leafy seadragon
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steeliathunder
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a have a tattoo of one on my arm!
i dont think they can be kept in home aquaria. they have a great permanent exhibit of them at the chattanooga aquarium though.
i dont think they can be kept in home aquaria. they have a great permanent exhibit of them at the chattanooga aquarium though.
steeliathunder
Member
that would be awesome!!! they are my favorite creature ever. Good luck in your research!
zeke92
Active Member
well if you think about it this site don't have leafy seadragons so if someone posted a link for me to see a price there not loosing any business at all. plus i only buy from local LFS's anyway =P
someitmes people need to remember rules btu also add sence to the equation. for example, though external links are usually bad in this situation, there would be no business lost.
..i used to mod a lot of forums, so is why i posted that.
someitmes people need to remember rules btu also add sence to the equation. for example, though external links are usually bad in this situation, there would be no business lost.
..i used to mod a lot of forums, so is why i posted that.
alix2.0
Active Member
Originally Posted by zeke92
well if you think about it this site don't have leafy seadragons so if someone posted a link for me to see a price there not loosing any business at all. plus i only buy from local LFS's anyway =P
someitmes people need to remember rules btu also add sence to the equation. for example, though external links are usually bad in this situation, there would be no business lost.
..i used to mod a lot of forums, so is why i posted that.
it probably wouldnt be a problem if the linked site sold ONLY sea dragons, but if they sell ANYTHING SWF also sells then it would be a competitor.
well if you think about it this site don't have leafy seadragons so if someone posted a link for me to see a price there not loosing any business at all. plus i only buy from local LFS's anyway =P
someitmes people need to remember rules btu also add sence to the equation. for example, though external links are usually bad in this situation, there would be no business lost.
..i used to mod a lot of forums, so is why i posted that.
it probably wouldnt be a problem if the linked site sold ONLY sea dragons, but if they sell ANYTHING SWF also sells then it would be a competitor.
joebob7
Member
here i just found this it was written a while ago
i dont mean to rain on your parade though
A 1996 assessment by the Australian government's Department of Environmental Heritage indicates "It [the Leafy Sea Dragon] is now completely protected in South Australia because demand for aquarium specimens threatened the species with extinction." Currently the specific law which protects them is called the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
and since they are only found in australia i guess that means
no leafy sea dragons
i dont mean to rain on your parade though
A 1996 assessment by the Australian government's Department of Environmental Heritage indicates "It [the Leafy Sea Dragon] is now completely protected in South Australia because demand for aquarium specimens threatened the species with extinction." Currently the specific law which protects them is called the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
and since they are only found in australia i guess that means
no leafy sea dragons
joebob7
Member
WAIT theres hope
i just found that they are expensive
but can be bought by captive breeders as long as the dragons were caught before the conservation law went into effect
this is from wikipedia so i dont know if i should trust it though
well i dont know if this helps
i guess i just posted 3 times and made no progress
i just found that they are expensive
but can be bought by captive breeders as long as the dragons were caught before the conservation law went into effect
this is from wikipedia so i dont know if i should trust it though
well i dont know if this helps
i guess i just posted 3 times and made no progress
ophiura
Active Member
Originally Posted by zeke92
well if you think about it this site don't have leafy seadragons so if someone posted a link for me to see a price there not loosing any business at all. plus i only buy from local LFS's anyway =P
someitmes people need to remember rules btu also add sence to the equation. for example, though external links are usually bad in this situation, there would be no business lost.
..i used to mod a lot of forums, so is why i posted that.
Please understand it is across the board.
Please do not request links to other sites.
well if you think about it this site don't have leafy seadragons so if someone posted a link for me to see a price there not loosing any business at all. plus i only buy from local LFS's anyway =P
someitmes people need to remember rules btu also add sence to the equation. for example, though external links are usually bad in this situation, there would be no business lost.
..i used to mod a lot of forums, so is why i posted that.
Please understand it is across the board.
Please do not request links to other sites.
koi lady
Member
Originally Posted by Murf48
Pics Pics !!! can we see some?
Here are the ones I took at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.
Leafy Seadragon.
Seadragon
Very beautiful creatures but extremely delicate. I think for Public Aquariums only due to the care that is needed for these wonderful guys. The tanks they are in approximately 150-200 gallon vertical columns with low - medium flow. Low lighting, no other creatures or sand, and long strands of seaweed. There were only 3-4 dragons in each column.
Pics Pics !!! can we see some?
Here are the ones I took at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.
Leafy Seadragon.
Seadragon
Very beautiful creatures but extremely delicate. I think for Public Aquariums only due to the care that is needed for these wonderful guys. The tanks they are in approximately 150-200 gallon vertical columns with low - medium flow. Low lighting, no other creatures or sand, and long strands of seaweed. There were only 3-4 dragons in each column.
monalisa
Active Member
Originally Posted by zeke92
i was just at shedd aquarium months ago and saw those same exact seahorses
those same horses you posted are the reason i made this topic partly.
Yep, just saw those dragons myself not too long ago as well. I would never venture to imagine that I could keep such delicate creatures to the life span that they deserve. Absolutely breath taking!!
Lisa
i was just at shedd aquarium months ago and saw those same exact seahorses
those same horses you posted are the reason i made this topic partly.
Yep, just saw those dragons myself not too long ago as well. I would never venture to imagine that I could keep such delicate creatures to the life span that they deserve. Absolutely breath taking!!
Lisa
fmarini
Member
Interesting thread,
funny 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.
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
funny 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.
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