Pop Eye in males

[Gandolfe]

I just recently had my males wild caught get pop eye or gas bubbles around his eyes. Luckily they are gone now, took about 10 days to go away and I used a very small needle to pop them a couple times(just the skin) to relieve the pressure and allow him to swim better and see better. Hopefully he'll learn from my two females to eat frozen food. I've had the females for 8 weeks now and both eat Live brine as well as frozen brine and occasionally Mysis. I just received 2 KG of frozen Mini Mysis yesterday, so hopefully those along with the spirulina brine I feed them will help them live a long life. There are pods and hopefully baby peppermint and ghost shrimp for them to eat also in my 40 gallon macro tank. I'm thinking of getting another Yellow Male if the LFS where I got the others has any. The Sea Horse place near me that raises Captive bred wants $120 for a yellow male, I got my female for $10

 

[kudagirl]

You don't buy sh for their colour,because you can buy a yellow sh and the next day it can be black.

Seahorses can change their colour when they want too,but by all means pay $120 and ask if it doesn't stay yellow can you have your money back.

 

[Gandolfe]

The one I have has stayed yellow since I got her, My males have changed from dark black to grey, but not yellow. Not all Seahorses can change colors, by the way. There are only 3 species native to Florida waters, Lined, Dwarf, and rarely caught Long-snout. I'm pretty sure I have Lined Sea horses. I went to the LFS yesterday and they are gonna call me if they get any yellow males