Captive Bred H. Erectus Seahorses for sale

[vipjd39]

Hi all! I have 5 and 6 month old southern erectus seahorses for sale. They were raised in my home. Are of course eating frozen mysis. I'm feeding them Hikari frozen mysis shrimp and PE mysis. They are almost too big for the Hikari tho so I will prob stop offering that soon. I raised these guys for the experience and the fact that I couldnt flush the cute lil things and turned out to be successful at raising them. For those of you that dont know seahorses are not suitable for reef tanks or tanks with aggressive fish. The temps are too high in reef tanks and make the seahorses more susceptible to disease because bacteria will multiple faster in the warmer water temps. Optimum water temp is 72-74. I prefer 72 and thats the temp my tanks are kept at. I have a list of acceptable tank mates for seahorses if anyone is interested, feel free to shoot me a PM with any questions. Also, Im asking 55.00/each and anyone not in the knoxville area I will ship overnight.
Thanks!
Nikki

 

[vipjd39]

here are some pics

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[acrodave]

sweet pics

 

[vipjd39]

thanks Dave!

 

[acrodave]

I still think you need to take some to the swap

 

[fishdoc11]

Wow, that' so cool......great job! Beautifull family
Chris

 

[vipjd39]

When is the swap Dave?

Thanks Chris I'd keep them all if I had room

 

[fishdoc11]

Frag swap

Chris

 

[vipjd39]

LOL thanks Chris. I knew there was a reason I wasnt able to go to frag swap... we are supposed to leave for vacation on June 13th! Go figure..

 

[themadreeferTN]

Nice Seahorses Jared your hard work finally is paying off. Ok maybe nicki's hard work.LOL

 

[vipjd39]

Yes, Nikki's hard work! I will give him credit, he put the tanks together and feeds them on occasion but hatching bbs and training them to eat frozen was all my doing lol

 

[Pandarian]

Great job Nikki! How many did you yield out of each batch?

 

[vipjd39]

One batch of 80 and one batch of 60. Currently I have a 92% survival rate!

 

[Fishboy42]

Re: Captive Bred H. Erectus Seahorses for sale

Ooh, just found this Nikki, those are some beautiful seahorses!

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12676876#post12676876 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by vipjd39
I raised these guys for the experience and the fact that I couldnt flush the cute lil things and turned out to be successful at raising them.

I hear ya

We'd love to buy some for the hatchery. We have a seahorse system running now, but we have only a few H. erectus in there so-far that we raised from a spawn about a year ago, so looking for some new blood (we lost the female of our original spawning pair a few months ago).

Matt

 

[EvilMel]

I think the current in my tank is a bit too much for them. I've got a seriously peaceful tank and I'm getting an oversized chiller and going to lower the living crud outta my tank temp, so I'd be golden on that front, but yeah...Matt would make a MUCH better home.

 

[vipjd39]

Hey Matt, sorry about not getting back to you... I dont check this thread regularly. You have a pm.

I still have some available if anyone is interested. Best way to get in touch with me is through PM.
Thanks!

 

[vipjd39]

ttt

 

[ProudMom]

I just bought 2 and they are so cute, active and eating well. Thanks again pictures will be added soon

 

[dbarker]

Ohhh man !!!!! They are soooo cute!!! Debbie

 

[vipjd39]

Thanks Debbie

Ok guys, i have a link that gives info on what tankmates are and are not suitable for seahorses. I cant link it here but if you want it send me a pm.
Thanks,
Nikki