Dear geek:
Actually, if anything, a 10-gallon aquarium is too large for a single pair of Pixies (Hippocampus zosterae). They certainly can survive an aquarium that size without any trouble at all, but the tank would look awfully empty with just a pair of dwarf seahorses in it, and the Pixies are colonial seahorses that do best when kept in small groups rather than as isolated individuals or solo pairs.
I have a lot of information on the care and keeping of Pixies or dwarf seahorses that I would be happy to share with you if you contact me off list, geek. You can reach me at the following e-mail address and I will e-mail you the material: [email protected]
In the meantime, there have been a couple of other discussions on the Ocean Rider Club message board regarding dwarf seahorses that you might also find to be of interest, so please check out the following links when you have a chance:
Click here: Seahorse.com – Seahorse, Sea Life, Marine Life, Aquafarm Sales, Feeds and Accessories – Re:Setting up my very firs
http://www.seahorse.com/option,com_simpleboard/Itemid,144/func,view/catid,2/id,1394/#1394
Click here: Seahorse.com – Seahorse, Sea Life, Marine Life, Aquafarm Sales, Feeds and Accessories – Re:Dwarfs – Ocean Rider Cl
http://www.seahorse.com/option,com_simpleboard/Itemid,/func,view/catid,2/id,1000/#1000
Click here: Seahorse.com – Seahorse, Sea Life, Marine Life, Aquafarm Sales, Feeds and Accessories – Re:pixies – Ocean Rider Cl
http://www.seahorse.com/option,com_simpleboard/Itemid,/func,view/catid,2/id,1216/#1216
They should answer a lot of your questions about the best way to set up your 10-gallon aquarium four Pixies, sir.
To enrich second-instar brine shrimp (Artemia nauplii) and/or adult brine shrimp with Vibrance, follow these instructions:
For enriching or “gut packing” live artmeia (brine shrimp), or other live shrimp or live food of all sizes. Blend 1 teaspoon of Vibrance into 1 cup of water for 3 minutes. Add this to the live food vessel for 30 minutes, or until you see the gut of the animal turn red. Rinse the animals with clean salt water and feed immediately to your seahorses or other fish.
Best of luck with your 10-gallon setup, seahorsegeek!
Happy Trails!
Pete Giwojna
Ocean Rider, Inc. is an Organic Hawaiian-Based Seahorse Aqua-Farm & Aquarium that Follows Strict Good Farming Practices in Raising Seahorses and Other Aquatic Life.
