Recent content by Aquagrrl

  1. Aquagrrl

    Seahorse 101 - Please read if you are considering seahorses

    Check out the seahorse breeders registry: It's a join project between myself and another breeder, but we're trying to use it to first and foremost promote ALL breeders because we want people to buy true captive bred seahorses.
  2. Aquagrrl

    How to tell wether my seahorse has a problem or not

    If it's not having trouble swimming, then it is probably fine. Dwarf seahorses puff up their pouch to display to females and intimidate other males. It also might be pregnant, as they get knocked up pretty easily. :trampolin: There isn't a good way to tell if it's pregnant or just displaying...
  3. Aquagrrl

    feeding dwarf seahorses

    Looks like i'm a little late to the thread, but thought I'd share for posterity. Yes you can and should feed other things to dwarf seahorses. Copepods are great. However, enriched baby brine shrimp are going to have to be the staple of the diet unless you have a lot of space for culturing. Other...
  4. Aquagrrl

    First tank ever, research

    Hi JGxIronman! Good luck on your first tank. I actually disagree a little bit on having a reef first then getting seahorses - many people jump straight into seahorses and do really well with them precisely because they don't learn bad habits from being a reef keeper. That being said, I recommend...
  5. Aquagrrl

    First Sea horse tank

    I did not realize we were in "livinggrammar.com", forum "pedantic and irrelevant". Piling on someone over their spelling and grammar is really childish. If you disagree with someone, then disagree on their points.
  6. Aquagrrl

    First Sea horse tank

    Bluesaltwater87, I appreciate you are comfortable with those conditions for your seahorses. No worries there. I just wanted to make it clear that it's not a good idea to make those recommendations to others just starting out, especially when you have not had long term nor a breadth of seahorse...
  7. Aquagrrl

    First Sea horse tank

    Warmer temperatures *can* work for seahorses; that's the temperatures we find them living at in the wild. However, aquarists over the years have had a lot of trouble with bacteria, and the single easiest way to help prevent those issues has been to keep seahorses at lower temperatures. Seahorses...
  8. Aquagrrl

    growing brine shrimp to adouthood

    Can you post a link, I looked but could not find it.
  9. Aquagrrl

    growing brine shrimp to adouthood

    Raising out brine shrimp is generally a pain in the ass. You can't grow it in very high densities, or it tends to crash. It takes 6-8 weeks to grow out. I'm currently experimenting with growing it in 40 gallon tubs in the back yard - only one fish store carries brine shrimp anymore and they...
  10. Aquagrrl

    Tigertail seahorses

    It's been several months since I posted, but I thought I'd share an update. The parents haven't been producing, much to my chagrin, but the babies they have produced are growing well. Some have even started to develop pouches! The photos are of the same seahorses, I moved the biggest to a...
  11. Aquagrrl

    pipfish newby

    I think you could keep blue striped pipefish. They're small enough for a 30, tolerate reef conditions, and are feisty themselves. They do have some specialized needs, but they're probably the best reef pipefish. First, if you want more than one you want a male/female pair. Otherwise they'll...
  12. Aquagrrl

    Seahorses sick / dead

    I'm glad the remain horse looks like it's going to make it. That's great news! I would still consider the possibility of an oxygen deprived tank, as warmer water holds less oxygen. Bacteria is a suspect, of course, but it generally isn't going to kill that quickly and not leave some kind of...
  13. Aquagrrl

    Seahorses sick / dead

    So sorry to hear about your loss. It can be just heart breaking, especially with seahorses. Two things jump out at me - I am assuming the pipefish are not captive bred, and since they're in the same family as seahorses, and wild caught ones especially can carry diseases that the seahorses are...
  14. Aquagrrl

    seahorse scratching

    What are your water parameters like? Scratching is often a sign of water quality issues. If that's not it, then it's quite possibly parasites. Check the water quality first, and report back the specific values. I.E. temp, salinity, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, ph, alkalinity. If that isn't it, I...
  15. Aquagrrl

    Seahorses mating

    H. erectus are one of the easier species to raise, so they're a great one to start with. And yes, they are a lot of work, even the easy ones. :) If it is Vibrance I, then you can use that to enrich the baby brine shrimp. After the brine shrimp hatch, you'll want to rinse them off well, then...
Back
Top