Have you been able to raise any so far? Heard that is the big challenge.

The babies are unfortunately very hard to raise. Unlike many other seahorse species, the babies do not latch on to anything when born an drift around the tank, meanwhile snicking air in the process. The challenge comes to find a small enough food to feed them and in the correct quantity without sacrificing water quality. Oh, and if they snick air, they are in big trouble as they cannot feed and usually die in the process.

Here are some pics for those interested. :)


The male the day before giving birth
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...00/07_05_1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...00/07_05_2.jpg



What we woke up to in the morning
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...00/07_05_3.jpg


The fry in thier nursery(goldfish bowl in a 10 gallon tank, half filled with water, an air pump to provide the proper circulation.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...00/07_05_6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...00/07_05_7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...00/07_05_8.jpg


The parents were already courting again as I was scooping out the babies!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...00/07_05_4.jpg


The proud papa
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...00/07_05_5.jpg

BTW, this species is VERY hard to raise the fry...we have yet to be succesful.



Raf and Diana

I love seahorses, I miss the male/female we had for a year..always lots of young really cool to whatch also. Its a big challenge to raise the young only had success with 1-2 babies out of the whole batch. We kept the parents in the tank and divided a small part for the young and parents but feeding was a struggle constantly. We fed brine shrimp for the most part but lots died when switching them over to another food..When i think about it the only thing i can compare seahorses to when breeding and raising young is discus (freshwater). I definitely hope to successfully raise seahorses in the future! You've got some nice seahorses there i wish you the best of luck.