Best foods for seahorses

[Jeffrey Porter]

Got my first seahorse about a week and a half ago. Didn't need one, a friend caught it and asked if i wanted it. Would have been better off left in the water, but i took it in. It's about a fully to near full grown Lined seahorse. We have a pair of Longsnout at work. This being a wildcaught older individual, i'm surprised it took to frozen mysis within days and now pigs out when i feed. Just wondering what everyone else feeds theirs.

 

[MAthU]

i hate you

 

[ReefNutPA]

I feed mainly PE Mysis. Mine just don't care for the other brands much (SFB, Hikari, etc).

Tom

 

[hydroid]

I found sh don't switch brands easily, so if you found something she likes it may be best to stick with it. That said, I've used several brands and found PE and Hikari to be the higher quality

 

[hydroid]

Also, enriching with vitamins is important. I use Vita-Chem, but primarily because its readily available ... I'm sure there are other good choices.

 

[filippo]

mysis shrimps, any brand

 

[WetPetsHawaii]

I can send you some opae(live salt water shrimp)This is by far the best thing to feed your seahorses is live shrimp......Sorry no business in here

 

[ReefNutPA]

Actually, feeding wild caught live shrimp to your captive bred seahorses isn't the best idea. The risk of introducing parasites and pathogens is very real with wild caught shrimp.

Now, aquacultured live shrimp....those would be very good as a foodsource or occassional treat. However, aquacultured shrimp are rather expensive.

Tom

 

[Jeffrey Porter]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11460496#post11460496 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MAthU
i hate you

funny, i seem to get that a lot.




the only brand we have here is Hikari, i still want to get some supplements when i go away next month.

thanks for the live shrimp offer, but our government wouldn't allow it.

 

[pledosophy]

I fed live freshwater ghosts for years without issues. Many f the parasites from salt water are a non factor with the fresh water ghosts.

Mysis is by far the cheapest. Feeding live can be expensive.

I can catch 100s in about 15 minutes

I hate him.

 

[MAthU]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11471524#post11471524 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jeffrey Porter
funny, i seem to get that a lot.




the only brand we have here is Hikari, i still want to get some supplements when i go away next month.

thanks for the live shrimp offer, but our government wouldn't allow it.

lol..
hows the horse?

 

[Jeffrey Porter]

she's doing good. just battling a hair alage problem. but i don't think she minds.

 

[seacraze]

That is a really beautiful horse - the color is great!

 

[Jeffrey Porter]

thanks. now just need to find her a mate that looks the same.