Recent content by tamiw

Low flow is actually a pretty common misconception. Seahorses do best with a moderate to high flow. I personally wouldn't go over a 20x turnover rate, but I know people have done more. My goal is 10-20x the overall tank volume. This also helps with keeping crap from building up in "dead spaces"...

That is correct, aside from some sporadic reports from hobbyist breeders, pipefish aren't captive bred. The only exception being Ocean Rider and their banded pipefish which you can only get directly from them. Getting it to eat asap is paramount, syngnathids have a short digestive system...

Wild syngnathids rarely recognize non-living food when first brought into captivity. You'll need to offer live food and asap as it's likely not eaten much since capture, and all syngnathids go down hill rapidly if not fed frequently. I would start with live brine shrimp and small ghost...

How about some video? Seahorses: feeding time - YouTube The majority of seahorses available today are captive raised, which means they are adjusted to frozen mysis shrimp. I only feed mine live as a treat.

Post to seahorse.org or reefcentral.com's seahorse forum. I'm certain that's a better outcome than any local fishstore, they rarely hatch bbs for dwarf seahorses, I've seen too many wither and die in local fish stores.

I just wanted to jump in as a long time seahorse keeper and clear up some misconceptions. Seahorses, especially captive bred ones (true captive bred, not tank raised seahorses) Are not nearly as difficult as people make them out to be. Are they as easy as clownfish? No. But there are many other...