Relocating Seahorses

[Sparkypn]

Am looking at shifting seahorses, approx 400km, Am intending to use plastic bags in chilly bin. My questions is do I need to put anything in the bag as hitching post and if so what would you suggest. Am new to keeping them and any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

[Alan]

If they are coldwater ones.

Freeze a milk-bottle of water and wrap it in newspaper,

and have that in the chilly bin with them.

Don't know about hitching posts for them tho.

I just had some seaweed in with them, so guess that coud be said that I did.

Alan 104

[seahorsemad]

I drove mine up from Napier to Auckland a couple of weeks ago without a hitching post and they were fine. The seahorse farm sends them in an overnight courier to Auckland without a hitching post as well. In saying that, when they do get couriered overnight they are exhuasted so i would suggest if you could put a hitching post in a bag they would appreciate it . I would use some marine rope. You can buy it from most marine shops. It will float but it will give them something to hold on to when they get exhuasted and it is soft enough not to puncture a hole in the bags. Alternatively you could use one branch of a plastic plant. I would also put two seahorses to a bag as they can hold onto each other and have a rest occasionally.

[Sparkypn]

All shifted and tank setup, all but one horse seem very happy, guess time will tell with number 6, Thanks for advice