NEW dwarf seahorses!!

[bronco300]

welp, today i received my DWARF SEAHORSES, they are the most adorable little guys ever...and while in the bag they had babies...so not only did i get 12 seahorses, but about 9 babies or so

 

[bill109]

What!!!!! tht is awesome.. if you can take care of them then woo tht is an amazing find!
bte got anymore pics of the babies..
in the bag huh.. tht is wierd.. must of been wierd to see?

 

[bronco300]

look where the little guy is hangin on! :joy: :joy: ***) ***) :happyfish

 

[bronco300]

thats a nassarius snail just in case you didnt realize...i didnt get to actually see it happened, but all of a sudden there kept being more and more.haha

 

[bronco300]

 

[gnorman]

those are so awesome!!! they make the sand in the tank look huge :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

 

[teresaq]

ok, didnt i just see these same picture.

they are sooo cute, love to see them anywhere

 

[bronco300]

haha, hush you!!! you may talk when you buy my tank,lol

 

[30-xtra high]

you lucky sob...why can't i get a find like that?, ohwell, congrats on your new seahorses... and their babies. raise the babies and sell them, and you'll have basically gotten your seahorses for free.

 

[triga22]

CAn we get a Full tank shot. Also is that sand or cc. How do you filter? Arnt they so delicate. Do you have lr? I know nothing about seahorses. Just wondering

 

[ladylostinsalt]

Oh my goodness!
That is just beyond words! Congrat!

 

[teresaq]

bronco, i see a good op for education.
dwarfs are not for everyone. they need dedication beyond normal saltwater tanks. thier tanks must be pretty much sterile. everything in thier tank must be panicured so that no hydroids get in. They will kill them. you must hatch brine shrimp and gut load them everyday. There is so much more.

 

[bronco300]

yea...these aren't something i just picked up at a local LFS...i ordered them through a site...but i've been around another forum for about a year learning about em...they take daily baby brine shrimp, so you are constantly hatching them twice a day...i have a regular HOB filter which the intake must be covered with something so that those little babies dont get caught in the filter....i have rock, but its not live...i boiled everything i put in because adding live items always raises the risk for hydroids, like teresa said.....alot of people go with the fake freshwater look for these guys, but i like the real look....so i added dead rock and dead sand...its tropic eden...aragasnow i tihnk, or mini fliakes, one of the too....its the fine grade or medium grade stuff, no CC for me...the only flow in there is the filter...they can hardly handle anything, so thats about all you can have safely...i put in a RIO50, but even that is was to strong..so i unplugged it for now....they are the cuteste little guys ever

 

[ginarox]

awesome pitures!!! they are so cute. thanks for sharing, have a great day.

 

[surfinusa]

that is awesome :jumping:

 

[hot883]

Congrats. I wish you luck my friend. Keep us posted. Is the powerhead intake protected? I am sure you thought about that, just checking though. Barry

 

[canisee2]

sweet

 

[teresaq]

hey, maybe you can attach a tube to your power head, and drill holes along it to spread the flow out. mini spray bar with big holes.

 

[bronco300]

i dont have the RIO running right now, too powerful still...i will probably connect a hard tubing like teresa mentioned to make a mini spray bar, but not 100%, didnt have time last night...and to cover the intake i took pantyhose to cover it for now

i'll put a sponge over it soon if i decide to run it again..pantyhose will save them from getting chewed up, b ut they could still get stuck to it i think.......two are still pregnant, so i'll have doubled my stock in the tank in the snap of a finger,lol

 

[bronco300]

sorry bout the some fuzz-y pictures, but deal with it! i was in a rush,haha :joy: