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
What we woke up to in the morning
The fry in thier nursery(goldfish bowl in a 10 gallon tank, half filled with water, an air pump to provide the proper circulation.
The parents were already courting again as I was scooping out the babies!
The proud papa
BTW, this species is VERY hard to raise the fry...we have yet to be succesful.
Raf and Diana