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04-11-2007, 09:21 PM
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 I fixed it, although it was funny enough to just leave it 
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04-12-2007, 03:53 AM
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FYI - I have not seen tru e dwarf seahorses (H. zosterea) in Canada in over a year since I last had mine. I have tried to inport them and none of the US shippers want to bother with the paperwork required to ship them. If I come accross one who will finally ship them, I can let you know but been looking for about 6 months now with no real success. Elite has baby H. kudas. Paul
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04-12-2007, 04:58 AM
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Are we talking minimermaids?? gosh what a bunch of pervs. No wonder I like it here.
Doug
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04-23-2007, 10:32 PM
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I'm going to bump this, since I'm down to a fishless tank, I'm thinking this might be an option to look at.
Can ANYONE get these beauties in? Please?? 
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05-03-2007, 02:47 PM
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Hi there,
Just got an e-mail from aquarium illusions in Edmonton with the following headline: "40 Captive Raised Dwarf Seahorses (Hippocampus kuda) just arrived!" Thought you might be interested. Ryan
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05-03-2007, 02:56 PM
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When I looked up hippocampus kuda, every single source stated they grow up to 12 inches. Doesnt seem dwarf to me. One source even had an identical picture to the one we got in our AI email (same background tank and horse) Anyway thats what made me think they are not really dwarf seahorses since from what I have read dwarf dont get much bigger than 1.5 inches.
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05-03-2007, 04:21 PM
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Kuda are not "Dwarf" seahorses, they are pretty regular sized. Really the only species of Dwarf seahorse that gets put into the aquarium trade is H. zosterae. ... and they can be found in the Florida area I believe.
I've tried devising many plans to get them into Canada, since they are actually relatively cheap ($10 a peice US if you only buy a few... and the price goes down from there as you buy more). One such plan was to ship them to friends of mine in Pt.Roberts, and then go over the border with them in my bag (ohhhh how illegal of me). I dont have the guts for it though, but I also dont have a few hundred dollars to fork over for a cites permit. HOWEVER! They are a lot of work, since you need to daily decapsulate and raise BBS for them. Also, they need to be kept in a small tank (2-5 gallons for a normal sized group, a large group (20+ horses) could be kept in a 10 gallon). And we all know the challenge with keeping water stable in a smaller tank that gets fed once or twice daily.  Alas, it would be an interesting venture... so I would be interested in considering them for my little desktop nano that is sitting empty beside me.... -Diana
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05-03-2007, 04:16 PM
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Kudas aren't dwarf seahorses.
AI must have made a typo.
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