Fallen Posted June 21, 2003 Report Share Posted June 21, 2003 Hey all :lol: I have so far failed to raise baby seahorses thus far. the first batch happened about 4 days after buying a male that turned out to be pregger's. So wasn't ready at all, and between the filter and some shrimp that i put in for the seahorses to hunt and eat, which turned out to be the hunters and got quite a few of the babies instead :-? , I ended up with none. :evil: I have since have had 2 other preg's aswell but I must be feeding them the wrong food (Mainly Brine shrimp) or not enough, either way they aren't surviving, Plus i am using seawater from Pukarua bay, so figure that there are organism's in the water to give them a varied diet but that isn't working. So would love any inside knowledge, on how to increase the odd's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 21, 2003 Report Share Posted June 21, 2003 It is my understanding that seahorses are very hard to keep fed as adults and the babies would be more so. They need much smaller food than brine shrimp. Contact a public aquarium or similar place to see how they feed them. I remember visiting a place out at Island Bay I think. A laboratory of some sort and they kept all sorts of marinelife caught from the bay. They could help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shilo Posted June 21, 2003 Report Share Posted June 21, 2003 This doesn't answer your question, but you might find it interesting reading. Niwa are currently doing tests on seahorse aquaculture and are enriching the brine shrimp (feeding up before feeding out) to increase growth rates. http://www.niwa.cri.nz/ncfa/fau/2003-06/seahorse You might want to try emailing the author about fry food. Cheers Shilo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted June 22, 2003 Report Share Posted June 22, 2003 Baby seahorses get bloated very easily when feeding. You have to put a black ring round the top 50mm of the tank and a cover that is lightproof. When the brine shrimp are added they will be attracted to the light coming through the sides of the tank and will swim below the surface. The seahorses will then take the brineshrimp below the waterlevel and not get bloated. After feeding (30 minutes or so) all excess brineshrimp have to be removed and a 25-50% water change done. If you can set up a continuous water change system even better. If not, the waterchange method will work ok. They need to be fed at least 3 times a day. For more info, you could contact the seahorse farm in Napier Ph (06) 834 0998. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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