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i like sea horses and i recently saw a sea dragon and i really liked it i was wondering how big tank do they have to be in. i dont know alot about eather so before i get it is there any think i need to know?

By water dragon, what exactly do you mean? The lizard, because thats the only water dragon I've heard of. It appears Arowana are sometimes called dragon fish as well, but you certainly couldnt keep that with a seahorse, since its a freshwater fish.

Second, you shouldn't keep a seahorse, especially if you know nothing about them. They are very delicate animals, and require pretty rigirous care. It sounds like this may be your first marine tank, so keeping horses would be a bad idea.

Last edited by lil_mikey69 at 20-Apr-2005 21:29

Mikey.....they mean a sea dragon...as in Leafy sea dragon.










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Ahh, leafy sea dragon eh? Aren't they an endangered species? If so, it would probably be best not to keep one.

Ahh, leafy sea dragon eh? Aren't they an endangered species? If so, it would probably be best not to keep one.

Most likely a different species. There are severla, none of which are very hardy.

If I remember right, you need a permit to keep a leafy sea dragon. And sea horses are very hard to keep.

Dan


Dan

kk forget about the sea dragon i just saw them and i thought they looked cool but for the seahorse i have the time and money for them and i am willing to research them first. but one question how big tank does the sea horse have to be in?

there are 2 kinds of water dragons, the leafy, and the weedy]http://www.diveline.com.au/Learn2Dive/RipBank%20054.jpg[/link], the [link=leafy
it is VERY hard to even find a leafy for sale ( i do believe they are actually illegal to keep), but you occasionally see a weedy dragon, however, both dragons get to a very large size, somewhere in the range of 18", and will usually tip the scale (price) at around $300 is the cheapest i've seen a weedy, and because of their size, i wouldn't recomend keeping them in anything under a 225 gallon

for the sea horses, there are kinds u can keep in a 5g, but i'd recomend a 20g min, just cus it'd be easier to keep water parameters and maintain

Daka<<<<

Last edited by Dakafall at 21-Apr-2005 18:12

another thing for seahorses are they fresh water? do u need to buy them in groups? do u know a site i can order them from? how much do they cost? and what are their tank mates?

what kinds are there?

To be honest, with questions like that I'm not sure you'll be able to handle Seahorses.

Captive Bread(The only kind you should buy) can go for more than $200 a pair. Individually you can get them for likely no less than $50.

I'd suggest checking out www.seahorse.org Lots of good info there.

I have a seahorse tank......and no ponies in sight. I researched them extensively, as you should. When you are done researching, you will know why there aren't seahorses in my tank