Recent content by Hippocampus

I wish that macroalgae would take care of it -- I have a plethora of caulerpa that was daily covered with new hair algae. My problem is necesary overfeeding of my seahorses -- the aren't very aggressive eaters and the other fish in the tank would steal the food before it reached them. I...

Jeremy, hes adorable! Is that an OR Fire Red? I hope that you'll join us at seahorse.org -- we all love to share successful breeding experiences. Donna

I feel your pain. After a tank crash, my tank is going through new tank syndrome again and hair algae has pretty much taken over. Someone told me to try to pull it out in tufts, but every time I try to get any of it, it just breaks up and I end up with a tank full of hairy water. Yuck...

Cerith and true nassarius snails are bottom feeders. Both look like little snorkelers with their shells below the sand. As soon as they scent something at the surface, they bob up and feast. FFE says that the ceriths will clean the algae that collects just below the surface of the sand...

Your seahorses will be fine in your refugium. I have to discount Dave's theory on the DSB, based on my own experience. I have 6" DSB in my seahorse tank and have only had one horse (out of over 80 I raised) with a gas bubble problem. Your water flow may be a little high, but the horses will...