Looking For Captive-Bred Seahorses

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Originally Posted by tang daddy

I also got a seahorse on boxing day from the richmond big als store, I am unsure if he has parisites or not however he's swimming around with my pipefish eating frozen brine and gut packed mysis. I also feed baby brine that I hatch every 2 days and everyone seems happy.

nanoreefer did you watch the seahorse before buying I sat there for almost half an hour watching all of them picking the best colour and obviously the one that ate.....

I'm sorry but I would not get seahorses from J&L shipped. In fact I would not get any horses shipped to you unless the company itself specializes in captive bred and they can back it up. Horses don't ship that well in the first place. You want to SEE them eating, unless you trust where you are buying the from implicitly. I would not get any livestock personally from big als, especially not horses the reliability and trust in the chain with regards to delicate shippers is poor. Ocean city can get them certified wild caught, and they did mention the other day they would show you appropriate paperwork, but again its a trust issue. Are they told the truth at their end?
Your best bet in alberta now is to find someone who deals with ora farms, directly or indirectly. They can and will provide proof of captive bred. I prefer Red coral to any store in Calgary personally, everyone there is great etc. I don't know if Kevin can get them in so I can't speak for him. Might be worth a try. I bought al my horses certified, but I checked with friends and the only supplier they are left with that they trust is in the states (besides Ora) and they have someone bring them up across the border themselves. Trust me when it comes to horses they are as good and careful as you can get.

Key Equine: Sorry i looked into it and could not find anyone with any reliability anymore. But again, i've never talked to Kev at RC about horses.
My sources are looking into one more place, I will let you know.
You could always take your chances when you see some local, but make sure they are eating. But...you never know.