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I have H. comes and H. erectus together right now and haven't had problems yet, but I am keeping my eye on the H. comes because they are littler and like to hide in the plants.

Pipefish are like seahorses in that they eat brine shrimp and no see ums. I haven't seen one yet that eats frozen, but I am told they are out there. As for schedule 2-3 times a day. The flow seems a bit strong, but I am not an expert on pumps. The CB and emerald shrimps might take a pinch out of...

Originally Posted by TeresaQ Wow thats a lot in only a 30 gal. Love to see pictures. T New updated pics have been taken and will be posted soon. Most of the stuff isn't big so it does fit. I only have 3 pieces of Tongan branch live rock and 2 small pieces of Fiji rock, so lots of hitching...

Originally Posted by ci11337 Just got these guys Friday night, notsure if they are male or female. All the horses looked like the darker one except for the lighter, bigger one. (hes the oddball) they are both doing great!! enjoy! Looks like the darker one is female and the pale one a male...

I have a 30 gal tall with 2 lg erectus ladies, 1 med erectus male, 3 med tigertail males (1 pregnant), and 1 med tigertail female. Multiple zoas, colt corals, mushrooms, leather mushroom, feather dusters, firefish goby, 2 yellow watchman gobies, nassarius snails, hermit crabs, live rock, live...

Originally Posted by NyButterfly03 Thanks! Its been a great day with the exception of this finding Can anybody give me any tips on how to tell males from the females and what too look for when the males are expecting??? TIA I think I read somewhere that pipefish carry their eggs on the...

Originally Posted by veronicad Second, I think it was mentioned about 'putting some carbon into a media bag'...Could you please explain this in more detail? I'm trying to get a mental picture of what that means... Sorry if this is a silly Q, I just don't have any experience. Thanks all...

Originally Posted by larrynews more On page #2 the seahorse on the top right looks to be a male. He has a pouch. The same on page #1 third picture down. Slender pouch but still there. All of them are gorgeous.

Originally Posted by larrynews more https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/atta...1&d=1204816496 It looks like this one is a male to me. I seem to see a pouch.

Originally Posted by larrynews more I think that the gorgeous one on the right is a male. I seem to see a pouch.

Pictures!! Pictures!! Pictures!!! Please???

I am a little bit over middle age. A whopping 56 years this month. A divorced mom, I have a bunch of children and a couple of grandkids. I am an oncology/bone marrow transplant nurse at a hospital in Salt Lake City. I have 5 cats and 1 border collie. My experience with tank life is: 30 gal...

Originally Posted by Suzy You are too kind! Thanks for inviting me here! This site looks very non hostile and welcoming. And, you are always welcome in the basement! Or anywhere actually! Do you have Koi, too? You're very welcome. It is a wonderful site, well taken care of by the moderators...

Originally Posted by Suzy Hey, girl! What up? This site rox! I love a forum dedicated to the coolest fish on the planet! All fish should swim upright! If you guys haven't figured it out, this is Suzy!! She is the breeder I was going to get in touch with to pick her brain about why our...

H. comes. Tiger tail. The five knobs on their coronet, slender snout, and the strips on the tail are the characteristics. Beautiful couple. I have one myself. My LFS was told it was a colored Hippocampus. But I grabbed him fast and love to watch him interact with my other seahorses.