NEED HELP, Jelly fish or Sea Horses

[jrossjr79]

Ok, I am tired of the wifey nagging that she wants this, she wants that, but I alwys end up having to tell her that she cant get that in this tank, either because A: its not a reef safe fish and will go after everything eating it all up, or B: because again its a reef tank and it is a different type of setup.

The three types she loves are Lion Fish, Jelly Fish, and Sea Horses. I wouldnt mind setting up a Nano Jelly fish tank or a Nano Sea Horse tank. But I need pointers on both. Type of tank, minimum size of tank, parameters, type of water movement, lighting, etc?

Thanks

[Zack]

Look up "jellyquarium" jelly fishes cannot be just put in a normal reef tank. Same with sea horses. Lionfish are "reef safe" but I heard they eat inverts/

[jrossjr79]

ya I was going to get a Dwarf Lionfish, but I have inverts in there now, a couple of scarlet reef Hermits, plan to get a few shrimp, which is why I dont want a lionfish, even a dwarf lionfish.

What I know right now as far as jellyfish are they have to be in a tank with now hard edges and has to be cold water, just dont know how cold. And sea horses need something to cling on to and cant be in a tank with to much water movement.

[Zack]

If I remember correctly it was water of 50 something degrees? Most jelly fish tanks I've seen were circular ones with low flow and no decorations.

[SABOB]

I'm in the same boat, my wife will sit out in the car because everything she wants I tell her won't work in current tank......Then I say "If I had a bigger tank"


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[jrossjr79]

lol, same here, but I dont dare tell her it is because I need a bigger tank, have to tell the kids I need a bigger tank for what they want. Especially my daughter since she wants a tank to represent "Finding Nemo", I always have to tell her I cant get a Blue Hippo Tang, or a yellow tang. I can get the clown fish, but I want to have it paired with an anemone, but I dont have the proper lighting just yet for it or for any coral at the moment.

[jrossjr79]

If I remember correctly it was water of 50 something degrees? Most jelly fish tanks I've seen were circular ones with low flow and no decorations.

O oh ok, thought it was a medium flow. I knew about the no decorations, mainly cause they will inadvertanly hurt themselves.

[Zack]

Well it's hard to guage how much the flow is, but in most I've seen the jelly's are only moving with their bodies, not from flow.