Thanks for reading! I have been reading alot on seahorses for some time. Today, I was at my LFS, and noticed they were raising some babies. They asked if I wanted to try to raise a few, so I said sure.
Anyway, I have them in my 15 gallon nano, which is very lightly stocked. They're in a breeding trap, and are in an area with very low current. I have some spray dried phytoplankton that I've witnesed them eating (I think), and I'm also hatching artemia(Kent Zoe added). That being said, here are my questions:
I suspect that there is something wrong with their swin bladders, as they spend their time at the surface (they did this at the LFS as well). When he bagged them, he kept them underwater the whole time, although I'm not sure how they were caught from the tank they spawned in.(Don't think they were exposed to air) Is there anything/something I should do?
Does anyone have other ideas to supply nutrition? I understand that most of these animals die because of a lack of nutrition.
I've read two articles on the breeders registry as well.
Thanks in advance, and wish me [and my sea horses] good luck.
-Anthony
Anyway, I have them in my 15 gallon nano, which is very lightly stocked. They're in a breeding trap, and are in an area with very low current. I have some spray dried phytoplankton that I've witnesed them eating (I think), and I'm also hatching artemia(Kent Zoe added). That being said, here are my questions:
I suspect that there is something wrong with their swin bladders, as they spend their time at the surface (they did this at the LFS as well). When he bagged them, he kept them underwater the whole time, although I'm not sure how they were caught from the tank they spawned in.(Don't think they were exposed to air) Is there anything/something I should do?
Does anyone have other ideas to supply nutrition? I understand that most of these animals die because of a lack of nutrition.
I've read two articles on the breeders registry as well.
Thanks in advance, and wish me [and my sea horses] good luck.
-Anthony