Originally posted by Mrs. Mermaid
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We just set up our first SW tank a little over a month ago, let it run its cycle, etc. The tank is for my son & who originally wanted the standard "Nemo" setup but after visiting LFS changed his mind to seahorses, a mandarin goby & a starfish. After a lot of research I learned that he isn't getting a seahorse nor a mandarin goby for quite a while. They need an established SW tank & that is something that we don't have. Alternatively he ended up with a few damsels & a tomato clown to start. Not what he wanted, but he didn't want dead seahorses either.
I'd rather wait a year or more than kill the little things because of my ignorance, impatience or lack of education on the stock. I learned that most seahorses starve to death so in our case, we are waiting until the tank is ready for them. Most of the people here on HFB are very knowlegable, experienced & helpful. They've come through for me many times & vise versa. My advice would be to listen to their advice, do some more homework, talk to people who have had success & failures with seahorses & wait until your tank is established enough to support them.
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