Baby seahorses

That's so cool! Best of luck to you!

 

I hope your babies are doing well! Can't wait to see pictures, it sounds like you must be doing something right! I have always wanted a seahorse and when my 120 is set up I am planning on having one in my nano cube. I am looking forward to following your post.

 

Congrats, I always love to see people have luck with breeding.

What is your tank temp?

What do you feed the adults?

 

Thank you,  I checked again and they all look fine, I have seing them eating the baby brine shrimp.   At night I syphon the water from the nursery and add clean water, they also have a plant that they hitch on.  The temp is at 75.
I just hope they make it, they are soooo cute it would brake my heart to see them die /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/sad.gif
The father, since he has given birth is not eating as much maybe cuz of the labor. I will keep everyone posted and thanks again.
can someone teach me how to post pics here? they are a little big now and appear good in a pic /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/smile.gif

 

Congrats on the babies! I think to post pics you need to get a photobucket account and then copy the HTML address for your pic and then copy to ur reply. Congrats again!

 

to save you time and hassle with those pics you can email them to me and I'll get them posted for you if you'd like. - Email is kraig@thewilfordfamily.com There is a thread somewhere on how to post the pics.

 

Emailed pics to Kraig.....Thanks Kraig

 

Oh, I hope they make it for you!  I would also love to have a couple!

 

We Got PICS!!!!

 

wow thats a fantastic look sea horse. what kind are they? seems almost purple!

 

I would LOVE a couple. If u figure out a price let me know!

 

I did made a mistake in regards to what kind of seahorses they are. I own 2 pairs of mustangs and 2 pairs of sunburst, the ones that had the babies are the sunburst, the father in the above pic is kinda reddish.   They can camoflash to different colors, I have yellow polyps and sometimes they turn yellowish /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/biggrin.gif


Thank you all and a special thanks to Kraig.

 

Very nice! I think everyone, in theory, would like a seahorse, but they need a special species only tank, if I'm not correct....maybe you should talk about your set-up and care, I don't think they're for everybody /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/smile.gif I see you have some nice grasses growing in the tank, how long has it been running and what other macros and livestock are in the tank?

 

You are exactly right!  My son and I have been planning on setting up a seahorse only tank for a long time and even have the tank, just haven't set it up yet.
I too wonder how long the tank these seahorses were in was set up before they were added, what else she has in the system, and what she has been feeding them? They must be pretty happy! /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/smile.gif

 

they can be held in a tank with other fish, very calm fish. no aggressiveness and no fast swimmers

temps need to be around the 75* mark to help with their immunities.

some say low flow, some say it doesnt matter.

no hermits or crabs are recommended for CUC to be safe from injury

taller tanks can be used to watch their mating "dance" its definitely a sight to see

 

phishcrazee, you are right, seahorses usually need long tanks but its not necessary. All seahorses need 30 or more gal aquariums except dwarf seahorses. Only friendly seahorse tank mates such as watchman goby, wrasse and with the wrasse though it would be a good idea to add him after the seahorses are in the tank otherwise they might get territorial. Pests in the aquarium such a fire worm can be dangerous to seahorses, they are curious little creatures and might get stung by the worms,also light is not that important, as long as they have daylight. They eat alot of mysis shrimp mixed with vitamins (I use vibrance that I got from ocean rider which are completely awesome people) twice a day.
I think what is hard is that at first they are shy animals and can get stressed very easy, they are also sensitive to gas bubble. Gas bubble is a disease that can kill them, it is very important to have Diamox and that is hard to find because its a people med., so if your lucky and know some people that might have it would be great otherwise if infection sets in nothing really can help. Temperatures can't be high only around 72 to 75 degrees the reason why is that it can cause viral infections. It is a good idea to have a chiller when owning a seahorse. They also need a mate, they fall in love like we do except for them its for life lol so if one dies the widower can stop eating and goes in to depression and his immune system becomes vulnerable to diseases.
About the babies, unfortunately I was not ready, I didn't have live BB shrimp, the eggs take up to 24 hours to hatch at seascapes they have live tigger pods and they are to big to eat for the babies. Now I will be ready I'm making my own live Rotifer and have the eggs too, I will be watching for signs of pregnancy. which is hard to catch them mating because they do it on full moon or 1 before dawn.
Thank you for all that cared and helped me with my situation, it was very hard to see the babies die /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/sad.gif 


P.S please if you are planning to get seahorses don't get them from the wild, they are harder to keep. I got mine from Ocean Rider in Hawai they are breeders of seahorses and also have tours in Hawai. when you purchase from them, first you have to pass a training program they are very helpful people.              

 

/DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/sad.gif I wondered how they were doing. Sorry it worked out that way.

 

I am sure you will have better luck next time!

 

Sorry to hear that, but sounds like you'll be ready if it happens again. Ocean Rider sounds great, good idea to make people pass some sort of training before purchasing.

 

Hmm, I would be interested as well