seahorses had babys

IDK about the ?, BUT do you have any pictures??

you really need a good enrichment - I recommend the ones like Naturose, or Algamac but especially the one Dan underwood makes. Its a special blend.

What species are they. What do you have them in??

Be sure to keep everything as clean as you can. This means having more then one container to move them to so you can breakdown and disinfect.

strong peroxide was my best friend.

T

good Luck. Northern are harder then southern erectus. Like I said, cleaning is key. Once I started using peroxid to clean tanks, nets and BBS, I had better luck.

T

yes ok you do realise that sea horses are immensly hard to look after to be honest I've always been against keeping sea horses

fairly likely sea horses are voracious eaters as they have no stomach and as a result don't get much nutrients from there food

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Originally Posted by rainbow grouper 

yes ok you do realise that sea horses are immensly hard to look after to be honest I've always been against keeping sea horses

Where did you get this info from??????  there are many people that keep them for yrs, even raising multi generations of young. If you set up a proper tank, with proper tank mates and only keep captive bred, anyone can keep horses.

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Originally Posted by TeresaQ 

Where did you get this info from??????  there are many people that keep them for yrs, even raising multi generations of young. If you set up a proper tank, with proper tank mates and only keep captive bred, anyone can keep horses.

 

+1. I know there are a few RESPONSIBLE sea horse keepers on the site.
 

Sounds like you may want to search for a specialized book on the matter; I’m impressed your sea horses had babies, sounds like you created a very natural environment.  I’ve only heard of clown fish breeding in captivity.  “Nice job”.

Birth

White's seahorse, H. whitei

The number of young released by the male seahorse averages 100–200 for most species, but may be as low as 5 for the smaller species, or as high as 1,500. When the fry are ready to be born, the male expels them with muscular contractions. He typically gives birth at night and is ready for the next batch of eggs by morning when his mate returns. Like almost all other fish species, seahorses do not nurture their young after birth. Infants are susceptible to predators or ocean currents which wash them away from feeding grounds or into temperatures too extreme for their delicate bodies. Less than 0.5% of infants survive to adulthood, explaining why litters are so large. These survival rates are actually fairly high compared to other fish, because of their protected gestation, making the process worth the great cost to the father. The eggs of most other fish are abandoned immediately after fertilization

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seahorse 

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Originally Posted by prh123 

Sounds like you may want to search for a specialized book on the matter; I’m impressed your sea horses had babies, sounds like you created a very natural environment.  I’ve only heard of clown fish breeding in captivity.  “Nice job”.

 

Birth

White's seahorse, H. whitei

The number of young released by the male seahorse averages 100–200 for most species, but may be as low as 5 for the smaller species, or as high as 1,500. When the fry are ready to be born, the male expels them with muscular contractions. He typically gives birth at night and is ready for the next batch of eggs by morning when his mate returns. Like almost all other fish species, seahorses do not nurture their young after birth. Infants are susceptible to predators or ocean currents which wash them away from feeding grounds or into temperatures too extreme for their delicate bodies. Less than 0.5% of infants survive to adulthood, explaining why litters are so large. These survival rates are actually fairly high compared to other fish, because of their protected gestation, making the process worth the great cost to the father. The eggs of most other fish are abandoned immediately after fertilization

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seahorse 

 

Read the SH section.....Teresa just raised a bunch...as have many others

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Originally Posted by prh123 

Sounds like you may want to search for a specialized book on the matter; I’m impressed your sea horses had babies, sounds like you created a very natural environment.  I’ve only heard of clown fish breeding in captivity.  “Nice job”.

 

Birth

White's seahorse, H. whitei

The number of young released by the male seahorse averages 100–200 for most species, but may be as low as 5 for the smaller species, or as high as 1,500. When the fry are ready to be born, the male expels them with muscular contractions. He typically gives birth at night and is ready for the next batch of eggs by morning when his mate returns. Like almost all other fish species, seahorses do not nurture their young after birth. Infants are susceptible to predators or ocean currents which wash them away from feeding grounds or into temperatures too extreme for their delicate bodies. Less than 0.5% of infants survive to adulthood, explaining why litters are so large. These survival rates are actually fairly high compared to other fish, because of their protected gestation, making the process worth the great cost to the father. The eggs of most other fish are abandoned immediately after fertilization

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seahorse 

 

Really???? You claim to be a marine biologist and have never heard of any marine fish being raised in captivity other than clownfish? Really? I'm sorry, I'm a moderator here, and maybe it's out of place for me to say this, but I call BS on this. Go research ORA, they've captive bred tons of different marine fish, and they are not the only ones doing it. Many people on this board and others have successfully bred marine fish in their home tanks. I've even bred Maxima clams and Harlequin shrimp in my home.

Please do not give info about critters that you don't know anything about. It's not fair to anyone on this board. Many people, including Terasa, Meowzer and I, successfully keep seahorses, and we are far from the only ones doing it. They absolutely can be kept in a home aquarium, when the proper research and maintenance is done.

I will, thank you; I always wanted to do that.  NJ (when I lived there) appears to have a polluted shore line, its seems to be just sand kicking up (its not blue) , people caught sea horses and butter fly fish in the lagoons at low tide.  They seem delicate it can't be that polluted I would think.  Altantic Ocean is rough water, seems like some fish come up through the jet stream and only survive until winter.

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Originally Posted by prh123 

I will, thank you; I always wanted to do that.  NJ (when I lived there) appears to have a polluted shore line, its seems to be just sand kicking up (its not blue) , people caught sea horses and butter fly fish in the lagoons at low tide.  They seem delicate it can't be that polluted I would think.  Altantic Ocean is rough water, seems like some fish come up through the jet stream and only survive until winter.

There are actually Northern Erectus that live in our waters (I'm on Long Island, NY) that live here year round.

Interesting, On sea horses, and Long Island, I was born in Smithtown, Long Island, I went to grade school there, worked there a few times for Sun Microsystems (1-800-flowers).  I read once divers found Queen Angel fish in Long Island they mentioned jet stream sends them up, I wanted to put them in my tank, the end of the article said they would not survive winter in the NE.

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Originally Posted by BTLDreef 

There are actually Northern Erectus that live in our waters (I'm on Long Island, NY) that live here year round.

Ok, let's get this thread back on track...

Well the good news is that if they seahorses are spawning, they're happy and they'll probably continue to do so, so if you can't save this batch or the next, just keep researching and trying. Good luck!