I've always wondered how accurate they are. Do they tend to run big or small on their estimates?
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I've always wondered how accurate they are. Do they tend to run big or small on their estimates?
It varies... i agree with kevin...they have been wrong before... i would advise doing research like everyone else... i.e. pick out the coolest looking fish, check out the scientific name, then google it... take a census on the data and theres your best answer... there is a lot of info that LA just doesnt list due to text restrictions as well..
It depends, sometimes they recomend larger tanks then "nessisary" but thats not really the big a deal, it's when they recomend tanks far to small that bothers me. For example I once saw a bumblebee grouper on their site, listed as a having a maximum size of like 4 foot... and being able to live in a 200 gal or something along those lines... suffice to say completely wrong, as they get up to 8 foot, and likely need a couple thousand gallons at that point.
Suffice to say, I rarely use them as my only source of information, even though most of the "common" fish info is correct.
Suffice to say, I rarely use them as my only source of information, even though most of the "common" fish info is correct.
I've tried to do all of my seahorse research on sites like seahorse.com (I may've typed it wrong) I only want 1 pair of them for the 10 gallon. If my fiance lets me upgrade, then they'll go into the larger tank after I've had time to cycle and adjust my LR accordingly... I know even a dwarf Lion needs 100 minimum. On a side note, I found a bristleworm in when I changed my substrate the other day, I've read they're dangerous to "mini horses", what is the safest way (for my rock, and inverts) to make sure I don't have any others hiding in there?
Safest thing is to "nuke" the rock and sand with bleach... other then that... make worm traps google it you should find simple designs. I don't know anything about housing Seahorses, so I can't really comment on it, but I've never had a problem with bristle worms in Reefs, that said, seahorses in general let alone dwarf ones, are quite fragile.
I'm aware of the fragility, like I said, long time researching. I'll have to dig up all the old sites though as this tanks settles in for the long haul. I checked over my rock after I found it, and didn't see any others, but, I didn't catch that one until I was re-arranging... nuking would turn my live rock into just rocks, I'm not too keen on that idea, particularly since I'm still cycling. >_< I've heard of freshwater dips for parasites, would that work on the bristles without damaging too much of my bacteria?
Fresh dips have mixed results, for it to be really effective on something as "big" as a worm you would have to have it in fresh long enough to probably damage your benificial bacteria. If your concerend that you may still have worms traps are probably your best bet, also try to minimize feeding, as they live off left overs and wastes.
I'll have to look into the traps, that's my best bet I think that won't jeapordize my cycle. blurgh... stupid bristleworms!
Why do you want to get rid of them? Bristles don't hurt much and are good wrasse food. I have very few, and very fat and happy wrasses
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I'm not aiming for wrasses, I'm aiming for dwarf seahorses. From everything I've read; Bristleworms + D. Seahorses = Bad Juju.
