my new seahorse pair
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swlover
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Originally Posted by alyssia
Aren't the fry hard to raise? You're lucky, I have NEVER heard of dwarves accepting anything but live brine.
Maybe I did get lucky...they say ignorance is bliss! It was weird how I got them to eat frozen food..I have a couple of crabs in there with them and I knew they were hungry so I just dropped some frozen food in there for them (formula one) and walked away. A little while later I noticed the seahorses going after something and low and behold they were nipping at the frozen food. So a couple days later I had some spirulina flakes and decided to try that, I crushed them up really small..almost like powder & they liked it too. They still like their live food a whole lot better, but every once in a while..maybe once a week I give them frozen and flakes. I have only had them a short while so we will see.
Aren't the fry hard to raise? You're lucky, I have NEVER heard of dwarves accepting anything but live brine.
Maybe I did get lucky...they say ignorance is bliss! It was weird how I got them to eat frozen food..I have a couple of crabs in there with them and I knew they were hungry so I just dropped some frozen food in there for them (formula one) and walked away. A little while later I noticed the seahorses going after something and low and behold they were nipping at the frozen food. So a couple days later I had some spirulina flakes and decided to try that, I crushed them up really small..almost like powder & they liked it too. They still like their live food a whole lot better, but every once in a while..maybe once a week I give them frozen and flakes. I have only had them a short while so we will see.
crox
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Originally Posted by swlover
10 gallon is fine for a pair, they breed like rabbits and before you know it you will have a tank full...well thats my experience with them. I ordered 2 pair for 15 gallon and the one male had his babies during shipping, then a week later my other male had his babies...I had 13 of them in 2 weeks! So you can see how they will fill up a tank in no time, and the babies grow fast, I can bearly tell who is baby and who is adult now, 2 months. Make sure you don't have powerheads in there, and put something over the intake filter cause they will get stuck in there, even the adults. Clean up crew is ok, small hermits, snails, no brittle starfish they will go after the babies, I had a couple disappear, moved the starfish into another tank and no more disappearences. Get a brineshrimp hatchery, they will only accept live foods when you first get them. Now mine are starting to accept frozen foods, and flakes. Because they are so small, you need something like dead seafan for them to hang onto or that fake seaweed. I feed mine 1 time a day and fast on sunday, they say 2 times a day but i found it was polluting my tank too much. I hope this helps you, I'm no expert on seahorses, just stating my experience with them and what I have read about them. I have a great site I go to to learn all I can, email me if you want to check it out and you can get everything seahorse related there.
Are you willing to send me a pair?
10 gallon is fine for a pair, they breed like rabbits and before you know it you will have a tank full...well thats my experience with them. I ordered 2 pair for 15 gallon and the one male had his babies during shipping, then a week later my other male had his babies...I had 13 of them in 2 weeks! So you can see how they will fill up a tank in no time, and the babies grow fast, I can bearly tell who is baby and who is adult now, 2 months. Make sure you don't have powerheads in there, and put something over the intake filter cause they will get stuck in there, even the adults. Clean up crew is ok, small hermits, snails, no brittle starfish they will go after the babies, I had a couple disappear, moved the starfish into another tank and no more disappearences. Get a brineshrimp hatchery, they will only accept live foods when you first get them. Now mine are starting to accept frozen foods, and flakes. Because they are so small, you need something like dead seafan for them to hang onto or that fake seaweed. I feed mine 1 time a day and fast on sunday, they say 2 times a day but i found it was polluting my tank too much. I hope this helps you, I'm no expert on seahorses, just stating my experience with them and what I have read about them. I have a great site I go to to learn all I can, email me if you want to check it out and you can get everything seahorse related there.
Are you willing to send me a pair?
swlover
Member
Originally Posted by Crox
Are you willing to send me a pair?
I only have two females left, my big male was sucked into filter and babies were sold. He was prego again and when I was gone yesterday, the filter sock slipped down and up he went. I'm really upset about that, I'm going to order more but I have to fig. something else out with the filter, maybe a undergravel filter. If you want, when I order again I'll order you some and have them sent to your address. I don't want to post my email address here, is there another way we can talk?
Are you willing to send me a pair?
I only have two females left, my big male was sucked into filter and babies were sold. He was prego again and when I was gone yesterday, the filter sock slipped down and up he went. I'm really upset about that, I'm going to order more but I have to fig. something else out with the filter, maybe a undergravel filter. If you want, when I order again I'll order you some and have them sent to your address. I don't want to post my email address here, is there another way we can talk?
crox
Active Member
Originally Posted by swlover
I only have two females left, my big male was sucked into filter and babies were sold. He was prego again and when I was gone yesterday, the filter sock slipped down and up he went. I'm really upset about that, I'm going to order more but I have to fig. something else out with the filter, maybe a undergravel filter. If you want, when I order again I'll order you some and have them sent to your address. I don't want to post my email address here, is there another way we can talk?
I am sorry about your loss.
I only have two females left, my big male was sucked into filter and babies were sold. He was prego again and when I was gone yesterday, the filter sock slipped down and up he went. I'm really upset about that, I'm going to order more but I have to fig. something else out with the filter, maybe a undergravel filter. If you want, when I order again I'll order you some and have them sent to your address. I don't want to post my email address here, is there another way we can talk?
I am sorry about your loss.
diablo
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well I order stuff in for my matinence accounts. so I got them cheaper than what you would expect. This is similar to the pair that liveaqweria was selling for $500 a pair. looks as if the male is prego already!!!!! time for a challenge!
Originally Posted by goodwin9
DIABLO
Did you get your seahorses locally, or did you buy off the net? Curious, if I may ask, what you paid for your pair. I think that they are outstanding
Originally Posted by goodwin9
DIABLO
Did you get your seahorses locally, or did you buy off the net? Curious, if I may ask, what you paid for your pair. I think that they are outstanding
