Bloated SH

Also, and I should have asked from the get go, have you had an increase in your copepod population recently? Is she spending a lot of time hunting in the live rock?
 
It looks like she's hunting in the LR , but I haven't noticed any increase in pods or heard her snick. She's always loved the ghost shrimp, so I still don't think she's eating. I don't know if she's stressed, but I'm beat up. I'll stop at the LFS and get a ammonia test kit on the way home.
 
Still alive, so she has to be eating something, right? Other than not eating the mysis or ghost shrimp she's acting perfectly normal. Weird
 
Are her sides shrunken in at all. If she hasn't eaten anything in all this time she would be dead. Do you use a feeding dish to monitor how much each horse gets or do you free feed.

If she looks bloated she could be gravid. It would really help to have pictures to try and figure out whats going on with her.

Also you might want to call Dan @ seahorsesource and see what he says. He will gladly help with any questions you have. What meds do ou have on hand.
 
She doesn't look shrunken anywhere and her belly bloating goes up and down through the day. I need to look up 'gravid". I have no meds.
 
Even though the male gives birth, the female still supplies the eggs and the male still supplies the sperm, the fry are just carried in the father instead of the mother.
 
No, I'm sorry. Our home computer is still f'd up. She swims just fine. SH's don't ever get a taste for BW's, do they? She spends a lot of time looking at the live rock.
 
She's looking at the live rock for copepods and amphipods, not for bristleworms. In fact, if she is spending a lot of time looking at the LR, she is probably prefering to eat pods instead of whatever you are feeding her. And if she's not skinny, then its okay.
 
maybe, it just doesn't seem like there's anywhere near enough pods to keep her alive. Okay, I won't post again unless she dies or until I have a picture.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10050468#post10050468 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sloshesv
Way off? I think that comment is way off. I add buffer to my SH tank and my reef tank, but can never seem to get it over 8. Yet my corals, fish and inverts seem to thrive. From reading lots of threads on the main forum, I'm not concerned with that. I DO monitor the temp at all times. The extremely expensive cooler I use has some variation before it kicks in. I use the temp settings I was told by seahorsesource for kudas. I'll get an ammonia test kit just so I don't have that hanging over my head, but again I do lots of water changes and keep it pristine. And again, this SH had been perfectly healthy for over a year under the exact same conditions and her tankmate appears perfectly healthy. I don't think this has anything at all to do with water and/or tank conditions, but I do appreciate your input( except for the "way off" comment).
Click to expand...

Really excellent way to get help.

I think you pH is way off too, take it or leave it, you asked, people reply.

I actually think she is in the family way.
 
Your input has been noted David. I'm quite confident my pH is absolutely fine. As far as the last comment, do you have any SH experience at all?
 
Sloshev, David has plenty of SH experience, both observing in the wild and captive breeding. Take his advice if he'll give it. I think its a great thing that he's over here on ReefCentral now too. As far as your female being in a family way, why would that indicate him not having seahorse experience? What he means is he thinks she is gravid, which has been said before. Being full of eggs can make a female look fat or bloated.

Also, I'm not confident your pH is perfectly fine either. It ought to be higher. Seahorses aren't very tolerant of lower pH.
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

K
Mandarin acting strange
Replies
4
Views
424
OrionN
OrionN
P
Clownfish is lethargic and not eating
Replies
11
Views
678
Dustin07
D
H
High ammonia in 24 year old tank
Replies
15
Views
1K
brandon429
brandon429
L
Kole Blue Eye Tang Circular Gash
Replies
8
Views
570
leebca
L
S
New with anemone (eaten by emerald crab?)
Replies
5
Views
459
griss
griss
Back
Top