Hippocampus bargibanti

[AberFitchFish]

I don't want to try to keep these, but I find these seahorses fascinating.

Anyone actually able to keep these?
They seem like they'd be very hard to keep in captivity.
Pictures or more info on them? I can't find tons on-line about them.

 

[JennyL]

They are a beautiful little species but they are not available or being kept in captivity as far as I know.

 

[pledosophy]

No one to date has been able to keep them alive in captivity. It is still unclear what they eat.

 

[JennyL]

There is a Bali diver observing them in the wild thinks they may feed on zooplankton that is trapped by polyps of the sea fan.

 

[pledosophy]

I have read that before. The video's are awesome. They really are stunning. Amazing they can survive at that depth with all that flow. The head butting is hilarious also IMO. I cracked up.

 

[rcmike]

Where are these videos? I'd like to see them.

 

[pledosophy]

The NOVA ones are pretty cool. You can buy them from PBS

 

[4luvofhrses]

They are amazing! Are these the ones that live on the gorgonian coral and have little tubules/knobbies on them and they blend to the colors of the coral? There are also the pygmies and the denise... all are really awesome! Nature is ever-amazing to me...
Wish I had the ability to blend into the wall when my boss walks by!