Hippocamupus @ big als

[AndyL]

Just since I know there are a few of us who have been looking...

Big als has a dozen or so Hippocamus (?? Think it was erectus ?? You'd think with having to obtain CITES permits, they could at least put the proper latin name) in stock.

Andy

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

They have them in the Lower Mainland Big Al's too.

Don't mean to be a downer but....

Just make sure they're eating frzn mysis before purchase (the ones I saw weren't) or you've just bought a seahorse (H. kudas & hystrix "thorny or spikey seahorse") that you'll watch starve to death in your tank. Hopefully people buying them will have their seahorse tank already set up because these are among the hardest fish to keep & they really don't survive new tank syndrome. They need mature, stable systems, hopefully overrun with live pods & mysis.

Anthony (aka SeaHorse_Fanatic)

[Beverly]

I concur with Anthony. Wild caught seahorses often do not ever accept frozen mysis as a food source. A mature tank is a definite must.

Research for seahorse keeping:

http://www.syngnathid.org/

http://www.seahorse.org/

[Nate]

yep, we have kuda's and barbouri...The names were posted on the tank!

Thanks putting our name out there...

Big Als
Nate

Edit: several of them were eating mysis the first day!

[AndyL]

Originally Posted by BigALs_nate

yep, we have kuda's and barbouri...The names were posted on the tank!

When I was in this afternoon, the tags simply said "Seahorses"

Andy

[Nate]

Ya, the tag beside it has the names....

And it is confirmed...hippocampus kuda, hystrix and barbouri....


as far as the tages go, they say...

Tag 1
ASSORTED
All the names

tag 2
SEAHORSES
The prices


I can understand the confusion


Nate

[blood_hound]

Is it still available?

[Nate]

I think there are around 15-20 left.

Nate

[wayner]

what else is in?

[wayner]

I guess all that's left is horses.