Seahorse Babies

LouiseH · #1 (**permalink**) 22-06-2011, 10:18 PM

Thought I would post a couple of pictures of my H.erectus seahorse fry. Ed had around 15 babies on Sunday, around 50 more today and hopefully will have the rest tomorrow

hawksport · #2 (**permalink**) 22-06-2011, 10:34 PM

well done
what is the expected survival rate?
it can't be easy maintaining water quality while keeping enough food in the water

Dally Banjo · #3 (**permalink**) 23-06-2011, 06:21 AM

LouiseH · #4 (**permalink**) 23-06-2011, 06:57 AM

Erectus are amongst the easier species to raise. Survival rates could be as high as 75 - 95% for the most experienced keepers. I have had marginal success with mine to date, although previously I had given most broods away.

The water quality is the biggest issue and is bacteria growth in the tank is the biggest killer so I have to keep the tanks as clean as possible. Normally, I rotate the tanks, daily, cleaning with bleach in between. I also use phytoplankton in the tanks which has a natural anti-biotic property and feed them around 4 times a day

Dally Banjo · #5 (**permalink**) 23-06-2011, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by LouiseH

Erectus are amongst the easier species to raise. Survival rates could be as high as 75 - 95% for the most experienced keepers. I have had marginal success with mine to date, although previously I had given most broods away.

The water quality is the biggest issue and is bacteria growth in the tank is the biggest killer so I have to keep the tanks as clean as possible. Normally, I rotate the tanks, daily, cleaning with bleach in between. I also use phytoplankton in the tanks which has a natural anti-biotic property and feed them around 4 times a day

Good luck with them all & dont forget to keep adding pics pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Cassia · #6 (**permalink**) 23-06-2011, 07:04 AM

Hooah!

You should certainly stick around these forums, we're short of an experienced seahorse keeper.

LouiseH · #7 (**permalink**) 23-06-2011, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Chillinator

Hooah!

You should certainly stick around these forums, we're short of an experienced seahorse keeper.

I surely will

I have a bit of a zoo, so I'm really loving this forum!!

Here's a pic of my 6 month old that I raised (sadly I lost his siblings when I accidentally contaminated the water), and then another of an 11 week old baby who is now 4 months old.

magpie · #8 (**permalink**) 23-06-2011, 01:59 PM

Wow, amazing pics!

momentofmadness · #9 (**permalink**) 23-06-2011, 02:05 PM

WoW.. they are pretty amazing..

More pics needed as they grow..

LouiseH · #10 (**permalink**) 24-06-2011, 12:25 PM

We had more babies today

These are H.zosterae, or dwarf seahorses. They are the smallest species of seahorse available to hobbyists right now with the average size being about 1 inch.

The great thing about these little guys is that they can just be left in the tank with the parents as they eat exactly the same food. However, in my opinion, these are the most difficult seahorse to keep.

The pictures not great as the babies are tiny, but you can probably see from these pics that they much more resemble an adult seahorse than the erectus babies which are quite translucent at birth

We also have some 2.5 week olds in the same tank and they are at least double in size than their younger siblings.

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