SeaHorse Identification Help

[Black96WS6]

Hi gang,

I posted this on a couple reef forums, and then was advised by a friend at TONMO that ReefCentral has a Seahorse forum! Currently waiting on Admin validation at SeaHorse.org. I'm trying to identify the exact species (the LFS didn't know).

Here's the little guy/girl:

I purchased him/her Saturday night from the LFS for $50. He/she (from now on I'll just say "him") is a captive bred specimen.

I asked the store what they fed him, and they gave the right answer in "enriched frozen mysis shrimp". I also asked that they feed him for me so I could watch. All the seahorses in the tank (there were about 5) looked healthy, and they all readily snapped up the large frozen mysis shrimp.

So, I picked the smallest one, picked up a large frozen "platter" of mysis shrimp, and a bottle of GVH fish food soak (Garlic, Vitamins, HUFAs).

I placed him in my main tank, a 35 gallon tall hex aquarium. He's doing fine so far, I even saw him eat a copepod off the floor of the aquarium, reminded me of a grouper or lionfish, slow until close enough and then...WHAM! Sucked right up!

I read the care articles on seahorse.org, however I don't see a place where they said how often they should be fed. So if anyone knows the exact species I have, and how often they should be fed, let me know! Otherwise I'll just wait until I can get validated over at Seahorse.org

Here's some more pics, cheers!

 

[DebsSisterFlo]

Hi and congrats! from that second pic I'd say you have a little girl; see how sharply her belly goes, more like an "L" shape, and you can see her anal fin sticking out... where the boys have a much softer \ shape... um, here's a pic of one of my boys, and you can also see his dark pouch very well.
I feed my horses once a day, but many feed twice a day. As far as a species, I'm sorry but I'm no help. I know it's not an H. Comes! That's what mine are, and Tigertails are pretty obvious with their long snouts and bright yellow stripes.

 

[mano]

Looks kinda like H. reidi but kind of hard to tell without a clearer picture.

I feed mine twice a day usually. Once in the morning around 7:30 and then again around 5-6 when I get home from work. You should feed her at least once a day and most people do 2-3 times.

Good luck with her!