turtlegirl933
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Can you keep leafy sea dragons in the home aquarium?
Leafy Sea Dragon?
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rykna
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Originally Posted by TeresaQ
if you had a large enough tank, and enough money.
Man, I wish. I asked the same thing about 8 years ago. The Leafy Sea Dragon had just come of the endangered species list. The store I contacted wanted $11,000 for a pair.
They are gorgeous, and big too. Yeah...if I had $25,000 I didn't know what to do with....
if you had a large enough tank, and enough money.
Man, I wish. I asked the same thing about 8 years ago. The Leafy Sea Dragon had just come of the endangered species list. The store I contacted wanted $11,000 for a pair.
They are gorgeous, and big too. Yeah...if I had $25,000 I didn't know what to do with....
nanoreef
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Originally Posted by Rykna
Man, I wish. I asked the same thing about 8 years ago. The Leafy Sea Dragon had just come of the endangered species list. The store I contacted wanted $11,000 for a pair.
They are gorgeous, and big too. Yeah...if I had $25,000 I didn't know what to do with....
Man, I wish. I asked the same thing about 8 years ago. The Leafy Sea Dragon had just come of the endangered species list. The store I contacted wanted $11,000 for a pair.
They are gorgeous, and big too. Yeah...if I had $25,000 I didn't know what to do with....
fmarini
Member
Actually--
these fish are protected and its illegal to collect them.
Thats said, captive bred offspring occasionally pop up.
last yr on a japanese website, there were a few leafy seadragon babies for sale. they were captive bred offspring. IIRC they were ~5grand USD/ea
Also remember these are temperate water fish so they require cold water, and they only eat live shrimp.
I was speaking to a curator of a public aquarium a few years back, and she mentioned that it cost more than her yearly salary to pay for the live shrimp their leafy exhibit ate.
gotta have deep pockets for these fish
these fish are protected and its illegal to collect them.
Thats said, captive bred offspring occasionally pop up.
last yr on a japanese website, there were a few leafy seadragon babies for sale. they were captive bred offspring. IIRC they were ~5grand USD/ea
Also remember these are temperate water fish so they require cold water, and they only eat live shrimp.
I was speaking to a curator of a public aquarium a few years back, and she mentioned that it cost more than her yearly salary to pay for the live shrimp their leafy exhibit ate.
gotta have deep pockets for these fish
zeke92
Active Member
Originally Posted by FMarini
Actually--
these fish are protected and its illegal to collect them.
Thats said, captive bred offspring occasionally pop up.
last yr on a japanese website, there were a few leafy seadragon babies for sale. they were captive bred offspring. IIRC they were ~5grand USD/ea
Also remember these are temperate water fish so they require cold water, and they only eat live shrimp.
I was speaking to a curator of a public aquarium a few years back, and she mentioned that it cost more than her yearly salary to pay for the live shrimp their leafy exhibit ate.
gotta have deep pockets for these fish
most people would have to spend there entire years salary to keep them alive and healthy. but anyway you CAN get them tho. you can get them captive bred from people that got theres before they made it illegal or if they have permits.
Actually--
these fish are protected and its illegal to collect them.
Thats said, captive bred offspring occasionally pop up.
last yr on a japanese website, there were a few leafy seadragon babies for sale. they were captive bred offspring. IIRC they were ~5grand USD/ea
Also remember these are temperate water fish so they require cold water, and they only eat live shrimp.
I was speaking to a curator of a public aquarium a few years back, and she mentioned that it cost more than her yearly salary to pay for the live shrimp their leafy exhibit ate.
gotta have deep pockets for these fish
most people would have to spend there entire years salary to keep them alive and healthy. but anyway you CAN get them tho. you can get them captive bred from people that got theres before they made it illegal or if they have permits.