More seahorse info?

coryjac0b · 05-16-2005, 01:53 PM

I've been reading the recent posts, and was wondering what i could do with this spare 30g i have laying around, and seahorses sounds like a good idea, does anyone have a website that is seahorse specific, like about ordering them, and breeding. The LFS store never has anything like that, so i would have to order them, i'm lucky when i got my snowflake eel, but please post any sites you have that have more info. thx

**Fishfirst** · 05-16-2005, 02:18 PM

http://www.seahorse.org/

maxpayne_lhp · 05-19-2005, 03:32 AM

Wow, cool! I always love these guys. Well is it easy to keep/ breed seahorses? I've not owned marine tanks before...
Thanks!

mlefev · 05-19-2005, 03:55 AM

I've had friends that raise and breed sea-horses. I honestly would say they're no more difficult than other aquatic life. You have to learn how to read the water chemical balance for inappropriate levels, feed them properly and give them enough room. Every aquatic species has its own needs, but if you're well educated about it, then the actual maintenance on the animals should be no more difficult than any other. I don't have specific parameters in mind, because I've never tried a saltwater tank, but the site listed should have more than enough information on hand to allow you to have a great chance of a successful environment for them.

maxpayne_lhp · 05-19-2005, 04:58 AM

Ok. Thanks! They really interest me!
I don't know if there're seahorses available in the petshops here. But I know that there're many in the coast. Do you guys' petshops raise them or catch them?

**Scuba Kid** · 05-20-2005, 02:50 PM

seahorses taken out of the wild are very delicate and probably wont eat

maxpayne_lhp · 05-20-2005, 10:43 PM

So you all got them from stores right? It's cool cause marine cultures here are very very expensive... (Tho we have a good coast and reef and things!!!?!!?? Maybe they'd rather export)

mlefev · 05-21-2005, 05:26 AM

I honestly don't know where my friends got theirs. I believe it was from a store, but being that we live in a more remote area, I would assume they went to San Francisco to find such exotics. I'll let you know next time I talk to them. We don't keep in touch like we used to.

**TheOldSalt** · 05-21-2005, 01:07 PM

I'm gonna say this once, anger some people, and be done with it. I can't seem to come up with a nice way to say it, so I won't even try.

On second thought, forget it.

05-16-2005, 01:53 PM	#1
coryjac0b Fishy Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 19	More seahorse info? I've been reading the recent posts, and was wondering what i could do with this spare 30g i have laying around, and seahorses sounds like a good idea, does anyone have a website that is seahorse specific, like about ordering them, and breeding. The LFS store never has anything like that, so i would have to order them, i'm lucky when i got my snowflake eel, but please post any sites you have that have more info. thx

05-16-2005, 02:18 PM	#2
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,541	http://www.seahorse.org/ __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

05-19-2005, 03:32 AM	#3
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	Wow, cool! I always love these guys. Well is it easy to keep/ breed seahorses? I've not owned marine tanks before... Thanks! __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

05-19-2005, 04:58 AM	#5
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	Ok. Thanks! They really interest me! I don't know if there're seahorses available in the petshops here. But I know that there're many in the coast. Do you guys' petshops raise them or catch them? __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

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Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,221	seahorses taken out of the wild are very delicate and probably wont eat __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

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05-19-2005, 03:55 AM	#4
mlefev Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: California Age: 26 Posts: 817	I've had friends that raise and breed sea-horses. I honestly would say they're no more difficult than other aquatic life. You have to learn how to read the water chemical balance for inappropriate levels, feed them properly and give them enough room. Every aquatic species has its own needs, but if you're well educated about it, then the actual maintenance on the animals should be no more difficult than any other. I don't have specific parameters in mind, because I've never tried a saltwater tank, but the site listed should have more than enough information on hand to allow you to have a great chance of a successful environment for them.

05-20-2005, 10:43 PM	#7
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	So you all got them from stores right? It's cool cause marine cultures here are very very expensive... (Tho we have a good coast and reef and things!!!?!!?? Maybe they'd rather export) __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

05-21-2005, 05:26 AM	#8
mlefev Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: California Age: 26 Posts: 817	I honestly don't know where my friends got theirs. I believe it was from a store, but being that we live in a more remote area, I would assume they went to San Francisco to find such exotics. I'll let you know next time I talk to them. We don't keep in touch like we used to.

05-21-2005, 01:07 PM	#9
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,358	I'm gonna say this once, anger some people, and be done with it. I can't seem to come up with a nice way to say it, so I won't even try. On second thought, forget it. Last edited by TheOldSalt; 05-21-2005 at 01:24 PM.

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