Seahorse - Pouch Evac? Meds?

[bulletsworld]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but...
It does have an air bubble trapped, either in his pouch or under his skin. Unfortunately, it's an all too common problem with seahorses, & males seem especially suseptible to it. You should check on seahorse.org to see about a cure. I've tried using syringes to suck out the air & that helps temporarily, but it doesn't seem to be a long-term solution. Good luck.
Anthony

Hi Anthony, I was hoping you would reply to this post. Thank you.

I KNEW IT! Just my luck too with taking over this setup with the pair of horsies and it being my first run at it. IMO it was the worst setup for them. I briefly read about a while back about the Bubble (Gas) disease amoung these guys, I think thats what rose my suspicions about this males behaviour. I just needed the opinion of someone with hands on experienced to confirm. Thank you.

I will definitely check out seahorse.org. Thanks for the web address. A few questions for you though... You used a needle syringe to suck out the air? I noticed at lunch that there now appears to be a bubble on the males tail. Every couple of days I also notice his pouch gets inflated but usually goes down over a few days, with the false hope that he might have been pregnant. Also it may also explains why he would change color darker then the female. Him being ill with a bubble?

Do you know if its true that the female will die shortly after the male dies? Just out of being alone? Or is it a must (if this male dies) that I run out and try to find her a male right away?

Thanks for all you advice.