Cross Breeds

can sea horses live in fresh water?

yesterday i bought a fish tank and mixed in my angel fish, transparent fish, dragon fish, sword tail, and black moore fish together can i buy a sea horse, and a sea star fish and put all of them together? can i add a lion fish

Public Comments

1. Nope, A seahorse will die in minutes in freshwater, as would a sea star. MM
2. actually the fish you have purchased already should never be together already. do more research please. sea horses are almost impossible to keep alive in the best of circumstances and given that their name is "sea" horses they are only found in the sea.
3. no, sea stars and sea horses live in salt water. You would end up killing them if you put them in with your freshies.
4. Sea horses need to be put in a salt water tank that has been monitored closely, the salt levels and ph levels need to be exact, and the water needs to be moving slightly, and the tank has to be set up for at least a month before putting the seahorses in, and there are lots of things that cannot be in the same tank. And you should have more than one seahorse.
5. You would be wasting your money.
6. no...only saltwater
7. If the name of the animal, "SEA Horse" and "SEA Star", doesn't answer the question, you should not be allowed to have children. Also, the Black Moore is a Goldfish that needs cold water, and you put it in with fish that need warm water... this will kill the Goldfish eventually. The Lionfish is also a "saltwater only" fish. Nosoop4u
8. GOOGLE SEARCH THEM IF THEY LIVE IN THE SEA NO! lion fish, sea stars, and sea horses live in the sea you cant keep them with your freshwater community.
9. no you cannot add any saltwater fish to a freshwater tank, some are brakish fish and can survive in both, but they need a few wekk acclimation to adjust. look up brackish fish.