavi! I don't remember where I got them :scratch: J/K
I hope your move went smoothly. Make sure you stick around the board and update your location :biggrin:
- Location
- Montclair, NJ
Thanks everyone! :hug:
- Location
- Montclair, NJ
I can appreciate that. If you checked the link provided they are being bred in captivity. So hopefully in the near future, captive bred OSFF will be available to the hobby. The OSFF is in a similar situation that seahorses were in when they first showed up in the trade. Many people felt seahorses were better off in the ocean (all marine organisms are IMO) and impossible to keep in captivity. But now thery are readily available eating prepared foods.
Of course this doesn't mean any ol' joe should be buying the OSFF. In time they will be available when they are much easier to keep
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