AboutT.J Expertise I can answer virtually any question on saltwater fish. I have had saltwater aquariums for 8 years, ranging from large reefs to nano reefs. I can answer technical questions on lights, skimmers, heaters, etc. I am knowledgeable on species compatibility, diseases, tank setup, and more. I am EXTREMELY beginner friendly, if you are just starting a tank i will take the time to help you with everything. The only thing I am not too familiar with is breeding saltwater fish, I have had limited experience with breeding, so no breeding questions please.
Also, to answer questions, I need to know your the size of your tank, Lbs of LR, Lbs of live sand, and skimmer/filter/refugium/sump/lighting if applicable. else, it takes me longer to help you
Experience I have kept various reefs, from nano reefs to large reefs. I have had saltwater for 8 years, and am familiar with all equipment and species.
Expert: T.J Date: 7/16/2008 Subject: Sea horses and starfish
Question QUESTION: Dear Tyler
I just purchased a tank and waiting for it to be ready for seahorses. While helping a friend move i was given a chocolate chip starfish. I want to know if it will be compatible with my seahorses to come. Right now the starfish is in the tank.
Please help
Sophia
ANSWER: Hey Sophia
Yep, theyre completely compatible. When you are ready for the seahorses, there will be no problems
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QUESTION: Cool how often do i need to feed the starfish. I have been giving him krill. Also I have aiptasia anemones that came with the live rock. They are growing like crazy is it ok to have them with sea horses? If you can get a list of fish compatible with sea horses that would be great! How long would you recommend letting the tank cycle before getting sea horses? Sorry this is so long. We used water from our established tank and live sand. What do you reccommend?
Help,
Sophia
Answer Yep, they eat krill, brine shrimp, and mysis shrimp. aiptasias are fine with them, aiptasias are just a harm to corals.
with seahorses, most slow moving and smaller fish are fine with them, like oscellaris clownfish, skunk clowns, clown gobies, firefish, etc.
Did you use any cured live rock from your other tank? if so, you should be good to go, if you only transferred over the sand and water, and thats all you used before, it again should be alright. If you are adding uncured live rock, you need to wait a month
if you need a more specific stock list (ex. gobies, firefish, etc) feel free to ask
