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Post by rumplesnat on Jul 22, 2014 12:33:12 GMT
I want a seahorse! They remind me of Sea Monkeys, even though I believe those are brine shrimp. I might need to find some of those for the sake of nostalgia.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 12:49:39 GMT
I want a seahorse! They remind me of Sea Monkeys, even though I believe those are brine shrimp. I might need to find some of those for the sake of nostalgia. These babies are about the size of Sea Monkeys! These, however will grow up to be almost 6 inches long. If you don't want to pay the toy store prices, you can get brine shrimp eggs at just about any pet store for a couple of dollars. You'll get a tiny bottle with MILLIONS of eggs in it. I hatch out about a pinch at a time and get a ton of babies. They never get raised up to adults though, I feed them to my fish and seahorses while they are still tiny.
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Post by jesslee on Jul 22, 2014 13:03:23 GMT
This is amazing! Thank you for sharing with us. I can't wait to get home and show your pictures to the kids. They will love this! I have 4 freshwater tanks at home. That is a ton of work. I can't imagine a saltwater tank.
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Post by Miss Ang on Jul 22, 2014 13:21:50 GMT
This is very interesting! I have never known anyone with seashorses. Can't wait to hear more about the process. TFS!
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Post by craftsbycarolyn on Jul 22, 2014 13:49:47 GMT
very cool! I just showed my hubby...let us know if any lives!
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Post by 3SugarBugs on Jul 22, 2014 13:56:39 GMT
I agree with everyone else...so cool and thanks so much for sharing! It's awesome that you are answering all the questions too...I just learned a ton! I'm rooting for the babies!!
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Post by loco coco on Jul 22, 2014 14:42:31 GMT
this is so cool and interesting!! I love seahorse tanks, a local aquarium store has one setup and I always stare at it forever!
I hope some of the babies! You are being a good mama!
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Post by BGsMom on Jul 22, 2014 14:51:05 GMT
Very cool! Love hearing all the info about them too.
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Post by ihaveonly1l on Jul 22, 2014 14:54:42 GMT
So tiny! Cute!
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Post by khaleesi on Jul 22, 2014 14:56:12 GMT
This is awesome! Seahorses fascinate me, thank you for sharing with us! When I was little I wanted a tank of seahorses, moon jellies, and turtles. In my little girl mind it seemed like a perfect aquarium
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Post by Jubel on Jul 22, 2014 14:57:16 GMT
Awesome! Thanks for sharing
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Post by keknj on Jul 22, 2014 15:01:22 GMT
That is so awesome. I looked at the baby picture (you should so scrapbook that! LOL) and was like, that looks like seahorses. Can it really be seahorses? And yep, it was! I am keeping my fingers crossed that some of your babies make it.
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Post by newlywoods03 on Jul 22, 2014 15:03:57 GMT
That is so awesome and cool! I have always been fond of them. Thank so much for sharing and I can't wait to hear your updates!
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Jul 22, 2014 15:06:00 GMT
Okay, I have to know how you 'burp' a pouch and how hard is it to tube feed them. I don't imagine their snouts are very big! Thanks for sharing all of this, it's so fascinating!
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Post by KikiPea on Jul 22, 2014 15:06:46 GMT
Oh MY! How CUTE are they!?!??!?!
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Post by knotlazy on Jul 22, 2014 15:06:53 GMT
I giggled when I read that you caught them with a turkey baster...
Very interesting thread & I hope you are able to save them..who knew they are so hard to keep alive.
There is a tank at Ceasar's Palace in Vegas filled with sea horses..it's in a bar. I like to sit there while DH is playing the games so I can watch the sea horses.
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Post by meowgal on Jul 22, 2014 15:08:28 GMT
At first, I too had NO idea what I was viewing...but kept reading out of curiosity! So glad I did, as these babies are so interesting and I didn't even KNOW I had an interest in seahorses, but now I do! I am fascinated to see if any survive. Fingers crossed!
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Post by Nicole in TX on Jul 22, 2014 15:39:29 GMT
Glad you have your priorities straight! How awesome for your family to watch. I wish you luck!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 16:16:00 GMT
Okay, I have to know how you 'burp' a pouch and how hard is it to tube feed them. I don't imagine their snouts are very big! Thanks for sharing all of this, it's so fascinating! Well, catching them is easy...you just reach in and slowly peel them away from whatever they are hitched on. Then, you hold him on your back-he grabs onto your fingers with his tail. You slowly massage his pouch open until the air bubbles pop out. Tube feeding is done with a syringe with a tiny catheter connected to it. You puree up some mysis shrimp, supplments, brine shrimp, etc and suck it up in the syringe. Holding the pony, you slowly tease the end of it into her mouth when she opens it up to "breathe." Slowly advance it further back, then, each time she sucks in, you put a little pressure on the syringe until she's had about a cc of it. It's scary the first time you do it, because they seem so fragile. She seems to have made a full recovery, and is eating adult brine shrimp now. Hopefully I'll have her back on her regular diet of frozen mysis soon.
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Jul 22, 2014 16:30:56 GMT
Very cool information. Thank you for sharing!
I was fascinated with the seahorses at the TN aquarium. There are some really cool looking ones.
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Post by linda~lou on Jul 22, 2014 17:56:45 GMT
Thank you for taking the time to answer all our questions! You must be one frazzled mama! I pray some survive!!!!
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Post by birukitty on Jul 22, 2014 19:58:35 GMT
Thanks so much for posting and sharing your wonderful photos, and answering our numerous questions. You are amazing! I can't even begin to imagine the work that goes into keeping 3 saltwater tanks going-but when it's your passion it doesn't seem like work at all, does it? I hope all of your babies make it!
A few years ago I had a brackish water tank with a couple of spotted puffer fish in it. They were so cute and intelligent. They'd follow my finger up and down the tank side. I think often about putting another one back up, maybe once DS is out of college and I have more time on my hands.
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Post by red88 on Jul 22, 2014 21:04:22 GMT
bgpa- I don't want to hi-jack this thread, but I am really interested in maybe adopting a seahorse or two for my daughter (she's 20, going to school to earn her degree in Veterinary Medicine) as a Christmas gift to her. We currently have a dog, & she lives at home with us while she goes to school. Do you have any recommendations on keeping these little guys? Pro's, con's? When she moves, are they able to move with her? I'm surfing the net now for information. I want to be well educated on this, but sometimes first hand info is best. She would be over the moon with them! Again, don't want to hi-jack the thread, if you don't want to answer, I completely understand.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 21:25:33 GMT
Wow! this thread is fascinating. Thanks for sharing. I've never known anyone to keep, let alone, raise baby sea horses. I hope you're successful.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 21:32:02 GMT
bgpa- I don't want to hi-jack this thread, but I am really interested in maybe adopting a seahorse or two for my daughter (she's 20, going to school to earn her degree in Veterinary Medicine) as a Christmas gift to her. We currently have a dog, & she lives at home with us while she goes to school. Do you have any recommendations on keeping these little guys? Pro's, con's? When she moves, are they able to move with her? I'm surfing the net now for information. I want to be well educated on this, but sometimes first hand info is best. She would be over the moon with them! Again, don't want to hi-jack the thread, if you don't want to answer, I completely understand. They are fascinating, but as you can see, they are a ton of work. The ones of I have are the most common: Hippocampus Erectus. They grow to almost 6 inches. I paid $100 each for the full grown females, $65 each for the males-which were tiny when I got them. The tank that I have them in is 39 gallons-which is about the minimum you would want for them, as they need vertical swimming room. They are of course, saltwater fish, which means you either have to buy water from a fish store, or have a reverse osmosis system. You also need to buy reef salt and a test kit. I do weekly water changes, about 5 gallons per week in that tank. Filtration is fairly easy-I use a standard hang on the back filter for them. You need some live rock in the tank too-the beneficial bacteria on them aids in the filtration. Plants are needed for hitching posts-I have a mix of both plastic and live. They eat twice a day, generally frozen mysis shrimp which are thawed and rinsed in purified water. Tank temps need to be kept in the very low 70's-which is my problem right now, I'm floating frozen water bottles in the tank to keep the temp down. If you had them in a room that was air conditioned 24/7, that wouldn't be a problem though. The tank should be set up and running for at least 3 months before adding any seahorses. They are very sensitive, and need a well established home. They do get sick sometimes-as I mentioned, one of my males is prone to pouch emphysema. If you don't catch it in time, it kills them as they can't swim. One of my females recently had "weak snick" which is little understood, but also very critical. I tube fed her for 3 days, then fed her live adult brine shrimp. She pulled through, but I keep a close eye her to make sure she eats. I spend quite a bit of time reading about them, talking to other seahorse keepers in chat rooms and watching for news articles about their care. Just holler if you have any questions, I enjoy talking about them.
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Post by purplebee on Jul 22, 2014 21:45:08 GMT
Wow! This is amazing, thank you so much for sharing your seahorses with us. The pics were so cool. Hope the babies make it.
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Post by craftykitten on Jul 22, 2014 22:01:31 GMT
Wow! I love seahorses and I thought they were difficult for aquariums to keep, I can't believe you are rearing them in your home. Thanks for sharing, good luck with the babies!
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Post by mztfied on Jul 22, 2014 23:36:09 GMT
I am always amazed about what I learn here in the pod. What an intense yet fascinating hobby. Thanks for sharing and hope you will keep us posted on how the babies do.
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Post by JerseyJenn on Jul 23, 2014 2:31:46 GMT
Very cool! Congratulations on the baby seahorses(seafoals?!) They are adorable! Keep us posted on their progress.
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Post by hookedonpeas on Jul 23, 2014 4:45:20 GMT
Wow! So fascinating!
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