Pot Bellied Seahorses

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UPDATE: Horses are here...I have pictures!
For now I am acclimating them...These are the two from Sam on eBay...The girl is named Freckles...I haven't named my boy yet. I turned off the light for now while they acclimate, I turned on the light to get a picture and they were going nuts trying to get out of the bag...they are very active and that back fin is twice the size of the fins on the Kuda and Erectus. They are pretty wiggly trying to escape the bag...Once released I will try for better pics...

 
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Update pictures:
I acclimated them the way Seahorse source said to do, make sure the temp is the same and release them...The male is very stressed and went and hid... I think I will do the drip method on the next arrivals..this made me too nervous.
Freckles is very active and is all over the place. I hope the boy comes around soon and quits hiding. I only took one picture of him to give him time to adjust, he is swimming fine but he is not happy.
He doesn't think I can see him in the corner....SHHH

Now my girl...since she is out and about I invaded her space and took lots of pictures. The flash doesn't bother her at all...she is FAST!
She is going all out from the other side of the tank..she stopped short of hitting the glass.

This picture is a keeper..she stopped to look at the bubbles

On the move again

 
novahobbies

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LOVE IT!
They look awesome!!!
They're bigger than I imagined they would be to start. I have to remind myself that this is a 90g tank I'm looking at.
 
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Originally Posted by novahobbies http:///t/391007/pot-bellied-seahorses/140#post_3470543
Please, ma'am.....may we have some more??
LOL...I shut the lights off hoping to ease the males transition...he moved deeper to the back in the rocks...I can see him, he is upright but very unhappy. I think the girl bothered him at his last hiding spot and he went deeper to get away from her...I tried to get her to eat but she wasn't interested. I won't panic until tomorrow. I will certainly be posting some more pictures....hope the male comes out to play. They are supposed to be very active, and the hiding in the rocks is a very bad sign.
I paid for the other horses before Sams, that ebay fellow with the "larger horses". He said he didn't get his payment...but my paylpal account says otherwise. I am always leery of ripoffs. I know with paypal I can get my money back. I talked on the phone and the guy insists that paypal is just being slow and as soon as he gets his payment he will ship the horses, man I sure hope this does not turn out bad.
I had thought I was ordering first from Sam, but it turned out to be another guy selling potbelly horses, and on eBay once you bid you are stuck if you are not outbid. I ordered the last two from Sam and his are here already.
 
novahobbies

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Don't panic about the paypal thing JUST yet. As a member of "the other side," I can tell you that paypal practices are shady and questionable to say the least. The notion that they are "on the customer's side" is in my opinion a cover for their delaying and interest-earning tactics when they take advantageof sellers.
Yes, I have been burned by paypal as a seller, and won't use them. Ever. I don't feel like getting into the particulars, but suffice it to say, they have stolen an appreciable sum of money from me, and would have taken more if I had let them.
Now, I agree if the transaction isn't posted within a week, you should contact paypal and look into it. Definitely. But I would NOT be surprised in the least to see money leave your account and go into limbo for a day or three before it shows up in the seller's account. It has happened to me. What happens to the money in between? Who can say? Well, paypal bankers can say, but they sure aren't tellin!
Sorry. I'm stepping off of my soapbox.
 
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Originally Posted by novahobbies http:///t/391007/pot-bellied-seahorses/140#post_3470570
Don't panic about the paypal thing JUST yet. As a member of "the other side," I can tell you that paypal practices are shady and questionable to say the least. The notion that they are "on the customer's side" is in my opinion a cover for their delaying and interest-earning tactics when they take advantageof sellers.
Yes, I have been burned by paypal as a seller, and won't use them. Ever. I don't feel like getting into the particulars, but suffice it to say, they have stolen an appreciable sum of money from me, and would have taken more if I had let them.
Now, I agree if the transaction isn't posted within a week, you should contact paypal and look into it. Definitely. But I would NOT be surprised in the least to see money leave your account and go into limbo for a day or three before it shows up in the seller's account. It has happened to me. What happens to the money in between? Who can say? Well, paypal bankers can say, but they sure aren't tellin!
Sorry. I'm stepping off of my soapbox.
I contacted paypal...They gave me a laundry list of reasons why a person would have not yet recieved thier money. Something about not confirming e-mail addresses. I forwarded the list to the seller to check on his end to see if any pertained to him. I have not heard back yet form him. Now keep in mind I have been online for a few days and the folks who I got the shell from had no problems, nor a lady who I purchased a nice blouse from...so my paypal is linked correctly with eBay. Sam got his money too.
Here is what they told me...
Every now and then a payment is sent but fails to arrive at the seller's account.
This is easy to fix, and usually happens for one of the following reasons:
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The buyer didn't enter the seller's email correctly. Take a quick look at your order so you're sure you got it right.
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The seller didn't confirm their email address during the PayPal registration process. Ask them to confirm it, and the "missing" payment should appear in their account.
The email address you used to send your payment is not the address currently linked to the seller's PayPal account. Ask them to add this new email address to their account and confirm it, and your payment should soon be there waiting for them
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Originally Posted by meowzer http:///t/391007/pot-bellied-seahorses/140#post_3470571
WOW....they look great.....2 different colors too
When will they get their big pot bellies??
LOL...I assume when they are breeding age. The male has a very white tummy and all I have read says they fill it with water to show the female how big thay can make it get and the bigger the pouch the more she will like it.
 
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I had an issue with the chiller..it would reach the right temp and cut off like it should, but within mimutes it was running again and saying the temp was back up to 68 and climbing...I figured I better get things insulated ASAP....Well I just got finished insulating the tank...as I was working in the very back I notice something glowing...it was the controller for the titanium heater that was set at 82..

It was just a metal tube and laying on the bottom of the first section of the sump behind the return pump and I didn't notice it, even when I emptied it, and the controller was all the way in the back of the stand unseen. I had 100% forgotten about it.
As for the horses: The female hid and I can't find her. The male has peeked out a few times....I hope by tomorrow they come out and are alright...I'm worried about them. I did get a tracking number from the other breeder...my second set of horses are on their way and will be here tomorrow. My nerves won't settle until I see them eating and active.
 
novahobbies

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So...from that last post, are we to assume that the paypal issue has been taken care of?
LOL sorry to hear about the heater, but at least you found it before it became a big deal!
 
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Originally Posted by novahobbies http:///t/391007/pot-bellied-seahorses/140#post_3470618
So...from that last post, are we to assume that the paypal issue has been taken care of?
LOL sorry to hear about the heater, but at least you found it before it became a big deal!
Yes, paypal blamed it on the seller...I sent him a message with the instructions Paypal offered, and the next thing I know I have a message and a tracking number.
The tank is sitting at a steady 66.8 and I see the horses upright and looking like they will make it through the night, I have moon lights so I can see them. You know I cleaned that whole tank and emptied the sump...it's really a blessing the acrylic sump wasn't melted while it was empty. That heater burned my hand a bit when I grabbed it...of course it was working overtime from the cold water.
I won't feel able to relax about the horses until they eat...So say a prayer and cross toes and fingers for the morning feeding time.
 
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Im glad you found that rogue heater and everything seems to be going better this time around :)
make sure you record their first meal!!
 
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Originally Posted by smallreef http:///t/391007/pot-bellied-seahorses/140#post_3470645
Im glad you found that rogue heater and everything seems to be going better this time around :)
make sure you record their first meal!!
Fred is sitting up high in the tank...by the intake tube of the over flow filter I added. So at least he felt safe enough in the night to not continue hiding in the rocks. I don't know where Freckles spent the night. Lights are not on yet, I'm on the edge of my seat to see if they will eat this morning. I could hardly sleep, I kept checking the tank thru the night.
I need to harvest the macros in the 56g today too...the prolifera is pretty thick in there...does anybody want some? I hate to toss it out.
 
flower

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UPDATE pictures:
Thay ate!!!

This morning they both ate, Freckles decided to hunt in the back rocks for leftovers so no new pictures of her...but Fred came out to play...
Freckles in the rocks. The only pic of her today

Look at that head...

Caught right in the act of eating

ZOOM...it's time to investigate...no more holding still for pictures, the rest are a blur.
 
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